DECEMBER 2023 POST
ONE MORE YEAR IN ABSOLUTE DARKNESS, FEELING LIKE I'M FORCING MY EYES INTO A LIGHT THAT'S FAR AWAY FROM ME…MY HOUSING SITUATION DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE A SOLUTION... I'M STILL WAITING FOR JUSTICE TO FACE THE PERSON WHO IS PART OF MY MISERY.
My medical conditions hit me incessantly. After being in a
hospital for a month, I haven't been able to rest. I must spend the day on the
street and inside buses which bouncing hurt the wounds of my surgery and all my
body. The cold worsens the arthritis in my knee, which needs surgery. My
swollen and sore feet barely allow me to walk.
My storages are the only places where I can have a bit of
privacy, protect myself from bad weather, and rest a little, even if it's over
the boxes. To go to my storage in the Bronx I must take 3 buses and to go to
the New Jersey’s storage 5 buses with long waits. Where I live there is only
one bus that connects to the 7-train and other buses in Queens. I take a bus
that goes to the Bronx, then take another bus depending on where I’m going.
The place where I can spend the night only allows me to
sleep a few hours. In the room there are 9 more women with different
lifestyles. Some of them have broken my heart with their miseries, others are
inconsiderate, intimidating, and give me fears.
ONCE AGAIN AND LIKE ALL THESE LAST YEARS, I HOPE THAT
2024 CAN GET OUT OF THE HOLE WHERE I FIND MYSELF.
NOVEMBER 2023 POST
MY EFFORTS TO FIND HOUSING ARE
CRUMBLING MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY…TWO PEOPLE FROM REAL ESTATES HAVE BROKEN MY
HEART WITH FALSE PROMISES OF HELP.
In June
2019 I went to a building in the Bronx, and I was attracted by the
location, friendliness of the superintendent and good maintenance of the shared
areas. This visit turned into a hope and an obsession to rent an apartment.
On August 4, 2023, the super informed me that the 210 one-bedroom
apartment was vacant. The super allowed a real estate agent Mr. Valdez and I to
get to know the apartment, even though it needed some repairs. I took some pictures, and the agent gave me his business card promising to help me rent it.
I emailed him all the documents required to rent. I felt like my dream of
becoming a tenant of my admired building was beginning to come true.
After a week I
didn't hear from Mr. Valdez, I started calling him on the phone and he never
answered my calls. I went to the address of the office that had the card.
In this place there were cubicles with chairs that were rented by people
attending appointments. On the glass door was a picture of the agent's card and
he wasn't there. The super showed me apartment 202 telling me
that it would be available soon. On August 30, 2023, a new
real estate agent Mr. Jansel informed me that the apartment 210 had
been rented. I had no choice but to wait for apartment 202. On September
7, 2023, the super informed me that apartment 202 had
legal problems with the previous tenant who had decided to hand over the keys
on September 11, the expiration date of the contract. On September 18, I had to
be in the hospital due to surgery. On October 3, I texted the super with a
photo from the hospital. On October 26, he told me that the apartments 211 and 202 were
still available. On November 15, the apartment 202 had still
not been rented. On November 17, I contacted Mr. Jansel and he asked me to
bring on November 20, the required documentation to rent the apartment because
he was going to help me get it. Two days later he told me that my application
was in process, but since it was the Thanksgiving holiday week, he asked me to
call him on Monday, November 27. He never answered my calls and ignored my
messages. On November 29, 2023, the super informed me that
apartment 202 had recently been rented.
It seems that my
hopes and dreams are born out of misery to be further magnified by pain and
suffering.
OCTOBER 2023 POST
A GALLBLADDER SURGERY PUT ME THROUGH MORE MISERABLE SITUATIONS.
I was labeled “FALL RISK "and after two surgeries I was sent to a Rehabilitation Center. The therapist wanted to hold me up pedaling a bike for 15 minutes a day from Monday to Friday. A month in a hospital was enough for me and I decided to do my own discharge against medical advice.
The day I left the medical facility I had no place to sleep. I spent 9 hours sitting on a chair waiting for a bed. Next day I found out that my belongings were thrown out including my computer and some documents.
