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JVL-V-000002 · community assistance and human connection

Clyde: Community Assistance And Human Connection

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June 26, 20262:03YouTube

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Canonical source transcript: JVL-V-000002.txt Public state: ELIGIBLE_AFTER_CLEANUP_EDITORIAL_AND_PRIVACY_REVIEW Speaker treatment: Neutral, unlabeled dialogue. Names appear only when spoken or otherwise verified; no speaker identity was invented. Editorial note: Punctuation, capitalization, caption/OCR artifacts, repeated caption holds, paragraphing, and accidental private-contact exposure were reviewed. Spoken substance is preserved.

[00:00–00:06] My blood sugar is low. Do you have anything with sugar in it? By chance? Would you be able to get? Yeah. Thank you sir.

[00:06–00:12] Wait a minute. I’m a diabetic too. Oh, you are? Yeah. Tablets. That bring up your blood.

[00:12–00:20] Oh, perfect, thank you. Why are you helping me? Because you need help. Glad to meet you, Josh. How old are you, clyde? 77.

[00:20–00:27] Is your wife here? The nursing home. How long has she lived there? About three and a half years. You stay here? Yeah.

[00:27–00:34] All by myself. Is it hard not being with your wife? Yes. Harder. Because technically. Being in serenity could kill.

[00:34–00:47] Because of all my allergies. What do you think? you're still here? Because I must have a purpose in life. God wants me here. Is the nursing home expensive? Basically. u think I get, like,.

[00:47–00:59] But then I spend that much. Just on her for, like, her telephone. And the data for ipad and stuff like that. But I’m always bringing her. That she needs. So it's not even covering her.

[00:59–01:10] Basic bills? Right. My income is. Less than $3,000. How are you affording to pay your bills? It's been hard to do that.

[01:10–01:18] [Unclear caption at source; exact wording requires source-level review.] You shouldn't have trouble. Paying your bills. O drive a really old car. Could you get a new car? I can't pay for it.

[01:18–01:27] You don't have any savings? On. No. I’m really watching every. I spend because I don't know. If something will come up.

[01:27–01:33] I’m under water. On. No. The foundation is. The foundation of the house? Yeah.

[01:33–01:39] Are you worried it's gonna... It's gonna collapse? Yeah. That could kill you. Are you going to get your foundation? Fixed?

[01:39–01:49] No, I can't afford it. How much would it be? Would be a lot of money? At least 150,000 to maybe 200,000. Really? So your whole life.

[01:49–01:58] Savings is is in this house. And it's going to collapse, potentially. Sure. Thank you.

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JVL-V-000025 · community assistance and human connection

Clyde Update

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July 30, 20262:16YouTube Shorts

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Canonical source transcript: JVL-V-000025.txt Public state: ELIGIBLE_AFTER_CLEANUP_EDITORIAL_AND_PRIVACY_REVIEW Speaker treatment: Neutral, unlabeled dialogue. Names appear only when spoken or otherwise verified; no speaker identity was invented. Editorial note: Punctuation, capitalization, caption/OCR artifacts, repeated caption holds, paragraphing, and accidental private-contact exposure were reviewed. Spoken substance is preserved.

[00:01–00:07] 100. 100 this is for you. Remember me? Yeah. Here, let me do this for you. Is this trash?

[00:07–00:13] Yeah. I’m gonna throw it in here for you. Okay. When I told you my blood sugar was low? Why'd you help me? Because you needed help.

[00:13–00:19] Because you helped me. The first time. I wanted to come back and give you this. Ho. Wow. It's 41,000.

[00:19–00:27] Thank you for that. [Unclear caption at source; exact wording requires source-level review.] So when I was here last. You told me there was a problem. With your foundation? Hasn't been fixed.

[00:27–00:34] Foundation is falling apart. Did you have an inspection? Yes I did. So what did they say would. If it didn't get fixed? Then.

[00:34–00:42] I probably couldn't even stay in the house. Where would you go? I don't know where to go. Are you scared of that? Yeah. So what would it mean to.

[00:42–00:49] If someone came to you. And said that they're going to fix this? It would mean a lot to me. Well, clyde. I actually brought somebody with me. He's actually.

[00:49–00:58] Pulling in the driveway now. This is scott. Hi, scott. So this is my friend scott. He owns kingdom construct. And he's one of the best contractors.

[00:58–01:04] In Minnesota. So, yeah, I’m here to. Help you with your foundation. But we can get it fixed for. So, clyde, would it be okay. If he would go downstairs.

[01:04–01:10] And look at the foundation? Sure. We're probably going to. Have to do a lot of. Work on the outside too to make sure. Water.

[01:10–01:20] Is not running to your house? In here. We have trouble. Because the mice come in. I couldn't. Afford to have a contractor to do that.

[01:20–01:26] I have another surprise for. So could you do me a favor and sit down? I think you're going. To want to sit down for it. Do me a favor? Take the glasses off.

[01:26–01:33] And put this on your head. So you can't see. And when I count down from. I want you to take the blindfold off. Okay? Three.

[01:33–01:42] Two. One. This is for you. Wow. Mom. Thank you so much.

[01:42–01:51] A contractor and all this ol. Whoa! That's $15,000. Is it? That's sò meaningful. Well, I’m glad we could do that for you.

[01:51–01:59] You deserve it, clyde. Millions of people saw your. And over 700 people. Donated that money to go. Mom. That's something else.

[01:59–02:11] I thank god. And I thank the strangers. That's why I can actually. Keep living in the house. 50. Don't worry, we'll get it.

[02:12–02:15] Thank you for your life-changing support.

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