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Hello Everyone,

I am writing this because my mom has fallen on rough times and I am trying to find ways to help her but am currently running out of options. My mom is a phenomenal person, she raised me and my sister practically single handedly after my dad took off. While she was doing this she put her self through a masters program and achieved her dream job! To top this all off she did this while diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis!!! Well that disease has started taking her down hill and now she is looking to have to retire early because her health is going down to fast, to the point I am very worried. When my dad left, he pulled the medical insurance from under her and now she is left with a mound of debt which she cannot get out of. I have been selling about all my possessions, taking additional jobs etc… to try and find ways I can help more but as I said am out of options and looking for any kind souls to throw anything our way to help her out. I appreciate anything that you can do and thank you for your kindness.

I'm a single mother aged 35. I've lived in California for almost 14 years ( it will be 15 this year on memorial day weekend.)
I’m going to be a little blunt, because I'm tired and I want to give up so bad, but I can't. I'm better than that and my kids are my motivator. I wake up everyday and remind myself of 2 things :1) Faith is what you have when you all your beliefs are blown to hell. 2) What doesn't kill you makes you stronger -Nietzsche

I am a 35 year old educated, ambitious, head strong woman. I have owned my own business with my soon to be ex. I know what hard work and determination are. I went to private school and I am educated. I value my community and have always given back and will continue to do so. I also know that I have the drive and determination to get myself back on track. I'm not ASKING for a handout, I'm asking for help up! I also know what loss is. I don't have the business, a house or EVEN the car anymore. We lost everything. He bounced back , I didn’t. All I have is HOPE, that someone or some program can help me carve a path back to self sufficiency.
It's gone continually downhill.I am amazed at the allotment of programs for both housing and employment for all different walks of life. However, what about those that are just struggling. No hang ups, no record, just struggling and are LOW INCOME. I'm not writing this to make you feel sorry, I'm writing this because I have exhausted possibilities that I have researched both on my own or been given the information to do the work with.
There are people who struggle everyday through no fault of their own. They don't want a hand out, but help up would be a relief. Society doesn't need band-aids they need solutions.
Not every county, city or state program fits everyone's needs.
First of all Section 8 has been closed since BEFORE I left my marriage so that idea could never work. The list has been closed for years. Because I have limited time with my children, I do not qualify for CALWORKS. I have tried getting assistance in every way possible. I had very little unemployment left since I have been struggling to find work. I was delayed for about 3 months because they needed verification and I had to appeal and request a hearing. I have won my appeal but will only receive $91/week and for a short period of time.
I took a project management class through WIA in 2011, and I was able to get CTB benefits. I NEED HELP. I have hit the absolute worst point in my life and still refuse to give up. I have been looking for work and am now HOMELESS.I am in week 3 of staying in an extended stay hotel (paid for by my mother back east, who makes maybe $26,000/yr in PA) I recently sold my car because I needed to pay bills and rent. I have maybe $75 to my name.
The fact that they say there are services for low income/ homeless is frustrating. I say this because there is no category for me. I'm not a drug addict or in recovery. I don't have a mental illness. I wasn't in prison, I don’t' even have a RECORD. I can proudly say I've never been arrested or even in the back of a cop car. I'm not a victim of domestic violence and I do not beat my kids. Why aren't there programs in place for single parents struggling to make it? Everyday people that are responsible and respectable. I understand the need to assist those that may not have the capacity to take care of themselves. However, I have a huge problem with the fact that Santa Clara County & all programs (private, govt or state funded) will rehabilitate and reintroduced felons into the community, but if you're poor, homeless, no record, are looking for work, have high intelligence; sorry, you can't get help. This sounds extremely cynical and jaded, but I am a little after going through all I have.
I have been told constantly “I wish I could do something but we don't have any programs to help you.” My favorite reply is: "Yeah and you have done everything. I'm surprised you even knew about all the programs you did"
I have talked to employment counselors, program coordinators, program advocates and case managers, volunteers, just about anyone. The bankruptcy is hindering my chances of securing housing, even if I had employment.

The icing on the cake has to be with food stamps and General Assistance. I qualified for Cal-Fresh. However, at the time I had a car worth $2200. So I wasn't able to get General Assistance. Fast Forward a year later, I HAD to sell my car to pay bills. Now this month when I went for General Assistance, I qualify.

