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PLEASE HELP
Hi, I'm a 27 year old woman who needs help with money ASAP!!
I'm only asking for money as I'm sick of not being able to pay my bills, eat and sleep.
not even having milk in my fridge for a coffee or any food to eat, it really gets hard to cope with after awhile, and i just had to give in and asked for help by posting this in hope that there still is a few people out there with kind Hearts and they read this and want to help me!
I Just need a little money to get back on my feet.
my mother past away from cancer a few weeks ago & even though i only had to pay for some of her treatment & then the funeral, it still really hit me! Losing her was hard enough, she was my best friend! mum didn't have any money to leave me in her will so nothing there.
I'm doing my best to cope but i REALLY Need Help! PLEASE?
I'm trying to save the money i need to move closer to the rest of my family & a job that i have been offered, and do some more study but i just can't get the money i need no matter how hard i try, so i have to ask for help!
I have a number of depts that i can't seem to get on top of and with everything else its just to much, I'm over whelmed and I'm depressed, I'm just about ready to give up.
I've worked so hard, so long to get this far, to be offered a chance like this and now i can't take it as i don't have the money i need to move, pay my bills or even eat!
Please i really do hate begging but i REALLY do need help ASAP!
Even if its just a loan until i get back on my feet, it'll help more than i could ever say thank you for!
Please help me turn my life around and get out from under this dept and stress and start living and enjoying life again!
Thanks for taking the time to read this

I just moved out of my one-bedroom apartment into a two bedroom apartment with a new roommate to help her out of a bad situation with her parents. A week after moving out, I was forced to resign from my job due to health issues affecting my quality scores. I was denied unemployment because of this, and now she's telling me that if I'm not able to pay rent, she will kick me out and either find a new roommate or get her own one-bedroom apartment. I have applied for every job I could find, and no one has called me back in over a month. Any help I can get would be loved and appreciated; if I can't make rent, I'll have to find somewhere to store my furniture and couch-hop for awhile until I can get back on my feet.

I'm from Mississippi, went to Oklahoma last year to see my mum, sistera, uncle.. started helping out an old friend/employer & one evening while fixing the boss' dad's computer for free, met a girl, love at first sight. Then, my parents got me to come back to MS to try out a job. I got the job, very enjoyable, $10/hr, but couldn't forget the girl, she was going crazy thinking I was ignoring her online, I was working & didn't check my messages frequently enough. So I missed her, she missed me.. I came back to OK the day after my birthday & we started our relationship. Everything was perfect. Then, she started losing it, getting stressed for no apparent reason. It turned out the boss had been feeding her meth.(this was oklahoma, after all) so we move out to be happy together, all december we just spent the money I had accumulated working in MS, then stayed in bed together until about New Years, when the boss came around.. we went to casino with her and started working for the ol' boss again, because my job search attempts during December had been fruitless without a vehicle or $ for transportation. So, living with the boss again, problems/drama came back around, my girlfriend would occasionally disappear for 3 days with no communication. I would worry about her, couldn't sleep, worrying/wondering.. we took off to Kansas to get away from the meth-heads. left everything behind, just took a few clothes & ewch other. Everything was perfect.. then my girlfriends aunt started feeding her lies and meth. Effin' meth. girls really get hooked on the stuff. so my first Valentines day was ruined because my girlfriends aunt fed her drugs and lies (i must be a cop because i wont smoke meth with them) and made her think she hates me. She also broke my phone in half and physically assaulted me, but I don't hit females, no matter how obnoxious.. I went back to Oklahoma to work with the boss. this was okay for awhile, but being depressed and lonely, having nothing else to livs for, i stuck with it, no matter how stressful. I was working(for weak pay, but i had free use of vehicles and a place to stay, this was Meth City, Oklahoma, after all - I was the only licensed, insured driver & trustworthy worker they had. I was hoping to accumulate enough funds to take a trip to KS and rescue her from corruption, or at least get her an android to keep in touch, but that never happens when the boss pays you then borrows it back. eventually, the boss' husband went crazy, thought everybody was supplying his wife drugs, or having sex with her, neither of which was I doing, but he kicked everyone out except his nephew, which turned out to be who the one who had sexted his wife from my phone. They were having a relationship, aunt & nephew, which disgusts me.. Anyway, I w(as kicked out as well, my grandparents wanted me to come to Florida to help, meanwhile, my ex comes back from KS with a boyfriend, i get a greyhound ticket to FL.. then the ex kicks her new bf back to KS, comes over needing a place to sleep & get away from meth. I give her uninterrupted sleep, feed her, etc.. and pretty soon we are together again. Nobody helps me get her a ticket to FL for what happened in KS, and before long, matching tickets are sold out. After a hellish, lonely journey in Greyhound, I end up in what seems like paradise, lonely, depressed. My girlfriend wants to get out of Meth City, and I've been trying to make the money with no luck. its been about a week now. My GF texted me how she is heartbroken and wants me to get her out of there. I need to fly her to Jacksonville airport, get her a ride to the nearest airport, and feed her, and I think it can all be accomplished for about $400. I do have intentions of repaying anyone that helps, once I start making money out here. All i need is about $400 to get her out of that drug infested town and out here to the country where she will be away from it all, distracted by lizards, squirrels, bunnies, etc. This girl means the world to me, she's had a rough life, and I want to make her life better like it should be. $400 will get her here to FL with me and I can take over from there, and when I repay, it will be more than was originally contributed, as it should be. this is "begslist" so: Pleeeeeeeease?

