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I am 57 yrs old and retired on disability. My roommate moved out and now I am stuck with everything. The electric company has informed me that I now need to switch the bill into my name BUT they are requiring a payment of $976.24 to do so; this includes a past due amount and a security deposit. I do not have this kind of cash on hand. My due date is 5/21/12 or the service here will be disconnected.
I am desperate. I have never been in a situation such as this before. I have numerous ailments and require electricity in order to take my daily breathing treatments. I have diabetes, severe asthma, fibromyalgia, arthtitis, and severe high blood pressure. No, I do not smoke, drink or use drugs. I don't even have a cell phone.
Any help you can offer would be very appreciated. Asking for financial help is the most difficult thing I have ever done.

Hello, my name is Jay and I am 41 and take care of my disabled sister as well as go to school to hopefully become a youth pastor. I am asking for donations for my sister who is disabled and needs to be moved to a place where she can be away from the stress of her current situation with her illness .. I am her care giver for the last 5 years and I have been out of work for sometime now going back to school .I was able to supplement our income because I was on unemployment but that has since ran out I am currently out of work and recently had the only car we own a 20 year old ford tempo die and it was our only means of transportation and I used that transportation for all of my sisters needs. Ya see I live with my sister and I do all of her shopping and running around for her. I also make sure she makes it to her doctors appointments on time which she goes quite frequent. She has been disabled for 12 years from an on the job accident and I have been taking care of her for 5 of those years. My mother was helping before that until she passed away suddenly in 07'. we are currently in dire financial need right now and I am trying to raise enough money to get a new vehicle and get caught up on some way overdue bills and move us back home to our hometown in Lake Geneva WI because the physicians here in Iowa can not seem to get a handle on why her health has progressively gotten worse. she has been in and out of the hospital In the past 12 years and she has also other ailments to deal with she had cancer 2 years ago from a tumor in her neck which they removed and they think it was localized so it did not spread which is good news. She has constant leg swelling,incontinence which at her age is demoralizing in itself ,blood disorder,lost her teeth because of the countless medications she has been on,lost a lot of her hair, she had gastric by-pass because the doctors thought that would help her back because she was a very big girl but no so ..nothing changed but made things worse .she can not walk at all really she is severely limited because of the 3 herniated discs in her lower back and right now she has something wrong with her stomach that they think may have to do with her gastric by-pass surgery she had a few years ago but they cannot figure out what.She has severe nerve damage in her lower back which they think maybe the cause of her leg swelling and incontinence. The worst is she is only 41 and has not had a real chance to live..she spends a lot of her disability check on her incontinence and medical supplies because medicare will only allow her so much a month and medications her plan does not cover. I love my sister so much and want to make her as comfortable as I can but with all the negative things happening to her she is starting to have doubts about her faith..and I can't have that. God is the one person I know she loves besides me because we only have eachother...please..We need to raise at least that amount to pay for past due bills and a reliable vehicle so I can bring her back home where we grew up and where I know that is the one place that makes her happy ..I need to take this worry off of her. Right now she has such severe anxiety over all of this medical and financial issues that she has to take 2 different kinds of medicine to combat this anxiety. So not only will that money help her, it will help us to find a vehicle that I can get her to her doctors appointments as well as help her in other means and hopefully to work when I find a job.I am asking anyone that will listen to please..please help my sister ..her health is declining so fast almost everyday and it is something new that is going wrong and I seriously do not know how much more she can bear being stuck in the place she is with no hope of ever having any type of life..i love my sister ..I can not lose my best friend. ..Please help me to show her that there are good people out there who want to help. I know and have faith that there are .Thank you to all who read this story God Bless.

Hi there,

I am a hardworking single parent of 2 children and ordinarily would not ask for help, however, I really don't know what else to do about my problem. Since my husband left 3 years ago I have struggled with money but due to Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia and various other painful ailments I have had to stop my second job and so my lack of money is a big issue. We get by and don't expect a lot i.e. no holidays in the sun or big TVs, however, I am now in a situation where I need money for medical treatment and have no savings.


