Denise Rutowski - Needs Help - Gofundme

[OlympiaGym]

Without getting too specific … my Mom just passed ( only family I had left) couldn’t even afford a funeral or service ….. every time I answer the phone or open my mail box it’s another bill/ someone else wants money! So right now I’m struggling so it’s a no (right now at least)

Sorry to hear it. But you’re not responsible for your mother’s debts so you can ignore that piece of it.

[The General]

happy thanksgiving everyone 

[beakdoctor]

Beak ran into denise and he said she wouldnt take money, so this may be some type of scam.

I was just going to comment on this. She refused,  multiple times, to accept any kind of money.  Eventually I just left some cash on the sidewalk and told her she could take it, leave it, throw it away,  whatever she wanted to do with it.

She looked at it like it was some type of alien life form. Like why the fuck is a stranger giving me green paper.

As a result I got the impression that drugs aren't her problem.  Definitely mental illness. I've never known a drug addict to turn away from cash.

IF, and that's a big IF, but IF this gofundme is legit I doubt Denise would accept the money. I have no idea what you could use the money for to help her. She seemed like she's perfectly happy living on the streets.  She basically said as much. (Though she did try to snatch my cell phone at one point to call 911)

[beakdoctor]

I have offered some grass stained sneakers

 

[Rambone]

It’s nice to see Getbig band together for a great cause

[Rambone]

happy thanksgiving everyone 

Wrong thread, fucktard! This is about Denise and only Denise. Narcissist.

[Never1AShow]

She needs mental health and drug/alcohol treatment.  In-patient in a secured facility.  She chooses not to get that help because it would restrict her freedom and our system is so fucked up they let that happen (then make excuses always pretending there's not enough resources/beds/money).

Her plight is sad, but it is repeated 1000s of times a day across the country.  Even if this was her mother (which I doubt), the fact is she is talking about giving money, food and clothes, but nothing to actually try to resolve a decades long problem.  That's not real compassion in my opinion.  Forced treatment is the real compassion.

Mike, this is absolutely no slight on you, you are a good dude, trying to do something good, and I applaud you for it.  Hang in there.

[joswift]

happy thanksgiving everyone 

Nice post Monica

At least Denise now knows there is someone worse of than herself

[Rambone]

Without getting too specific … my Mom just passed ( only family I had left) couldn’t even afford a funeral or service ….. every time I answer the phone or open my mail box it’s another bill/ someone else wants money! So right now I’m struggling so it’s a no (right now at least)

I missed this post. I’m very sorry to hear about your Mom, Mike!

[The Scott]

Without getting too specific … my Mom just passed ( only family I had left) couldn’t even afford a funeral or service ….. every time I answer the phone or open my mail box it’s another bill/ someone else wants money! So right now I’m struggling so it’s a no (right now at least)

Sorry to hear this Michael.  Take care of yourself before anyone else no matter their situation. 

As for Denise and the gofundme pitch?  I don't trust any of these online mass pleas for money as they are governed more often not by reason or need but by greed and playing on the memories and good will of others.   If someone wishes to help they had best research any such ploy to the fullest. 

[webstar]

Without getting too specific … my Mom just passed ( only family I had left) couldn’t even afford a funeral or service ….. every time I answer the phone or open my mail box it’s another bill/ someone else wants money! So right now I’m struggling so it’s a no (right now at least)

Sorry to hear Mike!

[joswift]

Without getting too specific … my Mom just passed ( only family I had left) couldn’t even afford a funeral or service ….. every time I answer the phone or open my mail box it’s another bill/ someone else wants money! So right now I’m struggling so it’s a no (right now at least)

People worry so much about money, in reality it doesnt even exist

If ever you get people demanding money you dont have just tell them "you will get it when I get it"

Never refuse to pay, just tell them you will pay what you can afford.
As long as you pay even a very small amount they cannot send baliffs or debt collectors

[wes]

happy thanksgiving everyone 

Attention  Whore Of Peace

[BayGBM]

Without getting too specific … my Mom just passed ( only family I had left) couldn’t even afford a funeral or service ….. every time I answer the phone or open my mail box it’s another bill/ someone else wants money! So right now I’m struggling so it’s a no (right now at least)

 

I do not understand why someone like DR is homeless.  Doesn’t she have friends who could take her into a spare bedroom for a while until she got back on her feet? I have done this for friends in transition and they weren’t even bodybuilders.  Her family has the wherewithal to start a go fund me but they can’t take her into their home for a few months?

[joswift]

I do not understand why someone like DR is homeless.  Doesn’t she have friends who could take her into a spare bedroom for a while until she got back on her feet? I have done this for friends in transition and they weren’t even bodybuilders.  Her family has the wherewithal to start a go fund me but they can’t take her into their home for a few months?

maybe they dont want to risk her unloading Orange Roughy on their carpets

[Raymondo]

I do not understand why someone like DR is homeless.  Doesn’t she have friends who could take her into a spare bedroom for a while until she got back on her feet? I have done this for friends in transition and they weren’t even bodybuilders.  Her family has the wherewithal to start a go fund me but they can’t take her into their home for a few months?

Severe unmedicated bipolar. Too crazy.

[unreasonablereasons]

happy thanksgiving everyone 

Don't overtake this thread with this post you moron...get a grip for fuk sakes

[IroNat]

She sounds like a really decent human being …. (It makes no mention of drug addiction so I’ll just assume she battles that as well!) if I get some extra money I’ll donate!

Mike,
Take care of your own financial needs first.
If you couldn't afford a funeral for your own mother then you probably shouldn't send what money you have to this skank or her grifting mother.
My 2 cents.

