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I was in a bad car accident three months, which was not my fault. Since then, my life has been absolute hell. I did not have health insurance at the time, so receiving treatment for my injuries has been almost impossible. I have been told that I will need surgery for my herniated disc, which protruding too closely to my spinal cord. Because of my injuries, I have hardly been able to work, and just recently lost my only source of income because of it. All of my bills are due and I only have $2 to my name. I am at a point in my life where I have little hope left, but I guess I still have some left because I've written this post. All I need is $2,000 and would be willing to sign a promissory note for the loan, which I would repay when I receive my settlement from the car accident. I would be forever grateful......please, I really need an angel right now because I am at my breaking point.

I am a single mom of two children ages 16 and 11. My oldest is a special needs child with health problems of his own. I have worked hard all of my life to barely stay a float. My ex signed off all rights and doesn't help at all.

I have recently been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, 2 herniated disks, spinal stenosis, and have just found out that I have had a heart attack on top of it. With me constantly going to doctors for myself, and doctors for my oldest child, I am unable to work any more. I have applied for my disability but I am waiting for a decision. Money is very tight. I have paid all but $400.00 of our monthly bills and I am asking for kind hearted people out there to please help us make the rest of our monthly bills this month.

I have sold everything we have that is of any value, so I am at a loss of what to do from here. I don't qualify for any assistance except for $100 in food assistance and medical.

Please help us.

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.

In July 2007 my husband was a passenger in a co-workers car; the co-worker turned left in front of a pickup and the car was T-boned directly on his side. The co-workers car was an older model with no airbags; the doctor said that if he hadn’t put his arm & hand up to shield his face than it would have been fatal. The subsequent and enduring “care” he has received via workers compensation (WC), for the grave injuries he sustained, has been appalling at best. This is just my personal opinion, based solely on our experiences since the accident, but I have concluded that workers compensation (that was put in place to protect the workers), is nothing less than an unethical, disingenuous corrupt system. They end up sending you to a doctor of there choosing and these doctors (who have "gone over to the dark side")cater to the insurance companies by writing lengthy reports downplaying any injuries (goal of saving insurance company money with zero regard for the patients well being) in exchange for more patients sent to them and guaranteed, probably higher than usual, reimbursements. All too often it seems like WC caters to those who abuse the system and discriminate against those who really are in need. The “timely” medical care my husband has actually been able to procure through this government supported system is a travesty leaving him with irreparable spinal damage and a life of pain to look forward to. The malevolent truth is, had this system acted in a timely fashion, equivalent to the expedient care that ANYONE else not on WC would receive, then something could have been done to improve his quality of life. Unfortunately, as it stands, due to the guileful delay tactics used by WC, it is too late to do much of anything to repair the injuries causing him pain. Clearly supported medically necessary needs have either gone unapproved or purposely neglected for months all the while he continues to suffer with intractable pain. It is just beyond my comprehension as to how these people can feel no remorse for leaving another human being in such agony. Due to WC neglecting to approve certain items we have had to outlay a significant amount of our funds for medically necessary items\services to help him do tasks that he could previously do unassisted.
Today he suffers unrelenting pain as a result of permanent whiplash, 8 herniated discs, and unacknowledged(despite films clearly showing injuries) unaddressed broken tailbone, ribs and pelvis. Nerve damage from the spinal injury has resulted in numbness in his extremities, frequent weakening of his legs and embarrassing incontinence among numerous other concerns - had these been addressed in a timely manner (much like they would have been if not WC injury) his suffering could have been decreased significantly thereby improving his quality of life. The most serious injury he suffered was the hip break (acetabuler break) the worse break possible - it was broken in four places. As alluded to previously, an injury this severe should have been stabilized by surgery - allowing it to heal properly and not leave him suffering in chronic pain. WC puts such demands on providers to cut corners in order to save money that, in my husbands case, his doctor decided to do absolutely nothing but send him home instructing him to stay in a wheelchair 100 % of the time for several months. This doctor did not follow up with an exam or x-rays to make sure everything had healed properly. When my husband tried to explain to him the degree of pain he was still in the Dr said hmmm that shouldn’t be and then said “I can’t do anything else for you…”. This Dr. was so engrossed with saving WC some money that he disregarded his patients plea for help- how dispassionate and cold. The way this physician treated my husband goes against almost every part of the hippocratic oath which he swore to uphold upon graduation.
After being in pain for years, with no help from WC when it came to pinpointing its primary source, we paid out of pocket for a film that revealed his pelvis had been broken in the accident. This was never discovered previously by the orthopedist, again, due to cutting corners to save WC money they didn't take the necessary films to do a thorough job. We have a hearing with WC before a judge in March to request approval of a doctor who can address his broken tailbone - regardless of the fact that he can hardly sit without being in excruciating pain WC has denied him access to a doctor to treat it.
Immediately after the accident WC paid for home care for my husband and I was his caretaker when they were not here. Once they stopped providing this in home care I had to take over caring for him in addition to taking care of our then one year old daughter. I soon realized that I could not work and take care of both of them so I had to leave my job to stay home. As a result of my loss of income we have used up every penny of savings and 401 K, that we worked so hard to earn. We had to purchase anything medically necessary for Randall that WC was denying or losing track of. In addition to all this bad news, he has had to go out on disability (10/10) due to the deterioration of his condition and as a result our income has been cut substantially. This leaves us struggling to survive with no savings and significant decrease in income. I am the primary caregiver of both my husband and 5 year old daughter and all I able to contribute financially is what I can find the time to sell on eBay and needless to say we are coming up short.
All of our credit cards have been turned over to collections and our house note is in default and I am terrified. My heart breaks for my only child my daughter who is just 5 years old - I want her to remember more than this devastating situation about her dad and what undeserved hard times we are facing. You can ask anyone who knows my husband and they will all say the same that he is one of the kindest, caring, and conscientious people they know. I know that he doesn’t deserve the heartache he is having to endure. He has worked hard his entire life, since the age of 15, up until he could no longer because of his injuries; and I know that prior to this accident he had saved and saved and was looking so forward to retiring and having fun times as a family. He hasn’t lost sight of those dreams but the money he had saved to fund them is all gone. Despite everything somehow he still maintains a positive outlook on life which makes him a much stronger person than I.
We all have faith that God will see us through this one way or the other but some days it is just so hard to maintain a positive outlook. We would be truly grateful for any help - do only as your heart leads you to do!
God Bless

