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My life was wonderful I met the greatest girl in the world 12 years younger than me.We lost a baby during late pregnancy and I asked her to marry me January 5th on the 8th we took a nap and my soon to be wife died on my chest at 28 y/o I wanted to die with her but had to go on for my mom and neices and nephews so I relocated to the top of the us in Northern maine just to get away while on this trip to get my heart back and mind I met my sisters best friend and I was so in need of emotional help we bonded fast she was so much like my late fiancee age personality habits all the same well she has lupus she is in hospital now in bad shape from her system being septic infection in her shoulder bone.We have an autistic son living in a top floor that is very small we really need help I wanna make my family happy I have surgery coming up on my back cut from neck to butt my liver is in bad shape and we r broke please help me one dollar will help anything please!you can even mail a card to say it will get better anything here is my address thank you any words of encouragement will be awesome..Kenny Carmichael 90 dorsey road Fort Fairfield Maine 04742

I'M A SINGLE MOTHER WHOM LOST HER JOB, CAR, AND HOME. i HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND A GRANDSON AND WE ARE RENTING SMALL ROOM. I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A APARTMENT OR HOUSE BUT CAN'T AFFORD ONE BECAUSE I HAVEN'T FOUND A JOB YET. I RECEIVE UNEMPLOYMENT BUT THAT'S NOT GUARANTEED. OUR FAMILY NEEDS A NEW HOUSE WITH RENT 750.00 A MONTH AND I NEED A NEW JOB. I WAS TOLD I HAVE A BAD CASE OF LUPUS SO I'M LIMITED I'M DEBT UP TO MY EARS AND MY CHECKING AND SAVINGS ACCOUNT ARE OVER DRAFTED. PLEASE SOMEONE OUT HERE PLEASE HELP US WE CAN USE THE MONEY WE EXCEPT EVERY PENNY U GIVE TO US.

hi i need help i lost my job i have no money to even pay my bills there are five people me my dad and mom and two kids im the only one that can work right now my dads on ssi my mom has lupus we are running out of time we are about to be kicked out on the streets we have tried every thing to help ourselves but nothing is working if any one can help i would greatly love it

In November of 2011, I had a pulmonary embolism. After getting off Coumadin in March, I was still extremely sick. Doctors cannot seem to find the issue. Lupus, autoimmune and cancer were what they thought it was but blood tests ruled that out. Now it looks like endometriosis. I am on the verge of losing my job, only working a day a week. I cannot take a leave of absence because I need some sort of income for bills and gas to get me to and from college classes. I have a 6 yr old son that I take to school daily as well. I am NOT asking for cash, and I really do hate to do this, but we are in great need of non-food necessities (toilet paper, laundry detergent, dishwasher soap, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, etc.) I am trying to sell my possessions on ebay for extra cash but it isn't going so well. Thank you for your interest.

