@Admiral pressure wounds suck. I got some after my cancer surgery (I'm a paraplegic) and it took most of a year for them to heal, with scarring on my ass. I'm 42. For someone in their later years, it's just horrible, and I'm so sorry he's had to deal with that. The hospital also discharged me early. I didn't sue because they mostly did my surgery pro bono.
I and my SO, who is a quadriplegic, have both been told we're burdens, especially by family (hence why we have cut thrm off for a few years), but also care providers. It's very common. I think it's even more awful to have happen to someone who setved their country.
Right now, I am pissed, because the police shut us down despite our work being protected under both local ordinances and the first amendment. Tickets, property confiscated, threats, the whole deal. This is our livelihood. We are both fully disabled and have no family to turn to. We don't have many options. I have to show up at court in 100+ degeee sunny heat to have my ticket tossed (and it will be) -- and Officer Asshole promised to find us and come after us again even if we got it dismissed (which it will be) -- and I am dangerously sun-sensitive.
So, now we're looking into lawyering up, because we need to file restraining orders against the metro police. Of course, it's the weekend, the aclu of nevada only takes web submitted requests, and all local lawyers offices are closed for the weekend.
We still need to make money, as being homeless won't work: a sun-sensitive paraplegic taking care of a quad will not work in sunny las vegas. If we were able-bodied, we could stay in the undercity while we got back on our feet (I was homeless yeeeears ago, when I was able), but we have no way to get down to the tunnels.
(This is not a plea for assistance, by the way. I don't want help, unless it's a first amendment or ADA lawyer's deets; I am just venting while we assess our options. I just want to get back to work.)