SEPTEMBER 2023 POST
MY LIFE ON DOCTORS HANDS AND THE MEDICINE …THE PAIN ATTACHED TO MY MISERY
I am writing this post from the bed at NC Hospital Bronx NY. (Hardly using my cell phone). A heavy back pain I had put me through a complicated gallbladder surgery. This pain started on August 22, 2023. Someone called an ambulance to take me to the hospital. A paramedic reported me as a drunk person and the pain was unattended by the emergency. (See previous post). I tolerated the pain with my own painkillers until September 18, 2023. I called a taxi to take me to the hospital. I was treated with painkillers and next day Tuesday early in the morning I was discharged from the hospital. I went to my storage in NJ to survive the pain. At midnight my pain becomes intolerable and Wednesday early in the morning I called an ambulance to take me back to the hospital. This day I got morfina and Percocet to relieve the pain. Late in the afternoon I had a Cat Scan test it showed my gallbladder inflamed and infected. I needed a surgery to remove it. Thursday I was knocked down by narcotics due to the increasing pain. The surgery couldn’t be done because the hospital had no water. On Friday afternoon the doctors made posible the surgery. I woke up from the anesthesia next day at 5 am causing worries to doctors and nurses. This day I couldn’t get up from the bed and I was labeled as a “Fall Risk person “ it have kept me in bed until I go to a Rehabilitation Center and a physical therapist assist me to walk.
The doctors found stones pilled up in my gallbladder that was attached to my liver. When they went to pull it up the gallbladder broke and the stones spread out inside me. A doctor cut his finger and his blood mixed with mine. I am still with infection and is not coming out with antibiotics. There are discharges and stones where the gallbladder was and I need another surgery to remove it. I was scheduled for September 29 at another hospital but due to the flooding caused by rain is rescheduled for October 2, 2023.
AUGUST 2023 POST
A PARAMEDIC FROM FDNY AMBULANCE
GAVE TO THE HOSPITAL A FALSE REPORT TO DAMAGE MY MEDICAL RECORD... A MANAGER AT
EXTRASPACE STORAGE THREATENED TO TERMINATE MY LEASE IF I USE ELECTRICITY TO
CHARGE MY COMPUTER OR CELL PHONE.
August 26, 2023
NYS DOH BUREAU OF EMS
Complaint &
Investigation Unit
875 Central Ave
Albany, NY 12206
My name is Clemencia Garzon, on August 22, 2023, EMS
was called to transport me to North Central Hospital Bronx NY. I was sick and
in pain and an ambulance from FDNY came to assist me. I am immensely disgusted
with the service of what is supposed to be a ‘medical professional’ in my time
of need.
Around 1 pm I had lunch at a Chinese buffet. Suddenly I felt
a lot of stomach pain and started vomiting. In addition, I had woken up with
back pain and this worsened my health. Paramedic Mr. Brent Ehlberg asked me
what was wrong, I told him I felt intoxicated. He asked me how many drinks I
had and which kind. I replied that I had not drunk alcohol, that I had lunch at
a Chinese buffet, and this had intoxicated my stomach. Mr. Ehlberg in a jocular
tone of voice asked me again what liquor I had taken. I said repeatedly that I
had not drunk alcohol. He questioned the people who were present to corroborate
that I was saying that I had drunk alcohol by repeating that I was intoxicated.
He proceeded to inform me I was drunk when I was truthfully denying any drug or
alcohol consumption. I was suffering from intoxication as I ate something
toxic.
When I had to get into the ambulance, I told Mr. Ehlberg
that the steps were too high for me, I have a knee with severe arthritis and I
can't bend it, plus I had problems with my feet. Mr. Ehlberg sarcastically
replied that I had to climb alone without help, he repeated that I should do
it. I insisted that it was difficult for me to climb the steps. The ambulance
driver, Ms. Kimberly Lopez, heard the argument and looked for a stool so that I
could get in. Mr. Ehlhber sat me on a bench and a while later realized that I
did not have a seat belt and put it on.
Inside the ambulance, Mr. Ehlberg asked for my psychiatric
history. I told him I had none, as I have never needed the help of a
psychiatrist. I informed him that I am an author and had written 3 books. He
asked me for the name of one of them and I said The American Dream. Mr.
Elhberg started Googling me saying it wasn't true because my name didn't appear
and neither did that book. The accusations continued with both him referring to
me as a liar and a drunk. His intimidating way forced me to look for book
pictures in my phone so he could believe me. I told him that the name of the
book in English is Before and After the Border and had my ex-husband's last
name. Upon arriving at the hospital, the ambulance driver left. I can hardly
get off the ambulance by holding myself on a small rail. I could barely get
down because of the high steps.