My Address is:
Nicole Branham
860 Northmeadow Dr.
Gaylord, MI 49735

email: nicolembranham@aol.com

Thank You so very much for your help. Heres my story. I am in my early 30s. I am a mother of two loving kids ages 4 and 9. My husband moved out a year ago after a bout of depression, stating "I love you thats why I cant stand to stay here n watch you die like this!" And it is true anyone who has watched a loved one waste away before thier eyes can tell you it eats your soul. In a way I cant blame him. I have hopes we will someday get our family back together. Untill then I am in this alone, and now find my self here asking you for help.
I have several cronic illnesses. Including scoliosis:Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine that occurs most often during the growth spurt just before puberty. While scoliosis can be caused by conditions such as cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy, the cause of most scoliosis is unknown. My scoliosis curve got worse, the spine rotated and twisted, in addition to curving side to side. This caused the ribs on one side of the body to stick out farther than on the other side. Severe scoliosis can caused back pain and difficulty breathing. In my case In severe scoliosis, the rib cage may press against the lungs and heart, making it more difficult to breathe and harder for the heart to pump.I also experience harsh neurological affects of Muscle weakness, Numbness and Abnormal reflexes. To save my life I had to have surgery.
Surgery involves correcting the curve (although not all the way) and fusing the bones in the curve together. The surgeon lays bone grafts across the exposed surface of each vertebra. These grafts will regenerate, grow into the bone, and fuse the vertebrae together. The bones are held in place with one or two metal rods held down with hooks and screws, helping to support the fusion of the vertebrae.I went through all this at age 13. But now with the onset of sevral more cronic illness complication from the surgery that once saved my life now slowly kill me.
Years later I began getting sicker and sicker by the time I was 20 my spine was degenerating causing horrible pain, I had to have my appendix removed, then gallblader went bad. We never dreamed these all had a common factor. Doctors just shook their head proclaiming :you are just so young for your body to be failing like this". Eventually it was discovered I have Lupus and severe arthritus. Lupus is an autoimmune disease, meaning that the body' s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy organs and tissue. Lupus can affect any part of the body, causing inflammation and damage in joints, skin, kidneys, heart, lungs, blood vessels, or the brain. More than 90% of people with lupus have skin rashes, often triggered by exposure to the sun, and about half have kidney and lung problems. Because lupus affects the joints, it is considered a rheumatic (arthritis) disease.
Upon this discovery things began to make sense. So doctors now knowing why began a body wide check up to see what all has been affected. One test was A bone mineral density (BMD) test measures how much calcium and other types of minerals are present in a section of your bone. Your health care provider uses this test, along with other risk factors, to predict your risk of bone fractures in the future and detect osteoporosis. Bone fracture risk is highest in people with osteoporosis. They found I indeed had osteoporosis at the age of 22. SO now My bones are weaking causing damage areas all over my body, but the most serious being in my spine. Now comes the arthritis/lupus, they see these damaged areas and my own imune system attacks. Eating at the damaged areas creating even more damage, which increases the area the lupus attacks. It is a vicious circle. I have now been treated with medication over 10 yrs. But they can only slow the illness there is no cure, and dure to my scoliosis and the metal rods in my back surgical treatment options are very limited.
The damage is so severe I was decared legally disabled by the age of 23. My only income is SSI. I have to support my children and I on 658.00 a month. Thank God the court issued my ex to pay my rent in lue of child support. I am asking for help to cover upcoming medical bills. In the last 14 months I have had 5 seperate kidney surgery. My right kidney is damaged and I will soon be having a 6th surgery. This one to remove damaged section of the tube that leads from the kidney to bladder. then they will reattach at a higher section of bladder. I will aslo be having several Jaw surgeries. Due to exposure to radiation, osteoperosis a excessive vomiting of stomache acid my teeth are breaking and falling out. The doctor needs to repair what they can and put in inplants for what they cant. This will slow the degineration of my jaw. Without this treatment my jaw is going to cave in. Currently I am only able to eat mushy foods. I have drastically lost weight and my body is stuggling to heal due to the stress, pain and infection. So I hunbly beg of you to help me 1.00 or 50.00 anything would help. These procedures will not only improve my quality of life but aslo help extend my time here on earth just a little ehile longer. I just want to be with my kids as long as I can.Whith each dollar you donate its like adding an hour to my life.....What would you give for a few more hours with the ones you love?