I am a 30 year old female that just had to move back home and now realize I do not feel safe or even wanted here. I do not have a job right now or car. I am a full time student trying to make a better life for myself. I really need some kind of help to get out of this house and find a new place to live or a car so I can at least leave when my brother and father are getting after me. Being 30 and having no children I am not sure where I can turn either to get more help, as I have been looking for awhile. Any help would be great and once I am on my feet it will all be paid forward.

I am a sruggling mom who works. I am having trouble paying my bills and feeding my kids. I am making myself sick worrying, and I feel like Im not a good mother. My kids are 16, 14, 12 and 9. I HATE hearing them tell me they are hungry. I am relieved when they get invited to a friends house to eat. I feel like Im failing!!!!! Please, I do not use drugs or even smoke cigarettes. I have no one to help me. My parents are Jehovah's Witnesses and I have been disfellowshipped so I am ALL ALONE!!!! I live as a good christian just not what they believe. I would provide pictures of my family and copies of bills, shut off notices etc. We are very close and love to joke and laugh! It has been awhile though that we have been able to have fun. We are all feeling stressed and I dont want them to feel bad for me but they do. ANY help would be truly appreciated!!!!!

Im a recently Divorced mother of three small boys. In DESPERATE need of help paying my rent. Im three months behind and now about to be evicted. My landlord has been patient but at this point he has grown tired. I fell victim to a lay off 6 months ago. I have cleaned toliets,mowed grass,shoveled snow all types of odd jobs just trying to keep food on the table. I currently owe $3,900. If anyone out there could find it in their heart to lend a hand a would be extremely grateful. Im trying to be strong for the kids but I feel like Im about to have a nervous break down. On this past Friday I was offered a job and I feel really blessed but it will take me three weeks to see a check and at this stage of desperation we will be evicted. Pleae help give me a fresh start by helping us out. If you want me to repay you I can but it will take me awhile sending a little at a time.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE, I hope many blessing come your way.

Hello,

I am not sure where to begin, but first I just want to thank you for viewing my post on behalf of my baby Boy.

I have a darling son who just recently celebrated his first birthday. I always thought that I would be the successful and married mom, but life still has me.on the waiting list. During my pregnancy I was involved
in Two vehicle accidents. Both times i was merely a passenger. Unfortunately the accidents left me disabled. My physical disabilities and pregnancy costed me my job. I became homeless during my pregnancy for several months. My boyfriend/father of my child had been with me for.several years but became Very angry about the pregnancy. After several abusive threats and statements he finally cut off ALL contact with me and our unborn child. I was already disabled at this point. My baby does not receive Any child support. NONE. His father still has refused any and all contact even now...He is paid cash as to avoid helping our son. Eventually, i began hearing alarming threats through third parties on the life of our baby that he does not want. So, I fled the state. :'(
I want the best for my baby. I feel like such a failure. I do as much as physically possible to provide a safe and stable home. Due to my limitations i can only do so much and fall short every month.
I would like to raise money towards buying him a crib, getting at least a one bedroom apartment of our own, preschool, clothes, a college fund, etc.
I need a better beginning for my baby. He deserves a fighting chance and i love him more than anything in the world. It.brings tears to my eyes to have a faithless baby with a disabled mother.
Please i am begging you....help my son to have a bright future. I would be happy to provide updated information as he.grows if possible.
In case you are wondering where is the help from family members: Every once in awhile a family member will buy him a few books or a pair of shoes. Not often. I guess they cannot afford to consistently help raise someone else's child and i fully understand. Everyone has their own battles to fight.
This is just the beginning of my baby boy's journey through life. I pray that you will be a blessing to him and help to make his journey one full of wonderful memories.
Thank you so much.....
Disabled Solo Mom & Bright Eyed Baby Boy