It's a never ending cycle, a constant push down. I can take public transportation to work, but to get around and see my boys and being able to transport them would be extremely difficult, not to mention financially stressing. I have scoured employment books, read articles, searched the library, spent hours online trying to find a job, program, a company, anybody who could be a resource whether for low income assistance or employment.
I can probably tell you about a plethora of services this county (Santa Clara) offers for both income assistance and job services.I am registered with CALJOBS; I know all the career sites and have my resume there. I get interviews, however I am starting to think the bankruptcy from loss of business is holding me back when employers do background check.
I also could teach the business writing class or the resume writing classes they offer at Work2Future, I practically did when I took them. I could do the same at Sacred Heart. I've been to InnVision and EHC. I’ve talked to Sunnyvale Community Services. Boy he was a treat he sounded older then my 80 yr old grandma. When I said I need housing and employment help, he gruffly told me to check the newspaper and hung up. I've called St Josephs in Gilroy. I've talked to a program coordinator at West Valley Community Services. I called the Sobrato Organization hoping they had ties to something and one the employees just by grace of god happened to pick up and take my call. I was able to talk to someone at HIF (they couldn't help)
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I am responsible, respectable and just want to work, have a place to live, and be able to have my children 50/50. I have no police record. I am not in recovery, nor have I ever had to be in a program
I want to work and am attaching a compilation of ALL my work skills. I would not send this out otherwise, I would tailor it specifically to the job I am applying for.

I used to volunteer as much as I could I like being active in my community and helping others. I'm still about that I believe in PAY IT FORWARD. I believe the good you do comes back to you tenfold and that no matter what is going wrong in your life, someone else is struggling just as much if not more; so be thankful for what you have.
I attend church and was a hospitality volunteer for that as well.
I just need help getting on my feet. I have no family, other than my children here in CA.
I do not want to move back east and be far away from them. I want to work, I want to live again. I want to smile and mean it.

I hate what my life has become and know that I am SO MUCH BETTER THEN THIS.
Please help me : money is fine, but it's only a temporary fix, please help me find a program that can assist me in getting on my feet, direct me to employment, and most of all afford me the opportunity to have my children much more consistently so I can be a mom again.
Thank you
Courtney DiMiceli

Hi,

My wife cheated on me while I was in Iraq on my last deployment, took all my money I made over there and left me with nothing. Additionally, I had a pretty bad accident after I got out of the Army and Tricare refused to cover the bill even though it was a Perk for extending my deployment. Im going to college full time right now and can't start at my new side job until June 10th 2012. The disability compensation from the VA for injuries from Iraq will take another 8 months to kick in, and the money of the VA GI Bill which myself and practically all other veterans are supposed to recieve is delayed, again thanks to the VA.

I'm asking for just a few dollars that hopefully accumulate, to pay my Emergency Room bills, my credit card and keep me surviving until I start my new job and the VA finally gets its act together.

Thank you

I can only be as honest as I was taught to be by my parents. I am totally broke with no money to pay my rent, lost my job last December, no money for food, and I'm about to lose my home for non payment of my rent a bills for the last two months. I don't know who to turn to because both my parents passed away and I am the only child.
Friends? well one only finds out who their real friends are until they need help, then no one is available. I have gotten myself into a lot of debt too and need to pay them off. Practically I am black listed.
I would appreciate any amount of donation and be forever grateful. This is only temporary until I can get myself another job which is proving very difficult.
Thank you

I can only be as honest as I was taught to be by my parents. I am totally broke with no money to pay my rent, lost my job last December, no money for food, and I'm about to lose my home for non payment of my rent and bills for the last two months. I don't know who to turn to because both my parents passed away and I am the only child.
Friends? well one only finds out who their real friends are until they need help, then no one is available. I have gotten myself into a lot of debt too and need to pay them off. Practically I am black listed.
I would appreciate any amount of donation and be forever grateful. This is only temporary until I can get myself another job which is proving very difficult.
Thank you

Hello,

I'm in a desperate need for ANY donation and prayer. I need to leave the house where I am staying at as I'm not being treated welcomed...and am so afraid to be homeless living in the street. I have a small older dog that is practically blind, so moving to a shelter is not an option for me as I would never leave my "best-friend" behind.