Thank You so very much for your help. Heres my story. I am in my early 30s. I am a mother of two loving kids ages 4 and 9. My husband moved out a year ago after a bout of depression, stating "I love you thats why I cant stand to stay here n watch you die like this!" And it is true anyone who has watched a loved one waste away before thier eyes can tell you it eats your soul. In a way I cant blame him. I have hopes we will someday get our family back together. Untill then I am in this alone, and now find my self here asking you for help.
I have several cronic illnesses. Including scoliosis:Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine that occurs most often during the growth spurt just before puberty. While scoliosis can be caused by conditions such as cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy, the cause of most scoliosis is unknown. My scoliosis curve got worse, the spine rotated and twisted, in addition to curving side to side. This caused the ribs on one side of the body to stick out farther than on the other side. Severe scoliosis can caused back pain and difficulty breathing. In my case In severe scoliosis, the rib cage may press against the lungs and heart, making it more difficult to breathe and harder for the heart to pump.I also experience harsh neurological affects of Muscle weakness, Numbness and Abnormal reflexes. To save my life I had to have surgery.
Surgery involves correcting the curve (although not all the way) and fusing the bones in the curve together. The surgeon lays bone grafts across the exposed surface of each vertebra. These grafts will regenerate, grow into the bone, and fuse the vertebrae together. The bones are held in place with one or two metal rods held down with hooks and screws, helping to support the fusion of the vertebrae.I went through all this at age 13. But now with the onset of sevral more cronic illness complication from the surgery that once saved my life now slowly kill me.
Years later I began getting sicker and sicker by the time I was 20 my spine was degenerating causing horrible pain, I had to have my appendix removed, then gallblader went bad. We never dreamed these all had a common factor. Doctors just shook their head proclaiming :you are just so young for your body to be failing like this". Eventually it was discovered I have Lupus and severe arthritus. Lupus is an autoimmune disease, meaning that the body' s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy organs and tissue. Lupus can affect any part of the body, causing inflammation and damage in joints, skin, kidneys, heart, lungs, blood vessels, or the brain. More than 90% of people with lupus have skin rashes, often triggered by exposure to the sun, and about half have kidney and lung problems. Because lupus affects the joints, it is considered a rheumatic (arthritis) disease.
Upon this discovery things began to make sense. So doctors now knowing why began a body wide check up to see what all has been affected. One test was A bone mineral density (BMD) test measures how much calcium and other types of minerals are present in a section of your bone. Your health care provider uses this test, along with other risk factors, to predict your risk of bone fractures in the future and detect osteoporosis. Bone fracture risk is highest in people with osteoporosis. They found I indeed had osteoporosis at the age of 22. SO now My bones are weaking causing damage areas all over my body, but the most serious being in my spine. Now comes the arthritis/lupus, they see these damaged areas and my own imune system attacks. Eating at the damaged areas creating even more damage, which increases the area the lupus attacks. It is a vicious circle. I have now been treated with medication over 10 yrs. But they can only slow the illness there is no cure, and dure to my scoliosis and the metal rods in my back surgical treatment options are very limited.
The damage is so severe I was decared legally disabled by the age of 23. My only income is SSI. I have to support my children and I on 658.00 a month. Thank God the court issued my ex to pay my rent in lue of child support. I am asking for help to cover upcoming medical bills. In the last 14 months I have had 5 seperate kidney surgery. My right kidney is damaged and I will soon be having a 6th surgery. This one to remove damaged section of the tube that leads from the kidney to bladder. then they will reattach at a higher section of bladder. I will aslo be having several Jaw surgeries. Due to exposure to radiation, osteoperosis a excessive vomiting of stomache acid my teeth are breaking and falling out. The doctor needs to repair what they can and put in inplants for what they cant. This will slow the degineration of my jaw. Without this treatment my jaw is going to cave in. Currently I am only able to eat mushy foods. I have drastically lost weight and my body is stuggling to heal due to the stress, pain and infection. So I hunbly beg of you to help me 1.00 or 50.00 anything would help. These procedures will not only improve my quality of life but aslo help extend my time here on earth just a little ehile longer. I just want to be with my kids as long as I can.Whith each dollar you donate its like adding an hour to my life.....What would you give for a few more hours with the ones you love?

I have lupus and spend a lot of time between doctors and hospitals. I have insurance but only 70% coverage after $3500 deductible is met. I have 5 kids and recently took in another. I work full time but got stuck in debt and now can't get out. Any help to pay remaining medical bills would be so amazing! I also take a lot of medications and receive treatments which will not stop anytime soon. Hoping to get out of debt so I don't have to skip medicine or treatments. Thank you!

Last year I was diagnosed with severe Chrohn's disease and lupus. The medications they have given are not helping. I was forced to quit my job of 2 1/2 years because of this I applied for disability. I am on my second appeal and have been told I have to wait another year at least for a hearing. My wife has been putting in applications left and right to no avail. We are receiving ebt to feed us and our 3 children. Our land taxes are becoming due at the end of april and if we do not pay the 2300.00 we own we will lose our home. We also have a 796.00 power bill that is owed in less then a week or our power will be shut off. This isn't easy for me to ask for help i have always supported my family until now.Any help would be most appreciated. Thank you so much.

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

To whom it may concern:

My name is Angela K. Baker. I live in Green Bay, Wisconsin and have been living with diagnosis of Systemic Lupus since I was fourteen years (I am now 34 DOB 06/16/1977). Although as a child, I knew there was something a little different about myself compared to my twin brother Johnathan. I could never run and play with the other children because my body just would not keep up with the other kids. It always felt like I had sandbags attached to me and I would pass out in the sunlight, I was always exhausted and my body cried out in pain. I just didn't know why. I can remember being like this all the way back to my kindergarten year. Not that my parents were bad people, it just seemed like they just didn't have anymore to give, there problems were so on the surface, (both of my parents are alcoholics, and my mother has had Multiple Sclerosis (MS) since I was born and as for my father, he spent a large part of my life locked away in the Wisconsin jail system (due to his own alcohol induced indescretions.) At fourteen I got a full-time job to pay for my medical bills and a part-time job working at a nursing home to help my family. I have always been stuborn and a fighter, but at this point in my life the fight has just about been exstinguished out of me and I have to admit that I need some help. Over the last twenty years I have been under anasthetic approximately 125 times. I am missing more parts than I have. I feel like an experiment gone wrong or a human pin coushon. I hope that at least some of my surgical suffering at least helped the surgeons learn something from my body...You see I have lived longer than anyone that they know of with this kind of Lupus. It usually manifesters in the late 30's or 40's not in children. My most recent operation was on June 9th 2011, to fix holes in my intestines that were accidentley left after my colon was removed (my colon exploded after it had been recected four times) Right now I have an Illyectomy system that does not work correctly, it leaks blood, bile, puss, fecal liquid ect. and the plastic appliances do not work on me because my skin is so sensative from the Lupus. My medical exspenses are so astronomical even with Medicare and I struggle every month to pay my basic needs (rent, public service water copays ect) I was forced to retire at 23 my body deceided it just couldn't do it anymore, even though I worked very hard to put myself through college so that I could have a decent job that I enjoyed. Thank God that it does not take much to feed me, because the state of WI says that I do not qualify for food stamps or medical assistance, I make $4.oo a month too much. I am not asking for large donations, I know the ecomomy is bad and we are all struggling. What I am asking that when you balance your checking account that you round up to the nearest dollar and please donate the change. My goal is to collect enough money to see a special surgeon at Freodert Hospital in Milwaukee Wisconsin. He would like to see if he can help me have some kind of quality of life and end some of the suffering that I have been enduring for a long time . I would be happy if I even received a little relief. I don't remember what it is like to feel healthy, everyone in this life deserves at least a shot at it... If I am given the help that I need, I fully intend to open my home again as a safe house ( I am not able to do that now because of the leaking illeostmy ) and I would love to a foster mom to any child who needs a good loving and stable home. The way I am right now is horrible ( I have not left my home in over six months excluding doctor appointments) I do realize that some people use these sites for frivilous things and for scamming people. All that that I can do is to give my word that I promise to pay it forward. In my life I have been through an extraordinary amount of human suffering and it is a miracle that I am alive still to tell my story, and for that I am truly greatful and I am here still for a reason. It is not so bad to live without certain basic human needs, it's the having too that is very heartbreaking.

Sincerely,

Angela K. Baker

To whom it may concern:

My name is Angela K. Baker. I live in Green Bay, Wisconsin and have been living with diagnosis of Systemic Lupus since I was fourteen years (I am now 34 DOB 06/16/1977). Although as a child, I knew there was something a little different about myself compared to my twin brother Johnathan. I could never run and play with the other children because my body just would not keep up with the other kids. It always felt like I had sandbags attached to me and I would pass out in the sunlight, I was always exhausted and my body cried out in pain. I just didn't know why. I can remember being like this all the way back to my kindergarten year. Not that my parents were bad people, it just seemed like they just didn't have anymore to give, there problems were so on the surface, (both of my parents are alcoholics, and my mother has had Multiple Sclerosis (MS) since I was born and as for my father, he spent a large part of my life locked away in the Wisconsin jail system (due to his own alcohol induced indescretions.) At fourteen I got a full-time job to pay for my medical bills and a part-time job working at a nursing home to help my family. I have always been stuborn and a fighter, but at this point in my life the fight has just about been exstinguished out of me and I have to admit that I need some help. Over the last twenty years I have been under anasthetic approximately 125 times. I am missing more parts than I have. I feel like an experiment gone wrong or a human pin coushon. I hope that at least some of my surgical suffering at least helped the surgeons learn something from my body...You see I have lived longer than anyone that they know of with this kind of Lupus. It usually manifesters in the late 30's or 40's not in children. My most recent operation was on June 9th 2011, to fix holes in my intestines that were accidentley left after my colon was removed (my colon exploded after it had been recected four times) Right now I have an Illyectomy system that does not work correctly, it leaks blood, bile, puss, fecal liquid ect. and the plastic appliances do not work on me because my skin is so sensative from the Lupus. My medical exspenses are so astronomical even with Medicare and I struggle every month to pay my basic needs (rent, public service water copays ect) I was forced to retire at 23 my body deceided it just couldn't do it anymore, even though I worked very hard to put myself through college so that I could have a decent job that I enjoyed. Thank God that it does not take much to feed me, because the state of WI says that I do not qualify for food stamps or medical assistance, I make $4.oo a month too much. I am not asking for large donations, I know the ecomomy is bad and we are all struggling. What I am asking that when you balance your checking account that you round up to the nearest dollar and please donate the change. My goal is to collect enough money to see a special surgeon at Freodert Hospital in Milwaukee Wisconsin. He would like to see if he can help me have some kind of quality of life and end some of the suffering that I have been enduring for a long time . I would be happy if I even received a little relief. I don't remember what it is like to feel healthy, everyone in this life deserves at least a shot at it... If I am given the help that I need, I fully intend to open my home again as a safe house ( I am not able to do that now because of the leaking illeostmy ) and I would love to a foster mom to any child who needs a good loving and stable home. The way I am right now is horrible ( I have not left my home in over six months excluding doctor appointments) I do realize that some people use these sites for frivilous things and for scamming people. All that that I can do is to give my word that I promise to pay it forward. In my life I have been through an extraordinary amount of human suffering and it is a miracle that I am alive still to tell my story, and for that I am truly greatful and I am here still for a reason. It is not so bad to live without certain basic human needs, it's the having too that is very heartbreaking.

