ArcticFox

Thanks Nancy. RIP.

The property has passed though the family for two generation except for one special parcel of land which makes up 2/3s of the property.

Not a condo. Land and houses.

Thanks!

In the US you can get a professional who is licensed to provide assessments of property values. Where can a find a property assessor in Chiang Mai who can legally assess the value of a house and land?

As I stated at the beginning, my friends has no intention of extending his life via drugs and treatment. All he wants is palliative care and death with dignity.

He did not. He's a "Cold War Veteran" and essentially someone who the US VA throws under the bus.

No one can "make you live as long as possible."

My friend has no plans to extend is life via high-priced pharmacology. As I stated before, he has a wife that he chooses not to leave destitute.

My friend lives in the Chiang Mai region.

A few million or so people could quickly be labelled "Cannabis Criminals" in less than a day. People who purchased it legally but now own illegal flowers or brick-weed. Back in the day in the US, 1 oz was pretty much standard personal consumption. 1 oz (28 grams) would get you thrown into prison in Thailand for trafficking here not that long ago, and shot just a while further back from that. I'm sorry. I've never seen cannabis users staggering down the streets and collapsing in a heap in a doorway or gutter. I have seen that with those who use alcohol. So - from a societal standpoint - which is that most dangerous? Maybe sitting in a circle listening to music and laughing. Yeah, very dangerous. Or being unable to walk and acting extremely agressive when they can't get more booze? Hummm. That's a rhetorical conundrum.

Let's say I'm speaking for a friend. What option are their here in Thailand for palliative care for those with a terminal cancer diagnosis? Returning to 'the home country' is out of the question due to not having health insurance or veteran's benefits (thanks for your service now go die a painful death grunt). Medicare is out as said 'friend' hasn't lived in the US for a long time. Between the cost of Medicare (premiums increasing at 10% per year if they could be obtained) and the cost of simply living in the US (the friend doesn't make enough money to rent a small apartment no less pay utilities and have any money feed himself and his wife - no less pay Medicare). Going back "home" is out of the question. And his wife has no desire either. So - said friend is not seeking a cure or treatment - just a dignified death. But? Obtaining enough pain killing medication to keep from dying in agony? That's my friend's worry. And my friend is not destitute. But my friend isn't going to spend his entire nest egg for hospital care either as he has a wife who he refuses to leave destitute and impoverished. My friend has money set aside for her living expenses after his death as she will receive nothing from my friend's pensions and he isn't one of the "special US vets" whose wife will get some VA financial assistance after my friend's death. My friend is not a "special US veteran." So - what options are out there? What's the least expensive options to receive adequate palliative care? And if adequate affordable palliative care can't be obtained, then what?

You have to be a very special category of US veteran. For many of us? This is worthless. Why? We're not "special." Not 20+ years retired. Not combat vets. Served during the wrong years. Unable to obtain post-enlistment evaluation and treatment. If you're "special?" Wonderful. For the rest of us? Maybe your family gets a flag when you die, but probably not. Gotta cut back on services somewhere.

The G7 issues empty words. "The US and other G7 countries vowed to defend Ukraine’s “sovereignty and territorial integrity” on Sunday’s 77th anniversary of Germany’s World War II defeat.” The G7 empty words are that it will send old, outdated, and otherwise useless weapons to Ukraine. These cowardly Western leaders need to establish a No Fly Zone as well to to commit superior US and NATO forces to wipe Russian Aggression off the map. I think the G7 leadership are total cowards. They hide behind brave Ukrainian troops as they issue platitudes. "We'll send you old, outdated weapons and then do the best you can - but we will not risk our own lives, or the lives of our own Western citizens. You're on your own and we urge you to fight to the last Ukrainian. All of you Ukrainians need to commit to die for the rest of us Westerners who refuse to fight and die for you." Cowards! The West needs to show some backbone and support their empty rhetoric. Establish a No Fly Zone now and show the world that the West is willing to fight side-by-side with Ukrainian hero citizens for Freedom and Democracy - not to hide behind Ukrainian military men and the skirts of their women. Just pathetic. That's cowardly and it shows total weakness on the part of the West. Cowards. But there you have it. That's the US and NATO and the West for you. All talk and no action!. Cowardly wimps who allow others to do the fighting and dying. I bet these Western cowards are making a ton of money on the graves of each Ukrainian who dies fighting Russian Aggression.

