Poverty Tags

I'm currently attending a University in Northeast Ohio. My Spring and Summer classes are online until my children return back to school in the fall. Then I will be attending classes on campus in the Fall and Winter Quarters. Unfortunately, this is how my college years will have to be.

I'm begging for money for my college expenses. Every penny will be going toward tuition, textbooks, and other directly related college expenses.

I only ask because the expense of college is becoming a huge issues at my house. We are falling behind on everything else trying to get me through school. I do not want to end up having to quit!

I'm back in school for so many reasons. The biggest one is to get the heck out of poverty and off of government assistance.

So find it in your heart to donate to my college expenses. Every little bit helps!


Thank you for your time

HI I AM THE OWNER OF A USED CAR FAMILY BUSINESS THAT ITS BEEN EATEN BY THE ECONOMIC CRISIS ALONG WITH OTHER FACTORS LIKE THE VIOLENCE ACROSS THE BORDER (MEXICO) I AM LOOKING FOR SOME RICH PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD OR LOTTERY WINNERS TO DONATE 100,000.00 DLLS TO HELP ME GET BACK THIS BUSINESS TO LIFE AND TO PAY DEBTS AND MAINTAIN THIS SOURCE OF INCOME FOR MY FAMILY. WE HAVE HAD THIS BUSINESS SINCE 1989 AND HAVE PUT TOO MUCH WORK INTO IT. i UNDERSTAND THAT ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLS SOUNDS TOO MUCH MONEY BUT NOT TO SOMEONE WITH A GOOD HEART AND A GOOD BANK ACCOUNT. WE ARE A BIG FAMILY AND MY FATHER WHO WAS A BREAD COOKER (PANADERO IN SPANISH) STARTED THIS BUSINESS WITH A LITTLE CAPITAL AND HOPE OF GIVING TO HIS CHILDREN A BETTER WAY OF LIFE (WE ARE 7 BROTHERS AND 2 SISTERS) AND MY MOM ALSO WORKED HARD AND HELPED HIM A LOT. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH AND NOW THEY ARE OLDER AND WE HAVE TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF THEM. I HOPE SOMEBODY GENEROUS LOOK THRU THIS BEG AND WANTS TO HELP. IN SOME WAY BUSINESS HELP OTHER PEOPLE BECAUSE YOU BUY TO OTHER BUSINESS AND MONEY CIRCULATE AND HELP THE LOCAL ECONOMY. WE REALLY NEED THE MONEY AS THE OTHER PEOPLE IN THIS SITE. PLEASE BELIEVE ME THAT I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO IMPLORE HELP. IM 54 AND I HAVE INVESTED A GOOD CHUNK OF MY LIFE IN THIS BUSINESS AND I DONT KNOW ANOTHER JOB THAT BUY AND SALE CARS AND TRUCKS (SALVAGE VEHICLES) AND I LIKE THIS BUSINESS. i HONESTLY OFFER THAT IF I GET HELP I WILL HELP OTHER PEOPLE. I ALREADY DO IT BUT SOME EXTENT. YOU SHOULD SEE ALL THE POVERTY IN MEXICO WHEN I COME FROM MEXICO THERE ARE LOT OF PEOPLE SELLIN DIFFERENT ITEMS AT THE INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES, STREET VENDORS,ETC. IS HARD BUT THINGS IN MEXICO DO NOT GO VERY WELL, YOU KNOW.

THANK VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP AND GOOD LUCK TO ALL.
MUCHAS GRACIAS Y SUERTE PARA TODOS! ILOVEYOU

It is so hard today with the economy the in shambles like it is. My Family lives below the poverty line. even though my father works 15 hour days sometimes longer. Food is scarce and I think my sister is getting sick from the lack of proper nutrition. I don't ever ask for much, and not the type to look for a hand out. But Its getting tough and We need help. God bless you if you find it in your heart to feed me and my family.

Four years ago our house was paid for. The only debt that we had was $13,000 for a camping trailer.

17 years ago I worked for a Fortune 500 company. I got sick at work due to chemicals and they fired me. My doctor said that I can only work from home. I can’t find a company that will allow me to do that. My husband had a good job as a union truck driver but the company closed his terminal so he also lost his job.