Sincerely,

Angela K. Baker

To whom it may concern:

My name is Angela K. Baker. I live in Green Bay, Wisconsin and have been living with diagnosis of Systemic Lupus since I was fourteen years (I am now 34 DOB 06/16/1977). Although as a child, I knew there was something a little different about myself compared to my twin brother Johnathan. I could never run and play with the other children because my body just would not keep up with the other kids. It always felt like I had sandbags attached to me and I would pass out in the sunlight, I was always exhausted and my body cried out in pain. I just didn't know why. I can remember being like this all the way back to my kindergarten year. Not that my parents were bad people, it just seemed like they just didn't have anymore to give, there problems were so on the surface, (both of my parents are alcoholics, and my mother has had Multiple Sclerosis (MS) since I was born and as for my father, he spent a large part of my life locked away in the Wisconsin jail system (due to his own alcohol induced indescretions.) At fourteen I got a full-time job to pay for my medical bills and a part-time job working at a nursing home to help my family. I have always been stuborn and a fighter, but at this point in my life the fight has just about been exstinguished out of me and I have to admit that I need some help. Over the last twenty years I have been under anasthetic approximately 125 times. I am missing more parts than I have. I feel like an experiment gone wrong or a human pin coushon. I hope that at least some of my surgical suffering at least helped the surgeons learn something from my body...You see I have lived longer than anyone that they know of with this kind of Lupus. It usually manifesters in the late 30's or 40's not in children. My most recent operation was on June 9th 2011, to fix holes in my intestines that were accidentley left after my colon was removed (my colon exploded after it had been recected four times) Right now I have an Illyectomy system that does not work correctly, it leaks blood, bile, puss, fecal liquid ect. and the plastic appliances do not work on me because my skin is so sensative from the Lupus. My medical exspenses are so astronomical even with Medicare and I struggle every month to pay my basic needs (rent, public service water copays ect) I was forced to retire at 23 my body deceided it just couldn't do it anymore, even though I worked very hard to put myself through college so that I could have a decent job that I enjoyed. Thank God that it does not take much to feed me, because the state of WI says that I do not qualify for food stamps or medical assistance, I make $4.oo a month too much. I am not asking for large donations, I know the ecomomy is bad and we are all struggling. What I am asking that when you balance your checking account that you round up to the nearest dollar and please donate the change. My goal is to collect enough money to see a special surgeon at Freodert Hospital in Milwaukee Wisconsin. He would like to see if he can help me have some kind of quality of life and end some of the suffering that I have been enduring for a long time . I would be happy if I even received a little relief. I don't remember what it is like to feel healthy, everyone in this life deserves at least a shot at it... If I am given the help that I need, I fully intend to open my home again as a safe house ( I am not able to do that now because of the leaking illeostmy ) and I would love to a foster mom to any child who needs a good loving and stable home. The way I am right now is horrible ( I have not left my home in over six months excluding doctor appointments) I do realize that some people use these sites for frivilous things and for scamming people. All that that I can do is to give my word that I promise to pay it forward. In my life I have been through an extraordinary amount of human suffering and it is a miracle that I am alive still to tell my story, and for that I am truly greatful and I am here still for a reason. It is not so bad to live without certain basic human needs, it's the having too that is very heartbreaking.