I am 38 yr old mother of 3 married for 17 yrs. Been with spouse 19 yrs total. Spouse is an alcoholic. I'm a disabled high school drop out with a GED. This past year spouse destroyed our marriage yet I'm stuck in this hell with no way out. I can't get disability or SSI. I have no income, savings or any way to support my kids. When I told spouse I wanted a divorce he was going to walk away & leave me with no way to pay the rent or utilities. Can't afford an attorney can't afford anything to be honest. I depend upon him for income. My list of health problems began at age 17 & have continued to compile since. Can not be treated for my medical conditions due to my hypersensitivity to prescription medications & allergies to opiates & codeine. My existence is utterly miserable!! I need a way out of this hell. Everyone deserves to be happy even me. I have to provide stability to my children so I live a lie day to day pretending to be his partner friend & lover. Honestly it is enough to make one have no desire to live. I am trapped in hell with 3 kids. I have been diagnosed with degenerative disc disease, fibromyalgia, restless leg syndrome, herniated T11-12, chronic tendinitis of the groin, eczema. I have very bad allergies with frequent allergic reactions to things in my environment and have no idea what they are. I will be allergy tested next week. The week after I start testing for lupus & kidney disease if nothing is found on scope test of my bladder. I stay sick get many things at one time & it takes me much longer to recover than normal people. There has to be a way out of this with some dignity. I was told by an SSI rep that I am one of those people that just falls through the cracks. There has to be hope for us down here for Christ sake there has to be

I was seriously hurt in a car accident about 9 months ago (another driver came into my lane and hit me) which resulted in a herniated disk in my back that is causing unbearable pain. My husband was laid off from work approximately six weeks prior to the accident and we couldn't afford the COBRA premiums so we are without medical insurance as his new job doesn't have benefit (my employer does not offer health insurance either). The other driver was uninsured so I can't find an attorney to take the case on contingent fee since they don't want to waste their time when there isn't an insurance company to go after. I am in excruciating pain and surgery is the only option to stop the pain, but without insurance, there is no way that I can afford it. It's getting so bad that it's affecting my ability to work. I don't have any family members who are in a position to help either and can't believe that I've turned to this site, but have no other choice. Please help in any way that you can and I promise to donate to others on here once I am able to!