[SGT BARNES]

I do not understand why someone like DR is homeless.  Doesn’t she have friends who could take her into a spare bedroom for a while until she got back on her feet? I have done this for friends in transition and they weren’t even bodybuilders.  Her family has the wherewithal to start a go fund me but they can’t take her into their home for a few months?

Because you are missing the point shes clinically insane.   She wont stay with anybody and has no grasp of reality like the sane do. If someone let her in they would put her back out asap after she shits on the floor repeatedly of screams all night etc...
She gone, there is no coming back. just needs exposure to do its job. 

[deadz]

Without getting too specific … my Mom just passed ( only family I had left) couldn’t even afford a funeral or service ….. every time I answer the phone or open my mail box it’s another bill/ someone else wants money! So right now I’m struggling so it’s a no (right now at least)

My condolences. Losing parents is tough.

[BayGBM]

Because you are missing the point shes clinically insane.   She wont stay with anybody and has no grasp of reality like the sane do. If someone let her in they would put her back out asap after she shits on the floor repeatedly of screams all night etc...
She gone, there is no coming back. just needs exposure to do its job.

Clinically insane according to whom?  A physician… or anonymous people on a message board?  If she is ill no amount of contributions to a gofundme is going to help her…. Though it might line the pockets of the person who collects the money. Either way I won’t be contributing. 

[oldtimer1]

Thanks Dave!  …. It’s weird being the only left (lost my dad and sister years ago) no other relatives…. But I’m doing ok man

Truly sorry to hear about your troubles. Prayers.

[BB]

I do not understand why someone like DR is homeless.  Doesn’t she have friends who could take her into a spare bedroom for a while until she got back on her feet? I have done this for friends in transition and they weren’t even bodybuilders.  Her family has the wherewithal to start a go fund me but they can’t take her into their home for a few months?

Severe unmedicated bipolar. Too crazy.

Someone asked in the comments of that video why the mother won't take her in, and apparently to boils down to what Raymondo said. The mother offered her a place to stay, and Denise took her up on it for a bit, but the mother can't handle her when she gets manic. It's a little bit delicately worded, so I'm guessing she might get violent. Beakdoctor's interaction with her suggests this too.

Denise is 61, so the mother's got to be late 70's at least, anyone else is probably 50's-70's too. That being said, I can't see this GoFundMe helping much aside from getting her food and maybe short stay motels every once and a while. She really needs some sort of structured, supervised care.

[oldtimer1]

Amazing how if you cross the border illegally and make it to NYC they will put you up in luxury hotel like the Hotel Roosevelt. Give you monthly spending money, free health care, free cell phone and food stamps (SNAP).  Here we have a mentally ill American living in the streets getting little. Since it's California I wonder if she gets a some support like the homeless in San Francisco? The homeless love it there. They get about $800 a month and a free cell phone that even has streaming movies.

[illuminati]

Denise has been struggling with severe bipolar disorder for more than two decades which made it extremely challenging for her to hold down a job and pay the bills - even while being medicated for this condition (which she voluntarily stopped in 2010).
As a result, she has been forced into homelessness for more than a decade.

She is mostly remembered by fans and followers for her outstanding bodybuilding accomplishments back in the late 80s and early 90s.
She turned Pro at the 1993 NPC USA Championships and competed in that year’s Ms Olympia, shocking the bodybuilding world by placing second (ahead of 31 of the best international professionals in the sport) in her first and only attempt.
In total, she managed to beat 75 other competitors across three contests that year.

However, within the Venice (California) community, she is just as equally remembered for her kindness and unselfishness towards the neighborhood kids. Through her ‘Big Sister’ program, Denise dedicated a lot of her time and money to ensure kids within, her and other, troubled neighborhoods were kept off the streets, out of trouble, and away from rampant gang violence.
Aside from looking after them daily after school and on weekends, she also took them to theme parks, wrestling shows, and states as far away as Hawaii (while traveling for her contests, seminars, and guest posing invitations) which allowed the kids to see and experience many new things. And, most notably, her ‘Big Sister’ program was entirely self-funded (which is all the more impressive considering she was never officially sponsored or offered a contract, not even after her outstanding achievements in 1993).

Sadly, Denise has suffered from several bouts of mania and, as a consequence, homelessness since her sudden departure from the sport back in 1994, both of which continue to this day. She is still homeless in Fort Worth but has been able to make do with the help of night shelters and outreach groups.


Recently, her mother and a few of her old friends decided to raise some money to help with food and clothing (which, being homeless, don’t last very long given the damage caused by being outdoors most of the time). So far, 5 people have contributed.
One of Denise’s friends took it upon themselves to deliver all the donations (food, clothing, and money) every week while paying out of pocket for gas and a hot meal which they normally take to her during each visit.

Her plight is clearly complicated which simply makes the task of estimating a donation target all the more difficult. For now, the main objective is to ensure Denise’s basic needs (food and clothing) are, and continue to be, met and any additional donations will be used to help Denise get back on her feet (accommodation and medical treatment - if and when she agrees to receive treatment again). All donations will be received and handled on Denise’s behalf by her mother: Sandra Rutkowski.

This is the official Facebook page we have set up for Denise [https://www.facebook.com/DeniserutkowskiOFFICIAL/] and, for a long time, some of you have been messaging us for ways to directly help her. Now we can finally say that this is possible. We’re calling on your support. No donation is too small.

Please contact us (DM) if you need more information on how you can help.

We'll try to post as many updates (here and on the FB page) as we can.

We appreciate whatever help you can offer. Thank you.

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Text Archive of the gofundme.

Does she want a few kilos of Orange Roughly I've got in the Freezer??
Comes complete with new pair of nickers & tracksuit bottoms - Just in case.