I've always worked, been independent and loved giving when I was in the position to do so. I'm currently unemployed and am no longer receiving benefits. The worst part is that I don't have a car and that makes my job search more difficult as I reside in Texas. Ideally, I would love to relocate to another state as I am so emotionally hurt by the cold treatment of family members.

Any donation would be appreciated even if it is a dollar or less. And if you can’t donate, please just pray for me as that would mean so much to me. If you have any questions please feel free to ask.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my post and God Bless.

I need help with some cash. My bills are piling up and Im being threatened to be evicted. I am an able bodied worker but there is mostly only factories where I live and they are never hiring or will call me back when a position is available. I havent got any calls so I am on here as a last resort. I have a 2005 chevy cavalier with only 89,ooo miles. the car is practically new on the inside. it still has the styrofoam for the jack and everything. it blue books at 7900.00 but i am willing to take alot less because it needs a little work. the parts n all is less than 500.00 total. I have a clean title with no leans or any loans against it. If anyone is interested in purchasing the vehicle or needs any household work(painting,sheetrock work, etc.) please contact me... Thank you for any and all responses or donations they will be Greatly appreciated..

Hi, My name is Rob. I am a Scot by birth. I have been stuck in South Africa with my wife and 5 yr old son since 2006. We met while working for the same company and after 2 good years together in Scotland decided to marry. Our original plan was to come to SA to get married. My wife’s family is all from here and it was too costly for them to travel to the UK. Besides, the weather is far better for a wedding here. The currency was also very favorable.
After we were married we looked round and decided to give “the new South Africa” a chance. What a mistake that has turned out to be! The work situation for white people only held out until 2009. I am a self employed builder and carpenter with some 12 years experience and many successful projects to my name. My wife Lee is hunting for a job at present, she was retrenched in December. Due to the fact that we have legislation here in SA that denotes which jobs can be given to whites and which have to be given to non-whites. Here I fall into problematic territory. There are practically no jobs that I can even apply for! We have been surviving on small jobs to keep money coming in, however the situation for whites here is getting worse. As a sole trader I am unable to apply for tenders, quotes etc. This makes finding profitable jobs almost impossible. The jobs that come in usually get me around 100 rand per day (equivalent to 20 US dollars per day). It is barely enough to feed the three of us. Food prices are rising rapidly here. We are getting nowhere! The downturn here made short work of what savings we had. The only saving grace has been that we have stayed out of debt. I honestly don’t know how much longer we can stay that way.
You may be wondering where all of this is leading to, let me explain. We have applied for many jobs in the UK over the last 2 years. We have been accepted for several positions with included accomodation. As a UK citizen I can return with my family and work there. However, We cannot get enough money together to relocate the three of us back to the UK! Our target is 5000 US dollars. This will allow my family and I to get flights with some left over to see to emergencies. (with a five year old you never know!!!)
Any donation is most appreciated by the three of us.

I simply need to pay off my car or sell it. $12,505.69.
It's a 2006 white Dodge charger. It's so dependable I hate to sell it but I will to avoid voluntary repossession. If someone will pay for my balance I will give them the title if they want. Or donate it as a way of saying thank you for the blessing. I will bless someone else. Which means a lot because I love this car and it means a lot to me.
I simply was naive enough to buy a car I can't afford. Living beyond my means. And I'm trying to do better. It's practically fully loaded. I've only to replace new fan motors and that was this year.
Please. I am serious and will get paperwork if you don't believe me.
I will give you my car if someone will help me. : (

I am submitting this request because we are in serious need of help. I know my story is long. I pray you will have the patience to read it through & consider my request.

I am a single mom of 2 sons; 1 grown & doing wonderfully in the world & the other just entering his teen years. I've raised both boys on my own, survived despite chronic poverty & worked very hard for the past 25 years to do so. I am an unusually-talented & tenaceous woman, having changed careers several times in order to assure that my boys were always properly taken care of. Since 1995, I've worked in positions where I was unsupervised & done well ethically in that type of independent environment. As a subcontracted cab driver for the past 5 years, I've worked 60+ hours a week consistently, without vacation or any other benefits. I've missed only 8 workdays in all that time: 3 days for illness & 5 days straight this past August to care for my mother while she died. I'll be happy to provide direct contact with the cab company owner, should you wish to verify this information.