Before my husband lost his job the FMCSA made him get an exemption to drive. He was off from work for 9 months. Then he had to have 2 hips replaced and was off again for 3 months. During that time we had some major expenses like a new well and furnace. Two weeks after my husband lost his job our home was flooded and our insurance didn‘t cover anything. I also lost my car that was 11 years old. I now drive one that’s 15 years old and my husband drives one that’s 12 years old. My husband did get another job 3 weeks after he lost his but he makes 1/3 of what he did.

During the time that he was off from work and since he lost his good job we wanted to keep our bills paid and our credit good. We were forced to use our home equity loan. Now we are almost at the limit of $100,000. With the housing market falling our house is now worth about half of what it was. We owe way more than what it is worth. I’m am afraid that we are going to lose our house. This has caused marriage problems between my husband and I. I am depressed and anxious most of the time.

My prescriptions alone are $1260 a month. The year before last my husband made less than $28,000. This year he did make over $30,000. We make just enough that we are not in poverty. So, we do not qualify for any assistance. What kind of help is available for the poor working middle class that is trying to keep their bills paid?

I'm currently attending a University in Northeast Ohio. My Spring and Summer classes are online until my children return back to school in the fall. Then I will be attending classes on campus in the Fall and Winter Quarters. Unfortunately, this is how my college years will have to be.

I'm begging for money for my college expenses. Every penny will be going toward tuition, textbooks, and other directly related college expenses.

I only ask because the expense of college is becoming a huge issues at my house. We are falling behind on everything else trying to get me through school. I do not want to end up having to quit!

I'm back in school for so many reasons. The biggest one is to get the heck out of poverty and off of government assistance.

So find it in your heart to donate to my college expenses. Every little bit helps!


Thank you for your time

I'm currently attending a University in Northeast Ohio. My Spring and Summer classes are online until my children return back to school in the fall. Then I will be attending classes on campus in the Fall and Winter Quarters. Unfortunately, this is how my college years will have to be.

I'm begging for money for my college expenses. Every penny will be going toward tuition, textbooks, and other directly related college expenses.

I only ask because the expense of college is becoming a huge issues at my house. We are falling behind on everything else trying to get me through school. I do not want to end up having to quit!

I'm back in school for so many reasons. The biggest one is to get the heck out of poverty and off of government assistance.

So find it in your heart to donate to my college expenses. Every little bit helps!


Thank you for your time

What do you say when you are entreating an entire world of strangers to come to your aid? How do you sound deserving of their help? How do you express, without writing a novel, why you are in need, how you came to be there, how you came to choose this way of seeking help, and how very afraid you feel.
First, the reason I chose this method. I was feeling frustrated one night after being asked to work another fund raiser. While there is no doubt that the family is very much in need their financial security was markedly better than my own. I was wondering why it seemed that it was always people who already had some means at their disposal who got that kind of sympathy and help. Obviously I was feeling self centered but still the thought remained, what kind of resources were there out there for people like me, people barely above poverty level and struggling to keep from going under. So...I started searching the internet and came across references to "begging" online. I was shocked, I was appalled...I was hopeful. The anonymity of it was a big plus.
Feeling so hopeless, and out of control is very frightening for me. I work with the public. The street people call me Smiley because I try to always stay upbeat while at work and they know that if I can I will always help them with a dollar or two when they need it. There are many people ( even those who are only a few years younger than my 55) who call me Mom and have come to me for assistance both emotionally and financially. I have two adult children of my own and many more that have come through my household and are a part of my family even though they are not related biologically. I send my own Mother money a couple times a month. She lives on a fixed income that doesn't even cover here cost of living. I can no longer afford these things but I don't know how to cut off the aid to others even though I, myself, am in need of aid.
My husband and I come from poor families and were determined to make a better life for our own children. Since we both only had high school educations neither one of us are in well paying jobs but we have always managed to survive and our children never had to worry about whether Mom and Dad were going to be able to feed and clothe them. But things have gotten progressively worse this year.
I tried to start a small business in order to provide my oldest grandchildren and one of my children with a secure job and something meaningful to do. Trying to keep them out of the "system" and teach them to have self respect, and trying to provide a means for them to have financial security. But the business never picked up and we were funneling money into it...my daughter lost her husband and we were also supporting her household. The financial strain has put us in debt that we cannot pay. Our cars have broken down, there are three running vehicles for six drivers to use getting to work and looking for work but no money to repair or replace them. My daughter and her children are living in my home, having lost theirs, and my husband and I are staying with my youngest and her family. Her husband was recently laid off and she is expecting her second child. My husband had to have surgery and that put him off work for six weeks, and now in order to keep his job we have to somehow pay for hearing aids ($3000 for the least expensive ones). Although it is hard we have stuck together and are helping each other as best we can.
The problem is that I see no end in sight. Just the electric bill is $6oo a month thru the winter months. Fuel is outrageous. Food for this many people (5 adults, 3 late teens, and 3 small children) is very expensive in this state. Mortgage payments, gas for cars, and phones...these are things everyone has to pay. I know there are many who are far worse off than I, at least we still have roofs over our heads. But the output is so much higher than the income and each month, each WEEK, sees me feeling a little more desperate. How will I, will we, end up? Will we all be living on the street next year? The interior of Alaska is no climate for the homeless. I don't know what it will take to make this better, to make my family secure but I hope there is help out there for us.

