The Costs
This page is all about the costs; in time, health, money and damage to my family and me
Public Service Announcement: Because I am still in Qatar, and based on the advice of my legal advisor there are certain things I cannot talk about or say here. I am working very hard to make it clear on this website and in my campaign that my problems are with individuals and not the State of Qatar. ​​
This ordeal has been devastating, not just to me, but to my family and the true friends that stayed with me through everything.
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And it hasn’t been just 3 years, no, it has been almost 5. Starting in March 2021 when I was “brought in for investigation” and spent my first 3 night in a jail cell ever, all the way through now as I am fighting for the ability to come home to my family and move on with my life. The time this has taken away from me, and the life I have been forced to live while in prison has really screwed me up.
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During this time and while in prison I lost over 65 pounds, two teeth, my business, my savings (small as they were), my faith in governments and justice, a fair amount of self confidence and over $300,000.00 of my retired parents’ money in legal fees and support. Below are just SOME of the legal fees my family paid out:
However, in the interest of being “fair and balanced” I did gain some things as well: Epic trust and paranoia issues; significant anger management challenges; Stage 3 hypertension; an amazing vocabulary of Arabic and Hindi Swear words; tumors (benign) in my thyroid; chronic back and joint pain; and a crippling phobia of boiled chicken and white rice.
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Oh, and as a coping mechanism, a sense of humor so dark that black holes have been asking me for advice on how to stop light from escaping.