Several things have changed for me in the past few weeks. I came across an opportunity to start my own business. I crave the day when my earnings are no longer confined to poverty levels & the majority of my waking hours dictated by the terms of a subcontracted position. At 49, I'm still young enough to start fresh again, during these last few years before my youngest son flies the coup. I'm already well-practiced at working on my own. It's finally time for me to do that & reap the rewards as well.

In the meantime, my demanding schedule caused me to be lax in filing tax papers for 2008 & 2009. So, the last week of October, I filed the 2008 returns through a local tax preparer. I've just completed the 2009 books & submitted those to the tax preparer 2 days ago. The importance of the tax filings is that I have a refund of $2000 coming to me from 2008. The tax preparer told me it would take 2 to 4 weeks to receive those funds. So I began preparations to become this region's very first fully-trained SmartPhone & Tablet Repair Tech. Being a frugal woman, I formulated a plan to use the tax refund to pay $395 for the 10 days training & startup business tools. My son & I can easily live off of the remaining money while I launch my business. And with the additional refund from 2009 pending in another 6 to 8 weeks, I will be well-set to get my business rolling.

With the business plan & pending refund in mind; & following a serious disagreement on matters of proper customer service; I gave the cab company 30 days written notice & finished my last day on November 6th. I left on good terms with an option to return. But the owner has since filled my position, so even if I returned immediately, the hours would be sparse. Plus, I could no longer be happy there, having to repeatedly apologize to my customers because the company owner habitually re-contracts drivers of poor character. Swearing at, name-calling & being generally rude to customers & co-workers is unacceptable behavior, in my code of ethics.

However, my tax refund has yet to materialize. I called the IRS just today & finally got some information on my refund status. I already phoned them just 2 weeks ago to correct a major error by the tax preparer. The kind young woman I spoke with today informed me of yet another major error by the tax preparer; & because of that error, it will now be another month before they send a refund to me!

So here I am, trying to keep the faith & maintain my patience, but stressing over unpaid bills. The first of the month has passed. I live in HUD subsidized housing, & my rent is only $110, but it was due by the 5th. I have never been late with my rent, but this month I had to practically beg for the apartment managers to be patient in getting the rent paid. There are also utility bills of nearly $200 due, & my prepaid phone was shut off for several days last week until a good friend paid that bill for me. I had faith in my tax preparer & was counting on having my refund by now to pay those bills. Needless to say, I am very unhappy with his service at this point.

I spent 2 weeks trying to get a 'payday' or personal loan. But because I was a subcontractor & now I'm unemployed, no one is willing to make such a loan. I even dedicated a full day last week to 14 fruitless hours straight online, just trying to click enough surveys to pay the $50 phone bill. I receive no child support or welfare benefits. Sadly for my son, Santa will not be arriving until well after Christmas. At this point, my income is 0.

So what I am asking for is just enough money to get us by until the tax refund arrives. I can reasonably make $750 stretch through to mid-January.

I am proud. It is hard for me to ask for this. But it is even harder to grovel to my landlords & the utility companies. And it was never my intent to risk us losing our home. I am deeply concerned that this may happen. The timing is simply bad for us not to have our refund yet. I wish my tax preparer had done a better job for me.

I have been blessed with great health & an optimistic outlook, despite all my life's trials. Others are not nearly so lucky & I am truly grateful for my blessings. I am also grateful to you for your consideration in this matter. Giving to others to help them improve their lives is indeed a noble endeavor. Bless you

Hello my name is Omar i have been desperately searching for help. I am passing through a very difficult time right now and I'm about to end up in the streets. I don't have money to pay my rent. I am behind 2 months already. I have used up my savings and sold practically every thing in my apartment so i can eat. After loosing my job and not qualifying for unemployment. I have search for a job and have had no luck, currently I have been going over to my local home depot parking lot to seek work by helping people with their home projects, but of course there are so many other people doing the same thing so i'm lucky if I get 1 or 2 jobs a week making $40 to $80 a week which is barely enough to eat. f So please, i wanted to know if there is any program out there or churches that can donate to me as quickly as possible? Or even websites with people that can donate to me? I need to pay my rent, I don't want to get kicked out. Please help me.