When I was pregnant with my second son, who is now 10, I developed large cysts on my face which all burst and left scars and holes all over. As you can imagine these areterribly disfiguring. My self confidence is zero, especially when people stare and mention it. I do not want to go out of the house and I have stayed in the same job for 12 years as I am too uncomfortable to have an interview for another position. I have tried various things including strong chemical peels which have only made my skin worse. My doctor has told me that I can have treatment but it will cost a few thousand. Therefore, what I am asking for is help with not just making me look "normal" but about improving my life and that of my family. If I am fortunate enough to ever have treatment I would ideally like to find a better job and give my children the start they deserve. If you are able to help me I would be most thankful and forever grateful for your assistance.

I have never done anything like this in my life before but times are hard and if it helps get my daughter her dream i am willing to give it a go. I am a 44 year old single disabled mum of the most beautiful 2 daughters. emma-louise who is 17 and sarah who is 16. I have numerous health problems one being cause by my ex over ten years ago hurting me so bad i ended up in a wheelchair for over a year. I am no longer in a wheelchair but struggle with daily pain. I have many other ailments but this isn't about me. My girls have had a lot to contend with i am ashamed to say i tried to commit suicide a few time over the last 6 years because of numerous problems i stupidly believed that my girls would be better off without me. However we pulled through together they both left school with amazing results 14 and 16 gcse,s respectively. I did my best throughout everything to make sure they did well at school. Then tragedy struck our family. My dad came to stay with me as he had become ill only 2 weeks earlier he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer my girls went to a firework display with there dad i went to take my dad his favorite fish and chips i walked in the room and he had died i stood on the spot for what seemed like an eternity and was saying out loud omg omg omg. My girls new as soon as they walked in the door an were hysterical they loved there granddad an amazing musician. we arranged the funeral his jazz band were to be there me and my eldest brother ken and my dad were called the 3 amigos we were so close but my brother who was only 44 had been ill as well. it was the 5th of november 2007 that my dad died his funeral was to be for the following monday. Then early friday morning the 9th of november my phone rang it was my mum my brother had died in his sleep to say we were devestated is an understatement. we had to cancel my dads funeral and held a joint service for them both. our lives have never been the same. my eldest daughter emma has been offered a place at university but as a single disabled mum there is no way i can pay for her. she really wants to be a fashion designer and has made some amazing items a university has seen her potential but i cannot nearlly afford the fees etc. I would ask for anything at all pennies would even help. Emma has made a amazing dress photos can be sent and some non wearable items which are also amazing that she is prepared to autcion to help. also if anyone would like to read what our local paper reported please go to the following link http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/local/family_struck_by_double_tragedy_1_422364 i know there are many many people in a worse position than us but at the moment i am even struggling to pay our rent and utility bills in fact our rent is due in a week and i dont have it now. please if anyone could help it would be amazing but if not thank you for reading my plea yours sincerely simone wood