I have been living at or below the poverty line for quite a while.
I am asking for money for various reasons.
If you want to know who is asking see:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/114360972902635220302#114360972902635220302/about
So if anyone can please send a donation I would appreciate it.
Super grateful for whatever you can offer!
So I am asking, all you wealthy people, and all those people who have everything, to hear my plea and help me go live.
Thank you for help if you provide it.

I was one of the few employees laid off in a state that somehow survived the recession largely intact, but my position didn't thanks to a governor who rejected parts of the stimulus package. After a struggle for searching for work at home, I set out, with the meager earnings I was able to produce through freelance writing, at a whopping two cents a word, camping along the way, to apply to every open position I could find across this country. 23 months later, I'm still searching. I'm not bilingual, and I don't have a degree. What I do have is experience, an amazing way to deal with people face to face and a ridiculous work ethic, but apparently those aren't the traits looked for in this job market, merely the person who was committed enough to spend four years on a campus.

The math, well, that and the awesome algorithms behind gmail tell me I've applied to 3,150 jobs in over a dozen states. Maybe a hundred interviews from the whole lot. And according to the IRS paperwork I sent in recently, my income last year was a far cry from the most recent classification of the poverty line.

Anything helps, and would be forever appreciated.

One of these days an application will lead to an interview which will lead to an offer, but until then, what? All I can do is keep plugging away. Sleeping in my car when I can't afford a cheap motel room. Waking up to an aggravated foot and hip thanks to my injuries in a life I feel so far removed from it doesn't even feel like it was real anymore.

And I guess, come across this site from the random google search of a desperate person, trying to find some help in a world that seems to have rejected her.

The more I write, the more I keep hearing that little voice on my head saying "Quit your bitching, there are those who have it far worse.", so I'll stop now. Again, any type of help is beyond appreciated. Thank you for reading this far.

I was born with a rare syndrome called Dan-
dy-Walker syndrome. It is being born with-
out a cerebellum. This snydrome caused me
to involuntarily tilt my head from side-to-
side all my life. I am 40 years old and it
is still there,but not nearly as bad, in
fact,all during school,my nickname was"tilt
". My entire childhood was full of ridicule
embarrasement, friendless,and dateless. It
was like this for the first 20 years of my
life.I have lived my life one close to the
poverty level. I have not even started to
live life. I finally have a chance to own
a house and be among the normal person,but
I need the $15,000 for the down payment.I
will never have a normal life,but owning a
house would be huge in my miserable life.
PLEASE,PLEASE HELP!!

Hi there,
I'm a 22-year-old woman with a little nine month old baby boy. I'm getting my certification as a nurse's assistant so I can work in a nursing home. The elderly population is growing, and they need loving people to care for them and keep them company. Soon I will be able to do that. The only problem is the tuition is $950.