I am 65 years old. 20 years ago I fell on a patch of ice I managed to dislocate my right shoulder chronically
and broke a few ribs. a few moths later I herniated 3discs in my lower spine and of course damaged a nerve or two
Leaving me unable to stand or walk. It took me 15 years but i finally managed to walk
very short distances with the aid of a back support and a cane. Along the way I developed type2 diabetes and of course while I was stumbling around I tripped and dislocated the other shoulder.
So back to the Chair for a while. I started coughing and could not find anything that stopped the coughing.
My doctor says I have asthma. So now we add an inhaler to the lengthening list of drugs.

Then when I finally start to get out of the chair I developed chest pains and shortness of breath.
I went into a heart hospital for the scope threw my inner thigh so they could see how bad my arteries were. Because I failed the stress test completely. Whatever they saw that morning was pretty bad. They kept me sedated and the next morning I had Quad Bypass surgery - - They could not figure out why I was not dead.
There was very little blood getting threw my heart.

I woke up 3 days later with tubes every where. There was a large incision and they used wires to hold my breastbone together.
The years I spent in a wheelchair took a toll. .....It seems the human body is not designed to remain sitting all the time.
I am 6ft -250 lbs.
So of course Two years later the wires unraveled, tore lose or broke.
They cut me open on the same scar and after a bone graft they put in 3 large titanium plates with 34 screws.

I t now costs $1500 per month for insurance (just for me plus whatever my wife has to pay for herself.)
Between the mortgage and my drugs and the thousands for copays on the two surgeries We have nothing in the bank and my wife still owes over $60,000 in student loans.

But, you know -I just have to hang around to see what the hell happens next.
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The only thing I can do is ask for your help. Even a dollar or two would make a difference.
Thank you

Hello, Single mom who has stayed off Social Security and federal assistance for 10 years. I work in the mental health field and ends just dont make it for me and my daughter.

Most of my expenses come from medical bills as I suffer from my disability and several herniated disks and bone spur.

I just keep working as I dont want to go back on welfare or go back to the shelter. Being a single mom you have to make decisions that often cut on paying bills late. The rent is increasing where I am at and cant afford the rent. Me and my daughter need to move and need help with moving expenses and security deposit.

Please help. I dont want to get a payday loan. I have one already and dont want another.

Hello my name is doona, and im trully embarassed about having to do this but i dont know what else to do. My story goes like this i was working for a company in philadelphia i hurt my back at work, it turns out to be a herniated disc. I tried to work through the pain, because of always been a worker i loved my job. But i found i just couldnt do it, the pain was unbearable. Now im trying for workmans comp, the company never filed it with the state so i had no choice to hire an attorney, now this accident happend jan. 12th, i had a hearing on the 12th of april, and still not a dime, and it doesnt look like its going to be coming any time soon. I had to leave the place i was living and move in with my daughter and her boyfriend who dont have alot of money to support me eathier, i have a truck that only has about 9 more payments left on it, im supposed to be going to philadelphia for my therapy appointments, but the thing is i have no money not a dime. Im so ditraught and upset about this, i have wrriten the govenor of NJ where i live and the govenor of PA where the accident happend to try to fond help. Im going to apply for welfare 2morow, but i dont even know if i will get that or not, Im on prescription meds for high blood pressure abd anxiety, wich i need to take, and im down to 2 days of them left and i cant get them filled because i have no money. So im on this site looking for an angel or some good hearted person to help me, i mean anything would help right now, i just dont know what else to do. I mean even if it isnt money anydirection pointing would be must appreciated. I just want to say thank u in andvanced for reading this. And please if anyone can help me at all i would be trully gratefull.

Sincerely

Donna Errigo

Hi. I have been unemployed for a year now. I have applied and interviewed more than 20 jobs, and been turned down. I only get jobs here and there, a couple hundred bucks for some work. I have Borderline Personality Disorder, and it makes it very hard for me to hold a job because I'm disabled. I have a lot of medical expenses- my medications, and therapy bills, I have no insurance. I also have three herniated discs, and I seriously need them to be operated on, but I can't afford it. I also have delayed sleep phase syndrome, so I can't wake up at normal hours. It is very hard, I am so often disoriented. I am worried I will not be able to pay my rent or for food for my dog, Maggie. We are good people. If you donate to me, I can email you a clip of me singing a song to you. Please help me. Please donate to my paypal account, or email me at miriamhart@live.com. Please please help me and my dog. We are scared.