I have never done anything like this in my life before but times are hard and if it helps get my daughter her dream i am willing to give it a go. I am a 44 year old single disabled mum of the most beautiful 2 daughters. emma-louise who is 17 and sarah who is 16. I have numerous health problems one being cause by my ex over ten years ago hurting me so bad i ended up in a wheelchair for over a year. I am no longer in a wheelchair but struggle with daily pain. I have many other ailments but this isn't about me. My girls have had a lot to contend with i am ashamed to say i tried to commit suicide a few time over the last 6 years because of numerous problems i stupidly believed that my girls would be better off without me. However we pulled through together they both left school with amazing results 14 and 16 gcse,s respectively. I did my best throughout everything to make sure they did well at school. Then tragedy struck our family. My dad came to stay with me as he had become ill only 2 weeks earlier he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer my girls went to a firework display with there dad i went to take my dad his favorite fish and chips i walked in the room and he had died i stood on the spot for what seemed like an eternity and was saying out loud omg omg omg. My girls new as soon as they walked in the door an were hysterical they loved there granddad an amazing musician. we arranged the funeral his jazz band were to be there me and my eldest brother ken and my dad were called the 3 amigos we were so close but my brother who was only 44 had been ill as well. it was the 5th of november 2007 that my dad died his funeral was to be for the following monday. Then early friday morning the 9th of november my phone rang it was my mum my brother had died in his sleep to say we were devestated is an understatement. we had to cancel my dads funeral and held a joint service for them both. our lives have never been the same. my eldest daughter emma has been offered a place at university but as a single disabled mum there is no way i can pay for her. she really wants to be a fashion designer and has made some amazing items a university has seen her potential but i cannot nearlly afford the fees etc. I would ask for anything at all pennies would even help. Emma has made a amazing dress photos can be sent and some non wearable items which are also amazing that she is prepared to autcion to help. also if anyone would like to read what our local paper reported please go to the following link http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/local/family_struck_by_double_tragedy_1_422364 i know there are many many people in a worse position than us but at the moment i am even struggling to pay our rent and utility bills in fact our rent is due in a week and i dont have it now. please if anyone could help it would be amazing but if not thank you for reading my plea yours sincerely simone wood

I'm using BegsList to ask for donations to support my transition from a low-paying sales job to a meaningful career in the healing arts. I was blessed to be accepted into a highly selective program & upon graduation, I will have developed my inherent talents for holistic healing & wellness and begin serving others by offering various natural & organic-based therapies for skin issues & other ailments. While I will receive very limited loans via financial aid, they will not cover over $5000 of my tuition, not to mention living expenses. I am willing to work while in school, but would prefer to focus on my studies and offer my full energy to my clients when I begin my clinicals. I am a deeply spiritual & meditative young man who has earned a golden opportunity. I just need some help from compassionate, like-minded, & generous donors to allow my dream to manifest into reality. I am also a generous spirit who has offered many of my talents... writing, music, cooking, and others... free of charge to many people via blogging & other forums. I vow to use my education to help heal individuals, educate on holistic healing arts, & change the world in the most positive ways I possibly can. I will pay it forward. Of this, you can rest assured. If you have read thus far, thank you! You are likely a very intuitive & health-conscious individual. Please feel the energy of these words & allow my honesty, dedication to my life's purpose, & mostly your own heart- guide you in deciding whether or not to help me in the pursuit of my deepest desire: to truly be of service to others by gaining the expertise required to help them heal themselves. Thank you so much and all the Best for a Prosperous & Peaceful 2012!

Nine years ago my husband of 20 years left me, my 2 daughters and my newborn granddaughter to runaway with a woman he met online. He was a truck driver and the family breadwinner. Financially devastated I was forced to move to Georgia to my retired brother.My brother died from a sudden massive heart attack soon after my arrival. I've worked several minimum wage jobs over the last few years and I've finally managed to raise my children. I was living alone in a low income apartment when my place of employment suddenly went out of business. For the past year I have been collecting $100 a week unemployment and living from from one friend to another. I have some chronic medical ailments and no health insurance. I have mounting medical and dental expenses. Any amount donated will be greatly appreciated.

We are a family who has recently been struggling with health ailments. My husband has 4 hemmoraged disks in his back so he requires surgery. I have a severly enlarged thyroid which needs to be removed, arthritis and looking at a hysterectomy due to endometriosis and history of cancer. Right now with all this going on we have no money for gas to get to our appointments, no food and no rent. Once my husband gets his surgery he will be ready to go to work in the spring doing sealcoating. This has been one of the hardest times in our life and the struggling has been overwhelming and I feel so bad for our sweet 3 year old who just keeps asking me "mommy why are you still crying". She has no understanding and I hope she never goes through this. Our rent is $775.00 we need help with that for two months, March and April, and we need fuel and food money. If you could help in any way with any dollar amount it would be truely appreciated. I've been praying and praying but i seem to need more than prayers. If you can't help financially then please say a prayer for us. Thanks so much and God Bless.

