to live because wealth is now limited to his parents yard just like elton dick he's a father of two he also used to pan rivers for gold. two years ago to lay bricks leg was amputated spending so much time in the icy mountain waters gave him a chimera by the time he saw a doctor it was too late. i get a social security check every three months it's rare that a social worker visits they don't seem to be interested in how i live. but sometimes they bring me a few small presents for the holidays. according to official data there are two dozen gold panels registered in the child coal region but in reality there are many more local authorities are aware of the illegal prospecting but choose to turn a blind eye rather than ruining livelihoods by demanding they obtain a license. basically all they have to get a license and pay taxes but living conditions in the region on good and many people are very poor. so we don't always make them do it. in winter they spend all day standing in the water even when it's up to minus forty degrees they don't do that because they have good lives. here in kurdi