I'm going to try and say the important things without being whiny - facts are just facts, and you should have them.

I have binge eating disorder and depression - this caused me to leave college a year ago and since then I have been unable to find steady work or change my health for the better. If you've ever struggled with an eating disorder you know how insidious they can be. But I am not going to just give up on life because it's difficult.

I just recently started working again, but it'll be awhile before I start making a livable income off of it. Right now, I do not have enough money for food, gas, or the fifty dollar application fee for getting back to college. I have not eaten anything for three days because there is literally no food in my house. I am determined to beat my eating disorder and live a healthy life. I just need some help getting back on my feet. It would mean everything to me if you decided that today, you would be my lucky break. Thanks for reading.

It took me awhile to swallow my pride and post something like this.

Unfortunately, myself and my partner in have found ourselves a little short on paying the project expenses, which has halted production, temporarily.. I'm not asking for much. If you can spare $10, $15 or $20 that would be fantastic. Honestly, I'd rather have five people spare $20 than one person send us $100, so smaller numbers are better.

Every little bit brings us much closer to our goal and help us meet our self-imposed deadlines without upsetting the contributors who have already volunteered their original work.

I have been writing most of my life and anyone who has ever written fiction will tell you, there are more writers than markets. Adding a new market to the world would be doing a service to both aspiring authors and to people who enjoy short fictions. Also, We never plan to charge subscription fees (most online publications of this sort don't).

If you do choose to help us out, please send an email to hipsterfight@gmail.com, so we can keep you updated on the project if you wish. Also, if you give us permission, we'll include your name in a list of special thanks.

And finally, thank you. I appreciate you taking the time out of your day to read this, even if you choose not to send any assistance our way.

I'm a woman in her 40's whos life was turned upside down in a month,The man I was with for a long time and depended on didn't want me and the job I had let me go.So I had to find a place to put a camp trailer a friend let me put it on her property for awhile and hoping to get a job I could put it some where else and what I get from unemployment is not much to put it in a safe place.I just need some help till I can get back on my feet can any one help me please.

Hi there...
The whole idea of asking for money makes me sick to my stomach. I have never been a beggar or a person who wanted charity. But I honestly have no other choice anymore.
My story starts in 2009 with my ex girlfriend, whom would turn out to be the worst thing that ever happened to me. I'm not going to play the blame game, because I have forgiven her since. However I am left with the lasting damage of that relationship.
We had dated when we were young, she had cheated with a friend and I had left her, but i always loved her most of all and was eventually able to forgive her later. I was a fool for love. This is where the trouble starts, we had begun to talk again in early 2009, and soon a relationship developed between us once again. By this time she had a daughter who was 7 years old. I moved to another state to be with her and her daughter, after awhile I loved her daughter as my own child. I took her fishing with me every chance I had. I did not realize it before I had went down there, but her family was a real problem. They took to controlling every aspect of her life, even going as far as taking her mail out of her mail box and reading it. From the very start I has hated, I could not be controlled or told what to do, though they tried. Later in the year I was working and I thought things had improved, they grudgingly accepted me.

I am not a cruel or an evil person, I am always firm but loving when it comes to discipline. There had started to be problems at school and home, with tantrums, and destructive behavior. My ex and I talked about it and we tried everything, nothing seemed to work save simple old fashioned spanking. When she threw a tantrum one day and wrote that she hated us and left it on a note where we would surely find it, and broke her own window in her room. I knew something had to be done, this was totally unacceptable. So I spanked her, not hard or vicious like i got when i was a boy. But just my hand. I left a red mark, not welts or bruises a red mark. Of course being a little girl, she tended to talk and tell everyone EVERYTHING. She told her grandmother about it, and that was it for me, suddenly i was this horrible terrible person. My ex and I quarreled about it a great deal and I left for awhile just to get my head around things and see if it was worth saving.