We are a family who has recently been struggling with health ailments. My husband has 4 hemmoraged disks in his back so he requires surgery. I have a severly enlarged thyroid which needs to be removed, arthritis and looking at a hysterectomy due to endometriosis and history of cancer. Right now with all this going on we have no money for gas to get to our appointments, no food and no rent. Once my husband gets his surgery he will be ready to go to work in the spring doing sealcoating. This has been one of the hardest times in our life and the struggling has been overwhelming and I feel so bad for our sweet 3 year old who just keeps asking me "mommy why are you still crying". She has no understanding and I hope she never goes through this. Our rent is $775.00 we need help with that for two months, March and April, and we need fuel and food money. If you could help in any way with any dollar amount it would be truely appreciated. I've been praying and praying but i seem to need more than prayers. If you can't help financially then please say a prayer for us. Thanks so much and God Bless.

We are a family who has recently been struggling with health ailments. My husband has 4 hemmoraged disks in his back so he requires surgery. I have a severly enlarged thyroid which needs to be removed, arthritis and looking at a hysterectomy due to endometriosis and history of cancer. Right now with all this going on we have no money for gas to get to our appointments, no food and no rent. Once my husband gets his surgery he will be ready to go to work in the spring doing sealcoating. This has been one of the hardest times in our life and the struggling has been overwhelming and I feel so bad for our sweet 3 year old who just keeps asking me "mommy why are you still crying". She has no understanding and I hope she never goes through this. Our rent is $775.00 we need help with that for two months, March and April, and we need fuel and food money. If you could help in any way with any dollar amount it would be truely appreciated. I've been praying and praying but i seem to need more than prayers. If you can't help financially then please say a prayer for us. Thanks so much and God Bless.

We are a family who has recently been struggling with health ailments. My husband has 4 hemmoraged disks in his back so he requires surgery. I have a severly enlarged thyroid which needs to be removed, arthritis and looking at a hysterectomy due to endometriosis and history of cancer. Right now with all this going on we have no money for gas to get to our appointments, no food and no rent. Once my husband gets his surgery he will be ready to go to work in the spring doing sealcoating. This has been one of the hardest times in our life and the struggling has been overwhelming and I feel so bad for our sweet 3 year old who just keeps asking me "mommy why are you still crying". She has no understanding and I hope she never goes through this. Our rent is $775.00 we need help with that for two months, March and April, and we need fuel and food money. If you could help in any way with any dollar amount it would be truely appreciated. I've been praying and praying but i seem to need more than prayers. If you can't help financially then please say a prayer for us. Thanks so much and God Bless.

We are a family who has recently been struggling with health ailments. My husband has 4 hemmoraged disks in his back so he requires surgery. I have a severly enlarged thyroid which needs to be removed, arthritis and looking at a hysterectomy due to endometriosis and history of cancer. Right now with all this going on we have no money for gas to get to our appointments, no food and no rent. Once my husband gets his surgery he will be ready to go to work in the spring doing sealcoating. This has been one of the hardest times in our life and the struggling has been overwhelming and I feel so bad for our sweet 3 year old who just keeps asking me "mommy why are you still crying". She has no understanding and I hope she never goes through this. Our rent is $775.00 we need help with that for two months, March and April, and we need fuel and food money. If you could help in any way with any dollar amount it would be truely appreciated. I've been praying and praying but i seem to need more than prayers. If you can't help financially then please say a prayer for us. Thanks so much and God Bless.