At the hospital Mr. Ehlberg ran to talk to a woman at the
register desk, they looked at me frequently. A Spanish nurse approached me to
ask what happened. I told her I was intoxicated with food. She immediately
corrected me by telling me not to use the term INTOXICATION because it
meant being under some substance. What I had was FOOD POISONING. I
didn’t know it; In Colombia we use the term intoxication when food is ingested
and causes damage to the stomach.
Due to this man’s actions, I now have documentation and a
medical record that states that I was admitted for drug and alcohol
intoxication. The medical records and my lab work do not coincide with this
information, stating that I had neither drugs nor alcohol in my system. The
Doctor who took care of me and a Social Worker provided me with the Prehospital
Care Report Summary to make this complaint. Mr. Ehlberg needs to change his
wrong entry to fix the reason for my visit. I find it absurd that you would
have a Paramedic but doesn’t understand a bit of Spanish and is clearly
incapable of gauging food poisoning versus alcohol and drug intoxication.
I appreciate the FDNY ambulance for transporting me, but
this Paramedic is a disgusting representation. It also raises the question for
me as an American citizen with Hispanic roots: how many other Hispanic clients
has this man had that he mocked and treated as second rate citizens? Ones that are afraid to speak up or unable to
understand what he says and the gravity of his poor social skills.
I am demanding that action be taken against Mr. Ehlberg. I
would also like the reason for my call to be corrected so that my medical
records do not make me appear as though I’m a substance abuser, and to ensure
that no one is ever treated this way by this individual again. Mr. Ehlberg
instead of searching Google my professional life, he should search Google the
PROPER topic/ translation he would have seen, and I quote “LA INTOXICACIÓN”:
POISONING’. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
*****
I have been a customer of Life
Storage in New Jersey since 2012 and in New York since 2022. As of August 1st, 2023, Life Storage
was bought out by ExtraSpace Storage. I've been charging my computer or
cell phone using the building's outlets and this has never been an issue. In
New Jersey there are several plugs at half the height of the unit. In New York
there is only one socket near the front door, and it is necessary to use a
ladder because it is very high. On August 12, 2023, I was charging my
computer at New York storage when the new manager for ExtraSpace Storage Mr.
Roberto Garcia informed me that I was no longer permitted to use the building’s
electricity to charge my computer or phone as I did in the past with the
previous administration. (I occasionally charge my computer twice a week). Mr. Garcia assured me that as a new manager he
will change everything that the previous manager allowed customers to do
because his performance has been a disaster.
The previous manager was a
polite, friendly, and professional young man who talked to customers privately,
not in the hallway. Mr. Garcia was quite loud with his tone of voice to repeat
to me that my lease for the unit did not entitle me to use electricity. He
assured me that ExtraeSpace Storage does not provide electricity or any amenities
to customers other than putting away their belongings and then leaving. Mr.
Garcia threatened me with his ability to terminate my lease if I used
electricity to charge my electronic devices.
I have seen other people surreptitiously charging their
phone from Mr. Garcia and this is ridiculous, the rent is expensive, and the
units are unsafe. The height of the 4 aluminum walls that enclose the unit is 10
feet and has as a ceiling an easy to cut mesh. In June 2023, a man renting a
unit broke the mesh and stole the next 5 units. One of the victims showed me
photos of the thief that had been captured by the camera in front of the
elevator. He told me that the thief's belongings had been given to one of the 5
victims and that he was expecting $5,000.00 from the storage insurance.
Extra Space Storage should focus more on unit safety and
staff friendliness, instead of threatening longtime customers with intimidation
for using electricity once in a while. I don't think Extra Space Storage
will go bankrupt because I charge my phone or computer in their building.
JULY 2023 POST
WORDS RUN OUT OF WORDS AS I DESCRIBE MY ANGUISH AT
HAVING A ROOF OVER MY HEAD.
JUNE 2023 POST
THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
TENSION IN THE AIR THAT I BREATHE INTO THE HOLE I AM IN AND FEEL PRESSURED TO
GET OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
MAY 2023 POST:
SOME SPECIAL DATES MAKE ME COPE WITH MEMORIES; THEY
DROP ME DOWN INTO A NEVER-ENDING BLACK HOLE TO BREAK ME INTO PIECES.