Slava Ukraine!!!

Absolutely Jingthing! I'm with you 100%. Declare a No Fly Zone immediately and take the Russians out of the skies as well as on the ground. That will allow Ukraine's brave Freedom Fighters to show the Russian a thing or two. And once the brave AFU and Azov fighters have the upper hand with US and NATO superior air cover from the Air, Sea, and Land, then the combined forces of Europe and NATO need to follow those brave men and women right over the Russian border and right to the outskirts of Moscow. The Russian people will rise up when the see the true face of Freedom and Democracy has landed on its mainland and all that is needed is for Russian citizens to overthrow their corrupt tyrants who murder Ukrainian civilians in the streets. Let's show Russian the true might of the United State's superior military equipment and outstanding US and NATO military troops as well as to send a clear and bold message to China that Taiwan is a free democracy and will be a part of a new ASEAN NATO of freedom loving and peaceful countries. ASEAN needs to get on the right side of history! We need more US leaders with real guts like Biden, Graham, Pelosi, and even the courageous Doctor Jill Biden who is now risking it all to fly to Ukraine to show the American people The Right Stuff that their leaders are made of. And bipartisan support for Congressman Adam Kinzinger bill to immediately deploy troops when Russia final crosses our 'red lines' which they have already done on multiple occasions. That's what is needed!!! An all out offensive by our United States, her allies, and the NATO countries as well as all countries bordering Russia on all of Russia's borders. Declare a No Fly Zone for all Russian planes and immediately attack Russian aggression in one massive, global D-Day exercise to end "Russian Aggression" forever, as well as to usher in a new age of Freedom and Democracy in a rules-based international order. American needs to move now and destroy the Russian hordes and their regime "Over There" so that peace and freedom reigns on all Western shores and soil. Stop ignoring the chemical attacks by Russia on Ukraine forces. If we don't, next up will be a tactile nuke hitting Kiev. And our youth in the West need to sign up for America's Freedom Forces. Truthfully they need to bring back The Draft like they had when I was 18. All youth should do their military and civic duties for their countries, and we need massive Armies to show the Russian and Chinese totalitarians that the United States will not stand for tyranny in any form. God Bless America!!! Let Freedom Ring Worldwide!!! Let's put an end to Tyranny!

So to quote Bobby McFarrin: "Don't Worry - Be Happy."

Ain't that the truth. Look at China's military, then Russia's - then look at the Rainbow Coalition of Western Woke Military's.. Better use nukes cause the Western isn't going to win the next global war with boots on the ground. The high-heels get stuck in the mud. I feel sorry for those troops who are actually highly trained soldiers. Now? Those guys would be better off working as mercs.

Btw. I tell everyone who is considering plastic surgery for cosmetic and vanity reasons that they are stupid. They are. Leave well enough alone. Most people doing this should seek mental health counseling as their problem is not their natural looks but their self-esteem.

Name and shame. And file a counter suit. Or Demand a cash settlement as well as the cost of all medical treatments to repair the damage. The problem with defamation is it allows monied interests to kick the little guy to the gutter and <deleted> on them with the government's blessings.

Of course. ????

Cram together with a few hundred people to get a booster you believe will make you 'safe' while exposing yourself to the most contagious variant of Covid (Omicron) which doesn't seen to give a rip about Covid vaccines. Really. Buy a 3M 7502 mask with a P100 filter and stay away from large crowds of people if you're really afraid of Covid. I'm amazed at people who expose themselves to Omicron (with cloth masks) to get boosters. But - Up to you. I wouldn't, but I'm in the minority and know it.

We see plenty of 20-70 Thai-Farang couples coupling. ฿฿฿ ❤️ $$$