To learn how I got here, begging, read on..
A year and a half ago I got married to my love. He always treated me like an angel. We had a great life.
I got pregnant with our little baby boy and we'd never been happier.
Unfortunately,last June, before our son was born, he passed away.
I am being strong on the inside for my boy but I am still in love with my husband and I have nowhere else to turn.
I am a wonderful mom and I work very hard as a maid during the day and at night as a uncertified home health aide, but I'm not making enough money to pull us out of poverty.
Once I am certified, I can command a higher salary and move to a better neighborhood and save money for my son's future instead of living paycheck to paycheck.
Every dollar, I am closer to a brighter future.
Thank you for your time and may you be blessed.

Hi, I am Clement from South Africa. In South Africa we have to problems.
1. Unemployment and
2. Waste.

My business is too create work for the unemployed by doing recycling. The money you get for selling your recyclable material are so little it tough to pay a good wage for people. Currently they are getting less then $10 per day.

If all those who donate on this site gave me $2 it would be possible to illimunate poverty and makes Africa less dependant on the USA.

**IMPORTANT** I know that a lot of people look at these and think that their donations won't do any good as the person posting will just get in trouble again eventually. This is NOT the case for me. Your donation of any size WILL help and I will MAKE it successful so you will never see me here again ;)
Please take a chance, knowing that what you give will have a real effect that will help me to help others!
THANK YOU!
They say these things should be short, but I will take a chance in giving you the whole picture. Thanks for reading!
In 2009, I was made homeless by Hurricane Ida in Virginia. That same year, I became disabled with COPD, sciatica and fibromyalgia. It has been a long, slow process of recovery,pain, poverty,and the accompanying humiliation. I have had to give up my car, my cottage, and my job.

However, thanks to the efforts of very dear friends and some self-made luck I finally have a stable living situation, and the strength to embark on a new career as a writer and self-publisher of Spiritual and New Age materials.
Writing is where I find my greatest joy, (followed closely by my painting) and my experiences have given me rewards of perspective that makes the challenges I still contend with somehow worth it. I'm looking to help others find the inner strength and hope that I found through my own crisis.
You can read some of my writing at my blog:
http://grace-in-search-of-grace.blogspot.com/

My computer, however, is almost 8 years old and between the "pages not responsive" and "Chrome has crashed", system crashes and stalls, etc it routinely takes me up to 3 hours to upload anything to the site. I have very limited energy, and this can take up an entire day.
The the age of the machine means that it is limited in terms of upgrades and networking.
I've learned and done all I can to keep it running this long, but now I need a new one if I am going to be able to do the kind of heavy-duty publishing and posting to make it in this field and become self-sufficient.
I am looking for $5,000+ to cover the following costs:
*computer
*printer/scanner/fax
*paper
*toner and ink
*website hosting for a year
*Domain Registration
*Non-profit status registration
*Dedicated phone line
*Art supplies for graphic design
*Photoshop software
*Print-on-demand membership for 1 year

Anything is greatly appreciated!

I will do my utmost to pay it forward to those who are also in need.
I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

**IMPORTANT** I know that a lot of people look at these and think that their donations won't do any good as the person posting will just get in trouble again eventually. This is NOT the case for me. Your donation of any size WILL help and I will MAKE it successful so you will never see me here again ;)
Please take a chance, knowing that what you give will have a real effect that will help me to help others!
THANK YOU!
They say these things should be short, but I will take a chance in giving you the whole picture. Thanks for reading!
In 2009, I was made homeless by Hurricane Ida in Virginia. That same year, I became disabled with COPD, sciatica and fibromyalgia. It has been a long, slow process of recovery,pain, poverty,and the accompanying humiliation. I have had to give up my car, my cottage, and my job.