I decided to leave, and I went home back to indiana where i was from, I left with a broken heart, but i knew the situation couldn't be fixed.
There were other things going on at the time I did not become aware of until later, one was that my ex was pregnant. She later admitted to me that she had been smoking while pregnant, drinking, taking more and more prescriptions, and when she finally told me about it she told me she was glad she had miscarried.
I have never forgotten that statment.
Now here is where the real trouble begins and why I am in such desperate need.
The child told her teacher, and child services became involved, as they always do and will for any reason.
Eventually it got turned over to the sheriff's office to see what they wanted to do with it. Now enters the grandparents into the equation.
The pushed it hard even against my ex's wishes, and managed to get them to file charges for child abuse and issue a warrant. A warrant I didnt even know i had until christmas time 2010. I was picked up and detained for extradition over it. The following monday I was released, I was informed that they didnt want to come get me. I called my ex, and she told me that she had told them to drop it, we talked and talked, she begged me to forgive her for all that happened, and eventually i did, for some reason I still felt like i couldnt live without her. So we continued to talk up until july of 2010. When something happened, grandmother got curious wondering what these numbers were on the cell phone bill. She confronted my ex and she told her that she had talked to me. Ever since that point I have this "open case" listed publically on my record. After about 10 interviews I discovered that was the reason I couldn't have a job. Who would want to hire a "child abuser" anyway? Here it is febuary its been about 8 months without work. I lost my place, and nearly everything i own, I even lost the will to live. I live with my parents now, and I know im a burden to them. I'm thinking about it everyday. It is tax refund time now, and I have half of what I need for my lawyer to try and fix this horrible mess. He is of the almost certain opinion this will be completely dropped, and I can have a job again, and recover somewhat of a life. If you can help please help, I am a desperate man, and I want my life back, I need it back, I cant take not being able to work, and being a burden to my parents who are dirt poor!

hello i have no other option thought i'd try this. my girl friend had court today they gave her 7 days to come up with 2,100 dollars our she will have to leave her home. i can help her with some of the money but not all of it she just got a job awhile back after being unemployed. she was behind on everybill every thing is caught up but her rent she has tell 01-31-12 to come up with the money the county says she makes to much money for assistance. she is a great person just fell on hard times and i feel helpless cause i can only give her a few hundred. any advice or anything would be greatly apperciated thank you.

hi im 24, im from ireland, i have a part time job working in an animal shelter which i totally adore but unfortunitly doesnt pay much, i also take in abused and unwanted pets myself i currently have 5 dogs, 9 cats a donkey and pony, i just want some extra funds so i can go out once in awhile or maybe even a short break away

Hello, everyone I was layed off from my job in 2009. I live in an area in VA were alot of factories have shut down and alot of jobs have been lost. I was able to collect unemployment for awhile, while I looked for a job in the only field I have ever done, I was willing to take anything but there was just no one hiring in my area. My wife is disabled thanks to a drunk driver hitting her vechicle head on with his, so she has very little income coming in. We got behind on our bills. But I recently found a job were I have to commute an hour everyday. We were starting to make a little head way but were still behind on our mortgage when my truck blew up. This is our only vehicle So I have been doing my best to find a way to work. But need to get my truck fixed I am afraid I am going to loose this job because of this and then we will be in worse shape than before. If anyone out there would be will to help I would be most grateful to you. If you can spare anything it would help. Well thats my story. I hope you will help me cause I am behind on my bills and am afraid we will kicked out of our home and I will loose my job.
Thanks,
Needing Help in VA

Hello, everyone I was layed off from my job in 2009. I live in an area in VA were alot of factories have shut down and alot of jobs have been lost. I was able to collect unemployment for awhile, while I looked for a job in the only field I have ever done, I was willing to take anything but there was just no one hiring in my area. My wife is disabled thanks to a drunk driver hitting her vechicle head on with his, so she has very little income coming in. We got behind on our bills. But I recently found a job were I have to commute an hour everyday. We were starting to make a little head way but were still behind on our mortgage when my truck blew up. This is our only vehicle So I have been doing my best to find a way to work. But need to get my truck fixed I am afraid I am going to loose this job because of this and then we will be in worse shape than before. If anyone out there would be will to help I would be most grateful to you. If you can spare anything it would help. Well thats my story. I hope you will help me cause I am behind on my bills and am afraid we will kicked out of our home and I will loose my job.
Thanks,
Needing Help in VA