Hi. I have been unemployed for a year now. I have applied and interviewed more than 20 jobs, and been turned down. I only get jobs here and there, a couple hundred bucks for some work. I have Borderline Personality Disorder, and it makes it very hard for me to hold a job because I'm disabled. I have a lot of medical expenses- my medications, and therapy bills, I have no insurance. I also have three herniated discs, and I seriously need them to be operated on, but I can't afford it. I also have delayed sleep phase syndrome, so I can't wake up at normal hours. It is very hard, I am so often disoriented. I am worried I will not be able to pay my rent or for food for my dog, Maggie. We are good people. If you donate to me, I can email you a clip of me singing a song to you. Please help me. Please donate to my paypal account, or email me at miriamhart@live.com. Please please help me and my dog. We are scared.

Hi. I have been unemployed for a year now. I have applied and interviewed more than 20 jobs, and been turned down. I only get jobs here and there, a couple hundred bucks for some work. I have Borderline Personality Disorder, and it makes it very hard for me to hold a job because I'm disabled. I have a lot of medical expenses- my medications, and therapy bills, I have no insurance. I also have three herniated discs, and I seriously need them to be operated on, but I can't afford it. I also have delayed sleep phase syndrome, so I can't wake up at normal hours. It is very hard, I am so often disoriented. I am worried I will not be able to pay my rent or for food for my dog, Maggie. We are good people. If you donate to me, I can email you a clip of me singing a song to you. Please help me. Please donate to my paypal account, or email me at miriamhart@live.com. Please please help me and my dog. We are scared.

Hi. I have been unemployed for a year now. I have applied and interviewed more than 20 jobs, and been turned down. I only get jobs here and there, a couple hundred bucks for some work. I have Borderline Personality Disorder, and it makes it very hard for me to hold a job because I'm disabled. I have a lot of medical expenses- my medications, and therapy bills, I have no insurance. I also have three herniated discs, and I seriously need them to be operated on, but I can't afford it. I also have delayed sleep phase syndrome, so I can't wake up at normal hours. It is very hard, I am so often disoriented. I am worried I will not be able to pay my rent or for food for my dog, Maggie. We are good people. If you donate to me, I can email you a clip of me singing a song to you. Please help me. Please donate to my paypal account, or email me at miriamhart@live.com. Please please help me and my dog. We are scared.

Hi. I have been unemployed for a year now. I have applied and interviewed more than 20 jobs, and been turned down. I only get jobs here and there, a couple hundred bucks for some work. I have Borderline Personality Disorder, and it makes it very hard for me to hold a job because I'm disabled. I have a lot of medical expenses- my medications, and therapy bills, I have no insurance. I also have three herniated discs, and I seriously need them to be operated on, but I can't afford it. I also have delayed sleep phase syndrome, so I can't wake up at normal hours. It is very hard, I am so often disoriented. I am worried I will not be able to pay my rent or for food for my dog, Maggie. We are good people. If you donate to me, I can email you a clip of me singing a song to you. Please help me. Please donate to my paypal account, or email me at miriamhart@live.com. Please please help me and my dog. We are scared.

Hi. I have been unemployed for a year now. I have applied and interviewed more than 20 jobs, and been turned down. I only get jobs here and there, a couple hundred bucks for some work. I have Borderline Personality Disorder, and it makes it very hard for me to hold a job because I'm disabled. I have a lot of medical expenses- my medications, and therapy bills, I have no insurance. I also have three herniated discs, and I seriously need them to be operated on, but I can't afford it. I also have delayed sleep phase syndrome, so I can't wake up at normal hours. It is very hard, I am so often disoriented. I am worried I will not be able to pay my rent or for food for my dog, Maggie. We are good people. If you donate to me, I can email you a clip of me singing a song to you. Please help me. Please donate to my paypal account, or email me at miriamhart@live.com. Please please help me and my dog. We are scared.