We are a family who has recently been struggling with health ailments. My husband has 4 hemmoraged disks in his back so he requires surgery. I have a severly enlarged thyroid which needs to be removed, arthritis and looking at a hysterectomy due to endometriosis and history of cancer. Right now with all this going on we have no money for gas to get to our appointments, no food and no rent. Once my husband gets his surgery he will be ready to go to work in the spring doing sealcoating. This has been one of the hardest times in our life and the struggling has been overwhelming and I feel so bad for our sweet 3 year old who just keeps asking me "mommy why are you still crying". She has no understanding and I hope she never goes through this. Our rent is $775.00 we need help with that for two months, March and April, and we need fuel and food money. If you could help in any way with any dollar amount it would be truely appreciated. I've been praying and praying but i seem to need more than prayers. If you can't help financially then please say a prayer for us. Thanks so much and God Bless.

We are a family who has recently been struggling with health ailments. My husband has 4 hemmoraged disks in his back so he requires surgery. I have a severly enlarged thyroid which needs to be removed, arthritis and looking at a hysterectomy due to endometriosis and history of cancer. Right now with all this going on we have no money for gas to get to our appointments, no food and no rent. Once my husband gets his surgery he will be ready to go to work in the spring doing sealcoating. This has been one of the hardest times in our life and the struggling has been overwhelming and I feel so bad for our sweet 3 year old who just keeps asking me "mommy why are you still crying". She has no understanding and I hope she never goes through this. Our rent is $775.00 we need help with that for two months, March and April, and we need fuel and food money. If you could help in any way with any dollar amount it would be truely appreciated. I've been praying and praying but i seem to need more than prayers. If you can't help financially then please say a prayer for us. Thanks so much and God Bless.

We are a family who has recently been struggling with health ailments. My husband has 4 hemmoraged disks in his back so he requires surgery. I have a severly enlarged thyroid which needs to be removed, arthritis and looking at a hysterectomy due to endometriosis and history of cancer. Right now with all this going on we have no money for gas to get to our appointments, no food and no rent. Once my husband gets his surgery he will be ready to go to work in the spring doing sealcoating. This has been one of the hardest times in our life and the struggling has been overwhelming and I feel so bad for our sweet 3 year old who just keeps asking me "mommy why are you still crying". She has no understanding and I hope she never goes through this. Our rent is $775.00 we need help with that for two months, March and April, and we need fuel and food money. If you could help in any way with any dollar amount it would be truely appreciated. I've been praying and praying but i seem to need more than prayers. If you can't help financially then please say a prayer for us. Thanks so much and God Bless.

We are a family who has recently been struggling with health ailments. My husband has 4 hemmoraged disks in his back so he requires surgery. I have a severly enlarged thyroid which needs to be removed, arthritis and looking at a hysterectomy due to endometriosis and history of cancer. Right now with all this going on we have no money for gas to get to our appointments, no food and no rent. Once my husband gets his surgery he will be ready to go to work in the spring doing sealcoating. This has been one of the hardest times in our life and the struggling has been overwhelming and I feel so bad for our sweet 3 year old who just keeps asking me "mommy why are you still crying". She has no understanding and I hope she never goes through this. Our rent is $775.00 we need help with that for two months, March and April, and we need fuel and food money. If you could help in any way with any dollar amount it would be truely appreciated. I've been praying and praying but i seem to need more than prayers. If you can't help financially then please say a prayer for us. Thanks so much and God Bless.

  Hello, my name is Jay. I'm 29 years of age and I am in a unfortunate situation because of a life-long struggle with physical disabilities. I was born with cerebral palsy, scoliosis, epilepsy, and asthma. However, the combination of these ailments have not caused me to stop achieving my goal of finishing college. The financial strains have been a lot though in recent years because after graduating high school with a normal diploma, my disability benefits were taken away. I had to fight 2 years to restore them, which caused my grades at the college I was attending to drop below financial aid standards, which caused me to leave. This caused me to have debt, which totals $16,000. This is my old tuition bill plus my medical bills from when my disability benefits were cut. By the time I got my benefits restored, the day-to-day expenses became too great, so I couldn't tackle this debt. Even with this accomplished however, unfortunately my dream of receiving my college degree can't be completed because the tuition at the school is $35,000 per year and I simply can't afford it. All I ask is for anything you would be willing to give in order to help my dream come true. Thank You.