Hello, everyone I was layed off from my job in 2009. I live in an area in VA were alot of factories have shut down and alot of jobs have been lost. I was able to collect unemployment for awhile, while I looked for a job in the only field I have ever done, I was willing to take anything but there was just no one hiring in my area. My wife is disabled thanks to a drunk driver hitting her vechicle head on with his, so she has very little income coming in. We got behind on our bills. But I recently found a job were I have to commute an hour everyday. We were starting to make a little head way but were still behind on our mortgage when my truck blew up. This is our only vehicle So I have been doing my best to find a way to work. But need to get my truck fixed I am afraid I am going to loose this job because of this and then we will be in worse shape than before. If anyone out there would be will to help I would be most grateful to you. If you can spare anything it would help. Well thats my story. I hope you will help me cause I am behind on my bills and am afraid we will kicked out of our home and I will loose my job.
Thanks,
Needing Help in VA

Im a 42 yr old single mom pregnant with twins. I had my tubes tied over 13 yrs ago and so this pregnancy is a blessing, but deffinately at the wrong time with the wrong guy. He walked out on me and is no where to be found right now. I am on bedrest because Im high risk. I have been unemployed for awhile and nobody will hire me in my position. I dont have family and I have no idea how I am going to get Cribs, Carseats, Stroller, or anything else that i am in serious need of. I will also have a baby registry at target under Tammy Spencer

I have a permanent disability and am not receiving benefits. I want to stay off of Disability. Looking for a hand up not just a hand out. I can do resale. But need a jumpstart. I am currently at a standstill.
I have done resale on items before buying at auctions and selling online. Had to stop for awhile and in order to get going I need some help. I know how to fish I just need some bait. thanks for reading this plea for help.

My home is turning two months behind as of the Dec.1.and they tell me payment needs to be made on one of the monthes before dec.10. I work a full time job and hold insurance for my children. I provide them with food but things are so bad I sold about everything I have to pay for my vehicle,and kids lunches,and exterminator. I can not sell the vehicle because I do not live on a bus line and the kids are in cardio club,and basketball.(Which the car payment is behind one month.) I have nothing for my children for christmas and keep on praying for a miricale but no answers yet. I recently went through a bed bug problem in my daughters room, that I think it came from school. I pay for childcare while I'm at my fulltime job and cant afford to get a part time job because daycare prices are so high and a pt job only pays so little. My heat is shut off and I am heating a house that is only 10 yrs old with a cerosian heater because I don't have the 278. to pay the old bill. This stinks. Please help me figure something out. I have an elementary school, middle school and a high schooler that is to young to get a job still.I feel like throwing my hands in the air and saying just take my kids to a warm home and put me in jail. I feel like I have let my children down. I am a devoted mother and super hard worker. ( Receiving Clerk) I have never been so low in my 38 years of life. Please help and pray if you believe in prayer. Thank you.FYI, I have asked the school for help and they say and so does states assistance I make to much money. but, they want the kids to have no transportation and no car insurance which in kentucky is manditory. and they tell me to move.Also tell me to drop health insurance on them for awhile.(Who would do that) My home payment is 855. a month cheapest none roach infested apt is 750 a month. Yes hundred dollar differnce but I have 10 years invested in the home. I know things will get easier if I could just get caught up. Anything will be apprecaited.

I am staying in a Hotel for thanksgiving, which is tomorrow. I have sold what little valubles I have left to pay for my room, and tomorrow is my last night here. I was staying with my boyfriend for awhile but he left me about a week ago due to a drug addiction that was unknown to his family and I. When he left he took just about everything I owned including my clothing, shoes, coat, anything to make a quick buck. My wallet also was taken, so I have no sort of Identifcation to get any help from shelters or churchs or governemt funded foundations, I have three dollars to my name that will be spent on food for thanksgiving. All I am asking is for someone to help me pay for a room, or food, or even a warm outfit w/ boots and shoes. I am very thankful for what I do still have but sometimes a person needs a little help now and then. I have always put others before myself and tried my best to give them what they want and or need, but in my time of need my friends or people whom I thought were my friends are nowhere to be found. I am not from denver, so the few people that are there for me cannot do much more than they already have. I am not a greedy person and I will not give up hope or lose faith that there are still good in people and in todays society. I would be forever greatful for all the help I could get. Thank you and Have a wonderful thanksgiving.