I just don’t know what to do, I am a 23-year-old female. I was mainly raised by my mother (58) she was married for a number of years and is now divorced. We had an excellent relationship up until I was about 11 when we moved from the city to the smallest village in the middle of no where, when I was 16 I moved back to the city to attend college, I was home schooled from the age of 13 so had to do make up courses if I ever wanted to attend university as I never got any schooling qualifications.
Over the years Iv tried to visit as much as I can but with schooling taking up most of my time and due to us living about 9 hours apart, is been difficult.
We are both very similar, which causes a lot of arguments, both equally stubborn. We fight a lot.
She’s dealt with a lot, such as a three-year prosecution agents her, which absolutely broke her, mentally and emotionally, it was a hard time for both of us, my grades suffered a lot and I began to worry about her mental health. Because it went on for so long, a lot of our arguments would be blamed on the stress of the whole situation. I always thought that once it was over, we would get better.
I graduated from university a year ago and it’s the first time in a long time that I’ve been able to visit more frequently. I thought it would be a great opportunity for us to fix our broken relationship,
When ever I visit, it gets to about a week, a week and a half and I just have to leave in fear our relationship would just crumble, this time it’s a little different, I broke up with my boyfriend of a year, who I was living in the city with and decided to get away so about two weeks ago I came to my mums, then within a few day a friend of ours (yes we share friends, we are VERY similar) was raped and beaten up, said friend is very messed up about it and has needed me around, you know just to listen, pretty much just to be here. So I decided to stay longer, when out of the blue my dog died. This dog was my guardian angle and helped to keep me strong when times where hard. Having him leave me was probably the single most heart-breaking moment of my life so far (don’t think I’m just inexperienced with life (my partner (my first-love/childhood sweetheart) of 7 years and I broke up less then two years ago) I know heart-break.
We have argued less this time considering the circumstances, but not for lack of her trying, well that’s how it feels. With everything that’s going on anytime I feel tension in the air I have just said “No, not now, we will not argue” and either left the room or had a time out if we were in the car or something.
She’s very ‘bohemian’ has a very radical way of thinking, outspoken and always on the side of the underdog, I have absolutely no problems with this and I most defiantly love her for exactly who she is. She’s been the best teacher of life, she’s had a hard life, and I feel I am more educated against the world because of the way we can talk about things.
When I’m here I try to put some order to the chaos, you know tide up (its always a mess) it’s a big house and can take ages to clean ever room.
I just broke down, I was cleaning the kitchen, and this isn’t just polish and vacuum. I was removing all the moulding fruit and vegetables from the bowl, when I noticed that she had three bags of potatoes in the fruit bowl. I wrapped them up to put them in the potato draw only to find a draw full of rotting potatoes.
She hoards stuff, I tried to throw away a few disposable Tupperware boxes when she told me she uses them to store things, fair enough. Then I notice a huge stack of them on top of the cabinet, like she hasn’t even considered using those ones.
This all sounds so stupid, I know, but usually when id be strong enough to just brush it off and sort it out, I don’t have that strength rite now, I am so worried for her, I am beginning to feel as though perhaps I should move in with her to be her carer, but we don’t have the sort of relationship that we could live together full time, last time that happened I was 15 and I would hate to live in this area again, I have nothing but bad memories from my childhood here. The people are very closed minded and keep them selves to them selves, my mum loves it here, she grew up in Africa, and says round here reminds her of a happier time. It’s not for me.
And on top of it all, she doesn’t earn very much money (she practically volunteers at a place to help people with special needs) and iv been struggling to find a job for months now, iv started receiving benefits with is £50 per week, but the debt of our dog dyeing is at least £500, and our other dog has to have an operation to have his eye removed this Friday (which is just more £££) all my benefits are going towards that and all the money she can keep aside goes on that as well.
The house is falling down, her ex husband was a builder and they had brought a run down place to do up, he smoked away all his time and practically nothing got done. She’s lived here for over 10 years and only a few weeks ago had windows fitted in the kitchen, before it was just stretched plastic. Most of the walls are just plasterboard, the sink is broken, we have to carry water down from the bathroom to do the washing up.
I don’t know what to do, I worry about her mental well being, I don’t know if she’s developing Alzheimer’s, she had a memory test at the doctors and they said she was fine, but I just don’t see how this can be the case. I worry about her physical state, she has extremely bad arthritis and struggles to move somedays. I worry about her financial situation, but without work there’s nothing more then £50 a week I can do.
I am not keep my job search limited to my degree; I have applied for supermarkets, MacDonald’s, all manor of places all over the country.
I feel more then ridiculous for posting this, but I don’t want to be a burden on the people in my life, and simple don’t know what to do anymore.
Grammar and spelling aren’t a strong point of mine, please don’t judge me on that.