However, thanks to the efforts of very dear friends and some self-made luck I finally have a stable living situation, and the strength to embark on a new career as a writer and self-publisher of Spiritual and New Age materials.
Writing is where I find my greatest joy, (followed closely by my painting) and my experiences have given me rewards of perspective that makes the challenges I still contend with somehow worth it. I'm looking to help others find the inner strength and hope that I found through my own crisis.
You can read some of my writing at my blog:
http://grace-in-search-of-grace.blogspot.com/

My computer, however, is almost 8 years old and between the "pages not responsive" and "Chrome has crashed", system crashes and stalls, etc it routinely takes me up to 3 hours to upload anything to the site. I have very limited energy, and this can take up an entire day.
The the age of the machine means that it is limited in terms of upgrades and networking.
I've learned and done all I can to keep it running this long, but now I need a new one if I am going to be able to do the kind of heavy-duty publishing and posting to make it in this field and become self-sufficient.
I am looking for $5,000+ to cover the following costs:
*computer
*printer/scanner/fax
*paper
*toner and ink
*website hosting for a year
*Domain Registration
*Non-profit status registration
*Dedicated phone line
*Art supplies for graphic design
*Photoshop software
*Print-on-demand membership for 1 year

Anything is greatly appreciated!

I will do my utmost to pay it forward to those who are also in need.
I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I am a young boy and have got admission into a tertiary institution but don't even no where to get help from.my dad is almost 70 years and he is sick and cannot afford my education,but i don't want poverty to block my dreams,my dream is to work as a health professor and help other out.please anyone reading this who could offer me a little help should please help me because it could be u,and also remember all hand are not equal.this is my email (ernest199015@yahoo.com).thank you

Dear everyone,

my name is Kate, recently I have been accepted to an optometry professional school to become an eye doctor - optometrist. The school starts in August 2012 and ends after 4 years. However the tuition fee alone costs $34000 per year and the living expense costs $20000 per year. In total, I will need to have about $55000 per year and hence $250000 over the 4 years of my study. Due to my parents' low income, the bank cannot borrow enough money for us, they can only borrow us $30000 in total. Yes, this amount is significantly less than what I would need. I have dreamed of becoming an optometrist since my high school years. During my entire undergraduate years, I worked part time at an eye clinic. I was able to gain a good understanding of the optometry field as well as what it takes to run a private clinic. I learned how to interact with staffs, patients and doctors most efficiently to ultimately provide the best patient care as possible. While most people have uncertain future, I am lucky to be sure that becoming an eye doctor is what I would like to do in the future. It is my passion, my goal, and my life. It is my ultimate goal to be an eye doctor who takes care of eyes of the poor and the underprivileged people, both in developed and developing countries. In order to achieve my goal, I must become the very best doctor by receiving the best education. If one has such strong aspiration to do a great thing for the underprivileged, how sad is it to see that person's dream being hindered due to his/her poverty? Please help me reach my dream so I can further help out others in my future. Please donate any amount you wish to help me raise $250000 for my optometry education. Thank you so much for reading my message and helping out. Thank you.

Ours is a Research, Development and Charitable, Non-Profit Organization in Andhra Pradesh, India providing services for Poor and Below poverty line Community in the field of Education, Health and Housing, Water and sanitation, Environment, Rural energy, Animal welfare, Human Rights, Disaster management, Emergency relief Works, Shelter, Orphan Homes, Old Age Homes,Creches, Livelihoods, SHG's, Research and Development, Community Development, Community Health Centers, Agriculture, Watersheds, HIV/AIDS, Childrens related Issues, Cancer, e.t.c. in our area nearly 340 HIV/AIDS Orphans are living and more over they are from below poverty line.We need help for these childrens by way of Nutrition Food,Books, Uniform,Medicines, e.t.c for the academic year 2012-2013. All are girl childrens only. We request you please kindly help us in this issue. It is my request. If you need more information please kindly visit our web-site www.rrheds.org

I am 22 years old male living in Jordan, I have been unemployed since I finished high school four years ago, I couldn't afford college because it is expensive in Jordan, I have applied for many jobs here in Jordan but I couldn't get a job because every time they tell me that I have no college degree and no work experience so I never got a Job, ever. I am really sad because I have no prospects and no income and no future, because I am a really smart guy and I know that I can achieve a lot if just given an opportunity.

I believe that the best way to get myself out of poverty is to start my own small business and I need $700 for that ,since no one will hire me, therefore I am asking for your help, please help me so I can help myself.

any amount you can afford will be much appreciated and I will always be grateful to you.

Thank you and god bless you.