Hi, I've been with my boyfriend for five years and unfortunately things haven't been great between us for awhile. While I do have a job, I'm a full time student paying for college mostly on my own. Because of this I have no savings and no financial means of moving out. I'm just looking for about $3,000, enough to move out of town and change my name so my boyfriend can't find me. I'd appreciate any help you can offer me. Thank you.

hi my name is bari boddie i need
you to help me pay off some bills
so i can start my biz see i have been cookin for awhile now and
thats what i like to do for a
liveing.so if you would i would your help any donations would help
my adress is 432 e jefferson st
louisville ky 40202 bari boddie
thank you and god bless you

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,
I AM COMING TO YOU ALL AS A FIRST TIME PERSON IN NEED OF SOME ASSISTANCE. I AM 35 YEARS OLD AND A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE TEENAGERS. I HAVE BEEN WORKING BUT DUE TO SOME UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES I HAD GOTTEN ILL AND FELL BEHIND ON MY BILLS. I AM TRYING TO KEEP MY HOME FOR MY CHILDREN TO RETURN HOME TO.

I AM TOLD THAT IF I DO NOT KEEP MY HOME I CAN LOSE MY CHILDREN FOREVER. AND I AM NOT WANTING THAT TO HAPPEN. I HAVE BEEN TRYING SO HARD TO FIND A SECOND JOB BUT HAVE UNSUCCESSFUL.

PLEASE I AM TRYING SO HARD TO KEEP A ROOF OVER MY CHILDREN'S HEAD AND TO GET MY CHILDREN HOME WITH ME.

I CURRENTLY ATTEND FIRST CHURCH OF GOD OF REFUGEE ROAD. I HAVE BEEN A CHRISTIAN FOR OVER 15 YEARS. I JUST MOVED HERE TO REYNOLDSBURG OHIO TO GET AWAY FROM A PAST SITUATION AND START OVER A NEW LIFE. I CAME HERE WITH NOTHING AND NOW I AM NOT TRYING TO FALL BACKWARDS. I AM JUST ASKING FOR ENOUGH TO GET ME AHEAD AND KEEP ME THERE.

I STILL HAVE MY CURRENT JOB BUT IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO GET THERE DUE TO ME NOT HAVING A CAR.

I EITHER WALK TO WALK IN POWELL OR GET A RIDE IN WITH A COWORKER ONCE IN A AWHILE.

IF THERE ARE ANY ANGELS OUT THERE THAT CAN HELP ME KEEP MY HOME, HELP ME WITH MY ULITITES I WOULD GREATLY APPECRIATE IT.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR THE MANY WHO ARE WILLING TO HELP THOSE WHO
HAVE FALLEN SHORT THIS YEAR. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL

SINCERLY
MISS VERONIQUE WHITE

I am a 32 year old working mom of three beautiful children and I have the most wonderful husband anyone could ask for. We have the perfect mid-west life. We both work full time (and enjoy what we do), have a nice home, we're able to afford some luxuries in life although in moderation, that is enough for me. I enjoy cooking, and entertaining in my time off from work, and spending family time with my kids, parents, and neighbors. My children are Jordon (age 13), Logan (age 10), and Brianna (age 9). The kids are active in sports, and in our small community we are well known, and frequently can be seen volunteering at community events, church, and our local high school, of which we are both alumni. I live less than two miles from the home I grew up in. Sounds perfect if you ask me.

On February 18th, 2011 our son Logan (age 10) was diagnosed with a large brain tumor. He was not having many symptoms only occasional headaches. I was concerned that he may have been developing migraines and so I took him to see our family physician. His physical exam was normal including a rather thorough neurological exam. Dr. Arntz agreed with my initial thought and prescribed him some migraine medication. What a relief! He asked us to get a CT scan of Logan's head only as a precaution and he even stated that he didn't think there was any real concern, just a precaution. 5 days later, we were heading to the University of Michigan; Mott's childrens hospital because his precautionary CT scan had confirmed the worst for us. A 6 cm brain tumor in the posterior fossa of Logan's brain. Causing the cerebral spinal fluid to back up and create pressure in his head (hence the headaches).