TL;DR - I need to help my mother financially, to fix the crumbling house, to pay vet bills, to fix our relationship and just to survive when life is hard.

Hello,
I would want to thank you for stopping by to read this.All I need is an ear that listens and a heart that understands.I know that any of these could easily be dismissed as a scam,but even if you think it is a scam the truth is that I need your help.

I am a very shy person,like many I hate to beg.This is why I choose this means to ask for your help.As I am writing this it is not yet settled where to put down my head this night.I know you would want to ask why I allowed it to get so bad.But you need to know that I have been out of job for a while.

Well good news I just got another job to be paid 15,000 Naira a month that is 93.82 dollars a month.Before YOU figure out how I SURVIVE with that,Just know we are use to such in Africa,especially when there are few jobs available.

But the problem is that I stand the chance of even loosing the job because I have no place to lay my head and my employer is not obliged to provide any accommodation for me.
I am prayerfully doing this hoping that God would touch your heart.I want to believe that there is still one good hearted fellow out there who will come to my rescue.It will take me at least seven months to save the kind of money I need to rent an apartment.It is quite a very long time for me,this is assuming I SAVE ALL MY SALARY which is not practically workable.
So I pray for your help I need at least 1000 dollars to rent a house close to my place of work,this will help me cut out transportation cost.You are probably not the only person going to read this so I don't expect you to pay all.But whatever you can afford to help put a roof over my head is welcome.

I am 30 yrs old young man from Nigeria.Real names withheld for confidentiality.But if you want to know more you can contact me on my yahoo account.tempozone@yahoo.com.I have a little challenge in here Paypal don't work in Nigeria.But there other means to get your donation.Western union is very helpful.Thanks for your understanding.

Didistrides

I am a 42 year old student working towards my Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science. Recently, I was laid off from my employer, at which time my daughter (19) and I are both enrolled as full time students at universities in the Chicago area.

I have filed for unemployment insurance and diligently looking for another position in my field of study. I don't want to drop out of school at this time due to the fact that it practically impossible to find another position without a degree due to the current economic climate.

I am struggling to stay afloat and search for employment prospects. Any help that you can offer will be greatly appreciated.

I am in great need of help...I seriously need to rent an apartment/house but at this time do not have the funds to do so. I just started a commission job and don't have any money!! it would be great if someone would be willingly to donate. Plus I need to take care of some other things. $2000 dollars will help me to get back on my feet tremendously. I am practically homeless but thank God to a good friend who helps me out please help if you can!!!

First I want to thank anyone who is considering donating money to raise myself and my child out of debt. I have never begged for anything, but I have no other choice but to ask for help at this time in my life. I am a 41 year old single mother of a 14 month old child. My son's father left me at 4 months pregnant for a 19 year old girl who knew me and knew I was pregnant. They had no remorse for what they did either. My son's father has had practically no involvement in my sons life other than paying child support. The child support that I receive is very minimal because his father is on commission where he works and I never know what I'm going to receive. I lost my job in 2007 where I was making over $50,000 a year and now I'm making about half that with an additional mouth to feed. I never thought I would get to this place in my life. I've tried looking for a higher paying job, but with no completed college education no one will hire me for the amount of money I was making before. I have sought out help with Medicaid, food stamps, WIC, etc. but I make just a "little" too much money for what they allow. I have a house and have tried to remodify my loan and refinance it but I have been rejected left and right. I have considered selling my house, but I do not want my son raised in an apartment with all the pedophiles and criminals that are out there.(I am barely able to make my house payments and may lose my home anyway) I think my home and my neighborhood are much safer. I have exhausted all the resources I can. I am currently doing online surveys just to get a few dollars here and there to just pay for gas to and from work. I'm praying this will be a temporary situation as I continue to look for a higher paying position and hope to one day to get a degree. I don't believe in just living off the system and not doing something in return to better oneself. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated and when my son grows up I will let him know how generous people can be in a time of need. Please find it in your heart to help someone in need who isn't trying to just scam someone to make themselves rich. I just want to get by and make my son happy. I don't need any luxuries, but he does. Praying for help!