Sincerely,

Angela K. Baker

My wife has lupus. As a result we moved across the country to a new state to better her condition. As a consequence, I have not been able to find a job and her insurance is quickly running out. She is getting better, however, she still depends upon a cocktail of medications to ensure her daily well-being.

I have tried for several months to land a job-any job, but with no luck. I am a published author and an historian with a background in archaeology and geology. My wife and I try to lead normal, quiet lives the best we can with her condition. I suffer from epilepsy and as a result I cannot work a night-shift as this will trigger myoclonic seizures.
My wife and I daily make sales on Amazon and eBay and I have been published several times in national publications and have given oral history presentations.

I am trying the best I can in this tempestuous economy to create a healthy, stable home for my wife. However, with the looming threat of limited income and no insurance I can only do so much. I have attempted to create a book dealer business through eBay and Amazon and this has generated some income to supplement my writing income, but this is not enough to support my sick wife.
We try to stay active and engender a healthy lifestyle to encourage her recovery. I am still seeking employment, but as many of you know it is a tough battle. I love my wife very much and am thankful for the care and help she has received thus far. However, I cannot do this alone.

Anything you can do to help is appreciated. We will pay this forward.


Thank you.

Hi everyone, I'm a single mother of two children; struggling everyday to support my kids. Six years ago I fought out I have lupus. I don't have any support from anyone. I worry about if anything happens to me what going to happen to my kids. I'm so scared! The reason why I'm posting this message because I'm in so much pain and I need help! Six years being on all these meds has damage my teeth. I can barely chew. I lost so much weight. I need 1500.00 dollars! If anyone can help I will be so grateful! God bless!!

Hi how are you? We as a family really need some help.. Im a single mom who is trying to get my disabilty in order so we can stay afloat. When i gave birth i got sick with lupus and ra.. We have been struggling with bills for bout 2 yrs my mom was working until she had a hernia surgery that basically cost her her job. We are needing help with rent mainly as we lost our house but were fortunete enough to be able to rent it. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

I'm asking anyone who reads this post to please donate one dollar in order to help me with my medical cost for Lupus. Lupus is a disease in which the bodies immune system attacks and injures the bodies own organs and tissues. I've been suffering with lupus for over 10yrs and it has caused me to develop kidney failure, heart failure, gallstones, hair loss, sores within the ears, sores along my chest, disfiguring scars along my face, gout, and rheumatoid arthritis. I was fired from my nursing job because my Lupus flare ups caused me to miss work and remain hospitalized for weeks on end. I worked with the sick and injured for more than 20yrs and i enjoyed every minute of it. I just never thought that I would end up in the same situation as the people I cared for for so many years. atop all of that, my medical expenses are continuing to rise because of my hospital visits. please please please take into consideration all the things i've mentioned and please donate a dollar.

i am a 55 year old woman who needs help, i lost my job and medical and only get unemployment hat does'nt cover my rent and bills, i had to give my car back, i was trying to make it work by not paying a bill or two one month so i could keep my car but that just came back and bit me. i put myself back in school to learn some thing new, i was in the printing and binding business for 37 years but there's no work out there where i live anymore. i have lupus and r/a and i cope with the pain i have to to survive. all im asking for is about 2000 dollars to get caught up and then i can survive on my unemployment till i can find a job or finish school. i have my 3 kids to think about to my 4 legged ones my pugs they keep me going although sometimes its hard. people keep telling me its going to get better i keep asking myself when im on the verge of loosing a roof over my head. please please if you can help i would be forever greatful. my name is liz

I am a mother of two wonderful children. My husband die unexpectedly in October of 2010.I recently found out that i have a disease called Lupus. This disease shuts down your vital organs one by one. I don't know ho long i have to live. I probably won't see my children get married or see my grandchildren. Before my husband died i told him if anything were to happen to him that i would takecare of the kids and be there for them. Now i have nothing to give. I want to give them all i can before i die. Right now i don't have money to do anything . I live off of social security. After my bills i have nothing. I want to give my kids something. I want to buya house so when i die they will have something. I need money to fulfil my life before it is gone. Please help me. - Angela Graham

We have finally found a place that we moved into february of this year after staying in hotels for a little over a year . I have lupus and have been unable to work.My husband works full time, but a little over a month ago was out a week due to outpatient surgery . It got us really behind as he didnt get paid leave.All of May is paid up right now, but we have to come up with June and have already recieved a 5 day notice from the landlord. It is 995 a month and if its not paid by the 5th, its a 100 late fee and 5 dollars every day after. I dont want to lose our home again. My kids have been through so much already . Their birthday is Friday and they will be 12 (twins ), and we haven't even been able to get anything for them . Thanks for reading and God bless you .