I am 22 years old male living in Jordan, I have been unemployed since I finished high school four years ago, I couldn't afford college because it is expensive in Jordan, I have applied for many jobs here in Jordan but I couldn't get a job because every time they tell me that I have no college degree and no work experience so I never got a Job, ever. I am really sad because I have no prospects and no income and no future, because I am a really smart guy and I know that I can achieve a lot if just given an opportunity.

I believe that the best way to get myself out of poverty is to start my own small business and I need $700 for that ,since no one will hire me, therefore I am asking for your help, please help me so I can help myself.

any amount you can afford will be much appreciated and I will always be grateful to you.

Thank you and god bless you.

I am 22 years old male living in Jordan, I have been unemployed since I finished high school four years ago, I couldn't afford college because it is expensive in Jordan, I have applied for many jobs here in Jordan but I couldn't get a job because every time they tell me that I have no college degree and no work experience so I never got a Job, ever. I am really sad because I have no prospects and no income and no future, because I am a really smart guy and I know that I can achieve a lot if just given an opportunity.

I believe that the best way to get myself out of poverty is to start my own small business and I need $700 for that ,since no one will hire me, therefore I am asking for your help, please help me so I can help myself.

any amount you can afford will be much appreciated and I will always be grateful to you.

Thank you and god bless you.

I am 22 years old male living in Jordan, I have been unemployed since I finished high school four years ago, I couldn't afford college because it is expensive in Jordan, I have applied for many jobs here in Jordan but I couldn't get a job because every time they tell me that I have no college degree and no work experience so I never got a Job, ever. I am really sad because I have no prospects and no income and no future, because I am a really smart guy and I know that I can achieve a lot if just given an opportunity.

I believe that the best way to get myself out of poverty is to start my own small business and I need $700 for that ,since no one will hire me, therefore I am asking for your help, please help me so I can help myself.

any amount you can afford will be much appreciated and I will always be grateful to you.

Thank you and god bless you.

I am 22 years old male living in Jordan, I have been unemployed since I finished high school four years ago, I couldn't afford college because it is expensive in Jordan, I have applied for many jobs here in Jordan but I couldn't get a job because every time they tell me that I have no college degree and no work experience so I never got a Job, ever. I am really sad because I have no prospects and no income and no future, because I am a really smart guy and I know that I can achieve a lot if just given an opportunity.

I believe that the best way to get myself out of poverty is to start my own small business and I need $700 for that ,since no one will hire me, therefore I am asking for your help, please help me so I can help myself.

any amount you can afford will be much appreciated and I will always be grateful to you.

Thank you and god bless you.

I am 22 years old male living in Jordan, I have been unemployed since I finished high school four years ago, I couldn't afford college because it is expensive in Jordan, I have applied for many jobs here in Jordan but I couldn't get a job because every time they tell me that I have no college degree and no work experience so I never got a Job, ever. I am really sad because I have no prospects and no income and no future, because I am a really smart guy and I know that I can achieve a lot if just given an opportunity.

I believe that the best way to get myself out of poverty is to start my own small business and I need $700 for that ,since no one will hire me, therefore I am asking for your help, please help me so I can help myself.

any amount you can afford will be much appreciated and I will always be grateful to you.

Thank you and god bless you.

I'm a 31 year old male, oh and my 4 year old kitty. Life has not been easy but I always did my best to keep moving forward. From dealing with childhood abuse to climbing the corporate/social latter and falling.. I've always tried to "handle it" and do everything the right way, all on my own and helping everyone I could in anyway I could along the way.

I've worked very hard and instead of being out there in the world stealing or making babies I can't afford I got a good job, car, and bought my first home at age 20. I'm the kinda friend you know has his own issues and he don't wanna bum you out with them but you can say "Hey James, I can't make my rent, can I borrow this.." or "James my house burned down can I come live wit you?" or "my boyfriend is about to be deported can you buy his old car so we can afford the lawyers?" and my answers are as follows; How much you need?, how long Can you stay + here's $2000 come buy a co-op in my building I'll put in a good word for you, and will it pass inspection?? All this before I was even 25 and these people were older than me! Grown men coming up to my desk at work tell me "I'm hungry" or even just a simple "Feed me" while perched atop my cubicle like a starving pigeon and we'd laugh and joke and sure enough I would buy or bring in something good to eat. I'm the kind of friend that for your birthday from me your most likely to get something we saw in a store window months ago, just to surprise you and make you happy cause it was meaningful to you. Also very kind to those I don't know who seem to be in need, even when we didn't speak the same language, they were drunk and I didn't know if I was walking into trouble.