APRIL 2023 POST:
THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE AGAINST CORRUPTION IS NEVER EASY, IT NEVER HAS BEEN
AND NEVER WILL BE. JUDGMENT FOR AN EVIL MATTER IS MANY TIMES DELAYED BUT IT IS
SURE AS LIFE, IT IS SURE AS DEATH.
MARCH 2023 POST SEE NEW POST … MY UNTOLD
PRIVATE LIFE IS PART OF THE TRIO OF MY MISERABLE KILLERS.
FEBRUARY 2023 POST
This image explains the misery and worsening of my medical
conditions that I experienced during this month of February 2023. Once again I was
infected by COVID forcing me to be confined in my storage. While battling symptoms
such as fever, cough, and shortness of breath on the third day I fainted in the
street and ended up in a hospital. The consequences of the blow I am still
suffering and are limiting my daily activities.
TO MY FOLLOWERS OF MY BLOGS
The circumstances and the basic shortcomings to lead a
decent life have not allowed me to write on my blogs or have the courage to
tell the misery that currently haunts me.
I am living in 3 places full of uncertainty and fears:
1- I spend the day between two storages. One is in
New Jersey, I rented it when I moved to New York in 2012 to demand justice from
Bank of America. Unfortunately, due to my medical conditions and changing
weather, it is difficult for me to go to New Jersey storage. I have to take 8
buses round trip, each trip takes me 3 hours due to bus schedules. Also getting
on and off the bus in high steps put my feet sore and swollen.
The other storage is in New York, and I rented it on July
8, 2022. I started renting a unit in the basement. This area of the
building has no signal, I couldn't use the phone or the internet, on top of
that, the unit in front of mine is used as a repair shop for large appliances
and there are always people in my path. I moved into a unit on the 4th floor.
In this place I was harassed by a man who also rents storage. This man would come up to me screaming,
telling me that I should save gold and money to come frequently to the storage.
It seemed that he lived in his unit.
According to the manager, this client was a person fresh out
of prison. I felt scared and moved into a unit on the first floor where I
currently spend most of my time. Amenities at this location are minimal. In the
storage there is only one plug where I can charge my computer and it is located
at the entrance of the building. I have to use a ladder to connect a cable and
hide behind a door, I have to get up every 8 minutes that the light sensor goes
out.
2- The street. Since I don't have a place to prepare
my food and I don't have a fridge to keep it, I have to walk through several
places to find something to eat. When the temperature allows me to stay outside,
I eat in a park since most of my meals are fast food.
3- I sleep in a room with 6 women, we had a quiet
environment until October 14, 2022, when an African American lesbian
came to the room. Her attitude as a scandalous man, involved in other people's
affairs and with cursing language intimidated the whole group. This woman has
not only verbally attacked me, but also a 70-year-old roommate. We were both
attacked for asking her to lower her high tone of voice in a phone
conversation.
One of my Hispanic roommates with whom I had a friendship of
respect, and I was generous with her, decided to ally herself with the newcomer
to turn the coexistence into hell. The group was forced to listen to outrageous,
vulgar, and cursing conversations as well as loud phone calls, especially video
calls. This woman on December 4, 2022, verbally and physically attacked
me in the dark late at night. She told me repeatedly in English and Spanish to
suck the "penis" of her and her mother (vulgar word used). She
says: The one who speaks here the others know it and I pass it through my ass.
You want ass!!! Ohoho... let it stick the finger in its own ass! Without any
respect for me she shows me her butt in underwear and moves it to make fun of
me.
I've witnessed terrifying acts I never thought I'd be
involved in. This woman sleeps in front of me and keeps me in shock the few
hours I'm in the room. She says cursing words to me in English and Spanish,
sings, dances, laughs out loud to get my attention.) The audios are of high
vulgar content and could be censored if I publish them. My cell phone camera is
always ready to record and have evidence of the constant mental harassment I
receive daily.
My financial situation
The economic means that I currently have do not allow me to
solve my housing problems. I was receiving alimony and my ex-husband in 2020
decided to reduce it illegally leaving me financially unable to rent an
apartment. He used the pandemic as an excuse and moved out of the U.S.
Since 2019 when I tried to rent an apartment, my search
became a nightmare that I am still living. I was burned by corruption, abuse
and terror renting a room, exhausted all my efforts to find justice and was
ignored. I screamed for help by writing to many state and federal agencies not
to get to the miserable situation of living as a homeless person, and I was not
heard… AND I'M STILL NOT HEARD.