I am a 34yr old female just looking for some help I am donating a kidney to my sister in July and will possibly be off wk for a while and will have no income to pay my bill . My sister has lupus and has been on dialysis for the past 6yrs and she's only 31 she deserves a better life and if I can give her one by giving her one of my organs then god bless us. So if there is anyone out there that can help us even a little it would b greatly appreciated....

Thank u GOD BLESS

I have never done anything like this before, or been on social aid or anything like that. I have worked very hard for everything I have and full time since I was 16... I worked for an automobile repair company, and was recently laid off-no warning-just one day poof! job gone! The employers that I had were wonderful to work for, as I have LUPUS and diabetes, and were very understanding, as sometimes I was quite sick. Mu furnace and hot water tank had to be replaced in february, and now with no savings, I find myself in a situation that is not good, and dont know where else to turn...I need to put food on the table for my daughter and I, and pay the bills. I have found someone willing to hire me, but the job doesn't start until the end of May, and still will have to wait a month to get paid. My mortgage is overdue, my loan payment for my car is past due, my house insurance is due tomorrow, and utility bills hanging over my head have got me stressed to the max. I beg of you to help me get over this hump..any amount will help. Thank you sooo soo much...God bless!!

I am so ashamed to do this, but my shame wont allow me to make my Granddaughter suffer. I am a Grandmother with lupus, fibromyalgia, celieac disease (that is affecting my heart, lungs, kidneys) attempting to raise a beautiful eight year old little girl who has extreme issues from her memories after having been rescued from a home in which her father was making drugs. I address her emtional issues by creating the most peaceful environment possible, but my inability to even keep the electric on this month and the fact that my husband left and moved to TX, taking the car with him, has left me completely without resources and a shutoff notice on water and electric. Only complete desparation would drive me to have come to this website and any help that anyone can offer will be GREATLY appriciated and wisely used. Thank you. I feel a little better just knowing that I now someone else knows. Thank you. Thank you.

I am 54 yrs old and never thought i would post on something like this. I have worked hard all my life. I had a tree service with my husband he died last Feb. and two weeks later I found out my health problems were due to Lupus. I need the money to pay bills to keep a roof over my head while I apply for diability. If I had my teeth I might be able to get some kind of easier employment I need dentures . No one will hire me with missing teeth. I am praying for some kind of help.

I am totally handicapped,i am bed bound to a hospital bed in our living room,i suffer from several autoimmune diseases including Lupus,Fybromialgia,Chron's disease,Rheumatoid arthritis,my spine is degenerating,i have kidney disease and diabetes,neuropothy from the diabetes and the Lupus has attacked my lypmph system and now i have lymphedema.I suffer from severe chronic pain/I also have a 17 yr old daughter who has Lupus,it is a hereditary disease,my mom and my grandma had it.We are barely getting by,i have medicaid but it doesn't cover everything,we can barely pay our bills and i am afraid of losing our home.Since Jan i have really been fighting for my life,i have been hospitalized 8 times because of a staph infection that keeps coming back,twice i was septic and barely made it.This is really hard for me to do this but i don't know what else to do,i have sold everything i own of value and am running out of options,i have medication that insurance doesn't cover that i have to get in a few days and i have no money to get it,we need groceries.If you can help me,i thank you from the bottom of mt heart.

I'm Glenda from the Philippines, 40 years old and has been diagnosed with lupus, diabetes, and end stage renal failure due to lupus nephritis. Both of my kidneys are affected and currently on dialysis when there is enough money.

I'm suffering for almost 4 years now, and we, together with my family are already out of funds and bankrupt due to extensive medical treatments and maintenance. I rely to friends and relatives who in one way or another support me but not long-term.

I have a strong faith in God and have been praying for some answers to my circumstances. If you could find it in your heart to help me, I would greatly appreciate it. Any amount will do that would help ease our current pressing financial need and the rest will go toward relieving our overall debt and start the savings needed for the medical treatment that will save my life and offer our entire family a new life.

Please help.