Somewhere between then and now my life has turned completely upside down. The weight of what I had previously survived (praise God) and what I am now going through don't balance anymore. I lost that home and car and job due to a disability and even though by now you must think me a generally upbeat, diligent, resourceful, praise his name in wrong or right soul I'm lost and I need to rebuild. My entire support system was slowly picked off by my family and close friends life circumstances. I hate telling people how it all happened because to me it sounds like I'm saying I'm cursed and horrible things just keep happening to me. I accept my responsibility for my end and do self checks constantly. Even when thrown into situations far beyond my years, or no one should expect and try to deal with careful thought, civility and grace.

The one last thing I had to hold on to, that was keeping me strong and helping me grow as a person was the love I thought I had but apparently I did not. Lying, fear, cheating, HIV, emotional abuse, sneakiness, poverty, hurt, uncertainty, finding out the person who was the love of your life gave him HIV on purpose but still didn't want him!, cancer and treatments, severely persistent and mental illnesses, self-centeredness, the loss of friends and family acting shady and all that was just my relationship with my EX! So of course me being me for the most part stowed my problems.. "as usual" even if it left me in a bad spot financially, emotionally or physically and I was there! Loving and Supportive even after I was almost attacked. It's a fine line between being a damn fool and doing the right thing, I know but now I'm all on my own. I'm on medicare but the co-pays and deductible are killing me, I can't stay where I am, I'm fat, unhappy and depressed but still thanking God for all the blessing, some time's I feel like asking for more would be an exercise in futility But I'm here. I recently learned that it's ok for me to ask for help. What I'm begging for is to please, please, say a prayer for one another and me! be good to one another and if you could please help me reach my $2,000 goal to a new begining of self sufficiency so I can stop being a broken person and go back to helping others, me and kitty would be forever in your debt and pray for you as well. Amen

Dear lovely person who is reading this,

My twin sister desperately needs my help, but I'm in poverty and I have medical issues. I'm having a really hard time giving her much help.

First off, she is barely 21 years old and such a beautiful, lovely young lady. She always, no matter what, tries to be good to everyone, no matter what she has been through, and she has been through a lot. She has a lot of talents, including singing, songwriting, journalism, and poetry. I love my sister!

Unfortunately, she just became a struggling single mom with a newborn baby. She loves her beautiful baby so much and cares so much for him. If I ever have a baby, I wish I could be as strong and caring of a mom as she is. She puts her whole heart into his care.

She's been through a lot in the past year as well. Before she became pregnant, she was hit by a car and lost her job, all the while being confronted with huge medical bills. She can walk now, but has a permanent weakness in her leg and it hurts sometimes for her.

She now has absolutely no support from the father, and thankfully, he is out of the picture due to incarceration. I was aware of the fact that he was always a little "off", but she recently revealed many secrets to me, and he was aggressive and very emotionally abusive to her. He even stole from her! He hurt her very much.

She's staying at my mother's, which, is normally a good thing, but, this is NOT a good situation she is in. It is not very safe, constructive, or loving at my mother's. I worry for her being alone and having been through so much. I know she feels so upset, and it pains me that I can't be by her side. I also worry that the father might try to come back and hurt her if he gets a chance. She is stuck there and she needs to get out, soon.

So, dear stranger, my sister needs your help. She wants to do so much for the world, go to school, learn a lot, and contribute to society. She has a lot of dreams. She just needs that jump start. She needs to get started first.

Please, if you would take a moment and donate something, she would appreciate it so very much. Everything will go towards her beautiful newborn baby and her enrichment, and hopefully a few counseling sessions for the pain she's been through. She needs all the help she can get.

Once I am done collecting donations, I'll surprise her with the donations received on this Mother's Day. She'll be so surprised!

***If I get over $300 in donations, I'll buy a post that allows video, and on Mother's Day I'll post a video of the surprised lovely young lady!***

Sincerely,
A twin sister