Hi. I have been unemployed for a year now. I have applied and interviewed more than 20 jobs, and been turned down. I only get jobs here and there, a couple hundred bucks for some work. I have Borderline Personality Disorder, and it makes it very hard for me to hold a job because I'm disabled. I have a lot of medical expenses- my medications, and therapy bills, I have no insurance. I also have three herniated discs, and I seriously need them to be operated on, but I can't afford it. I also have delayed sleep phase syndrome, so I can't wake up at normal hours. It is very hard, I am so often disoriented. I am worried I will not be able to pay my rent or for food for my dog, Maggie. We are good people. If you donate to me, I can email you a clip of me singing a song to you. Please help me. Please donate to my paypal account, or email me at miriamhart@live.com. Please please help me and my dog. We are scared.

My brother(who lives with me) adopted a puppy from the humane society that had Parvo within 4 days at home his Sofie was very ill and taken to the hospital for 5-6 days and died today during the blood transfusion. His dog has infected my sweet little Chewbacca/Chewy Chihuahua and I took him in today! borrow a small down pymnt of $200 but the 3 day estimate is $1200 and then additional days will be more! I am a single mother with 3 small children down on luck at the moment and behind on rent and utilities.. broken car... unemployed... herniated disks ... and recently assaulted and beaten by a stranger. I am in great financial need to save my baby who turns 1 on March 20th and I've had him since the day he turns 6 weeks- He deserves to live a longer life! Such a Sweet Chewy- I am begging for any assistance I can get! I don't indulge in cable... and unnecisary things- I'm on state assistance and food stamps.(meaning 2 of my 3 children get medical benefits and we receive food stamps so we can eat) Please help and I will always be grateful and appreciative.

My brother(who lives with me) adopted a puppy from the humane society that had Parvo within 4 days at home his Sofie was very ill and taken to the hospital for 5-6 days and died today during the blood transfusion. His dog has infected my sweet little Chewbacca/Chewy Chihuahua and I took him in today! borrow a small down pymnt of $200 but the 3 day estimate is $1200 and then additional days will be more! I am a single mother with 3 small children down on luck at the moment and behind on rent and utilities.. broken car... unemployed... herniated disks ... and recently assaulted and beaten by a stranger. I am in great financial need to save my baby who turns 1 on March 20th and I've had him since the day he turns 6 weeks- He deserves to live a longer life! Such a Sweet Chewy- I am begging for any assistance I can get! I don't indulge in cable... and unnecisary things- I'm on state assistance and food stamps.(meaning 2 of my 3 children get medical benefits and we receive food stamps so we can eat) Please help and I will always be grateful and appreciative.

Single mother of 3 on medicaid for 2 youngest- food stamps for entire family, two herniated disks in lower back, and down on her luck needs financial assistance asap!
Admitted 4lb Chewbacca my Chihuahua to hospital to treat Parvo! ***3 day bill will be $1200 and any addition days more!
***Rent 2 months behind and owe over $2000
***Utilities 3-4 months behind and owe $600 plus!
We don't indulge in cable at this time...
Currently trying to work from home selling things online...
Despartely need some assistance!
Thank you for your time!

I have never been in a position such as my present situation. I am a 49 year old single Mom. All of my family has passed, and the two family members that are alive, cannot help me. I have worked hard since I was 15. The last two years I worked 2 jobs and had a small business. I was working toward a goal, getting my son into college. All was going well until he was in a car accident. I had to stay home to care for him for two months, until he was well. He could not get out of bed; I worked from home, until my company fired me two days before the New Year.
After the accident and my layoff, I started to become very ill. I have always been sick but could press on. Now I find myself without any money and on the verge of being homeless, I am currently on 27 medications to stop the progression of the rheumatoid and osteoarthritis. I was paralyzed at 24. I have been diagnosed with Lupus, Reynaud’s, IB, Gerd, Migraines, along with the arthritis. I have herniated discs and my spine is not strong. I have scoliosis and my spine has me in pain at all times. I am also a cancer survivor.
I am not used to being the one needing help; I am more comfortable helping others. I have taken in people in the past that needed help, I donate to every animal organization, and I would rather be on the giving end. I recently took in a family of 5 and now I do not know where we will all end up, God help us all
Thank You for listening
Rosanne