Before leaving the house for the hospital we gave Logan a brief description of the problem, and explained to him that we didn't know what was going to happen next but we were going to the hospital to find out. You could see the worry on him but he was tough, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Well, I guess I better call it something, I think I'll name it Steve." So off we went, notifying family on the way to the hospital, and completely sick to my stomach.

Three days later we would embark on the scariest days of my life. Logan was promptly scheduled for surgery the following Monday and we were told there was a high probability that the tumor was cancerous. Dr. Cormac Maher performed 14 hours of brain surgery on Logan on Monday February 21st, and confirmed our fears that Logan indeed had a cancerous brain tumor called medulloblastoma. Then more bad news the post operative MRI showed that they had been able to remove all of the tumor and Logan would need more surgery. The next day he underwent another 6 hours of brain surgery. We caught it early but based on where the tumor sat he may not be able to talk or walk normally for 3-6 months. Lucky for us he talks and walks very well all things considered. But there has been radiation therapy and chemo therapy will continue until February or March of next year. There is a 75-80% chance of survivability, I feel blessed with those odds.

Logan is doing very well but this situation has put an incredible financial burden on us. I am falling behind on bills and need help. Andy is working constantly and I even started a second job on the weekends to try to help supplement the lost income from prescriptions, gas to and from the hospital, and just having to take time off work for appointments and Logan's sick days... I don't know what else to do. The banks have tried thankfully to work with us but our circumstance is not going to change for quite awhile longer. Our family's do not have a lot of money, and have already tried to help so much that I think it may be putting a strain on them as well. The church sends gas cards occasionally but there is just not enough to keep us going for the next year.

Here' s the kicker, Logan started his own Relay for Life team. I had taken him to a local expo about 3 weeks after he had been discharged from the hospital because I thought it would be good exercise for him to walk around and there would be lot's to look at, and there was a booth for the American Cancer Society. He walked up to the lady at the booth and he said " How old do you have to be to have a team?" She signed him up on the spot. Logan Bailey's Super Survivors have raised $8300.00 for the American Cancer Society! He's only a little more than $1600.00 away from his goal of raising $10000.00 for the Relay for Life. We've held auctions, bake sales, and concerts. It's been a wonderful distraction for him and he is super excited about reaching that fund-raising goal. We have asked our friends to contribute to his goals in lieu of giving us personal financial assistance. It's more important to me that his endeavors to do more for others, are successful.

We cannot change Logan's circumstance. He will always be a brain cancer survivor, and I will forever be a medullo-mom. But, if we can make this even minutely easier for others having to face it after us then we will do it. Logan donated "Steve the brain tumor" to medical research and he volunteered to participate in a medical research trial for his treatments. We hope that the money raised for the American Cancer Society will make a difference in research and support for anyone suffering with a cancer diagnosis. We hope that the research will make the work of wonderful, selfless, people like Dr. Maher and his team easier and more successful. If I had been diagnosed with this same type of cancer at the age of ten it would have been a terminal diagnosis... the research is working!!

I need help, I need financial help for my family so that we can stop the worrying over finances and concentrate on bringing our entire family through this successfully looking at it in a positive light and remembering that we did it with hearts full of love and with others in mind. Logan is a truly remarkable child and I am so proud of him. I anxiously await your response Thank you for your consideration.

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I have been trying to dig myself out of my hole for awhile now. I do have a job now that offers no benefits. I really need help to take care of my debt. I have a ton of debt from doctor bills from having no health insurance. To get health insurance for myself it will cost me more then half what I make a year and I just can't afford that. I really need to get a car. I have never owned one. I have talked to dealerships and they have told me that I need 3,000 down and a co-signer... All because I have bad credit and that will be the best way to help my credit. Also if I have a car I can go back and forth to college. I would really like to be a deaf interpreter... I already know asl, I just need to go to college and get certified before anyone will hire me. I keep trying to get ahead and I am always hitting a brick wall. So please if you can help it will be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading my rambling.