My sweet grandma Valentina ended up in the hospital with a very serious foot infection. In Russia my grandmother helped thousands of kids - she was an orthopedic surgeon , right hand to the inventor of the device that is used now - Ilizarov Appraratus. Unfortunately, during communist times doctors were practically working for free. So here is my grandmother, who helped so many people...she does not have legal status in US yet and she is 78 years old. Hospital requested $4,000 for her HOME care - she has to be hooked up to the machine to take care of her wound and antibiotics. With a bill over 100K we exhausted all our family resources. I am afraid they are going to let her just loose her leg. Please help !!! My name is Yulia and I am her granddaughter

Hi, this will be probably the fourth post I have made. I am writing because I am desperate for someone to save me. My best friend is currently dying of cervical cancer. She is only 23 years old. I have practically no money because I have severe back injuries which disable me from working. I have a cleaning job in which I only get paid $200 a month. My friend Melani who has cancer has no family and neither do I. I am desperate for help or support from someone. One treatment is about $2,000+ and there have already been 3 treatments. We thought about the possibility of a hysterectomy which the doctors said it'd be about $10,000 or more. I don't have that kind of money. Melani has a younger brother who just had his 8th birthday party and she was unable to attend because she was sick. He doesn't know that she has cancer yet because they don't ever see each other. I want to help her be happy with him and live a full and healthy life. I am afraid because the doctor says she may not have more than a few months. If I don't get the money for some type of treatment, she will die. Honestly, I'd probably die too, she is my life and pretty much my only friend, I have no one left in this world for me. She brings me happiness and laughter even in this time of sadness. I need her with me, please someone I am begging, please help me. I can't stand the sight of disappointing her and letting her go without a fight. I am willing to pay back half of whatever is given. Thanks.

Hi, this will be probably the fourth post I have made. I am writing because I am desperate for someone to save me. My best friend is currently dying of cervical cancer. She is only 23 years old. I have practically no money because I have severe back injuries which disable me from working. I have a cleaning job in which I only get paid $200 a month. My friend Melani who has cancer has no family and neither do I. I am desperate for help or support from someone. One treatment is about $2,000+ and there have already been 3 treatments. We thought about the possibility of a hysterectomy which the doctors said it'd be about $10,000 or more. I don't have that kind of money. Melani has a younger brother who just had his 8th birthday party and she was unable to attend because she was sick. He doesn't know that she has cancer yet because they don't ever see each other. I want to help her be happy with him and live a full and healthy life. I am afraid because the doctor says she may not have more than a few months. If I don't get the money for some type of treatment, she will die. Honestly, I'd probably die too, she is my life and pretty much my only friend, I have no one left in this world for me. She brings me happiness and laughter even in this time of sadness. I need her with me, please someone I am begging, please help me. I can't stand the sight of disappointing her and letting her go without a fight. I am willing to pay back half of whatever is given. Thanks.

Hi, this will be probably the fourth post I have made. I am writing because I am desperate for someone to save me. My best friend is currently dying of cervical cancer. She is only 23 years old. I have practically no money because I have severe back injuries which disable me from working. I have a cleaning job in which I only get paid $200 a month. My friend Melani who has cancer has no family and neither do I. I am desperate for help or support from someone. One treatment is about $2,000+ and there have already been 3 treatments. We thought about the possibility of a hysterectomy which the doctors said it'd be about $10,000 or more. I don't have that kind of money. Melani has a younger brother who just had his 8th birthday party and she was unable to attend because she was sick. He doesn't know that she has cancer yet because they don't ever see each other. I want to help her be happy with him and live a full and healthy life. I am afraid because the doctor says she may not have more than a few months. If I don't get the money for some type of treatment, she will die. Honestly, I'd probably die too, she is my life and pretty much my only friend, I have no one left in this world for me. She brings me happiness and laughter even in this time of sadness. I need her with me, please someone I am begging, please help me. I can't stand the sight of disappointing her and letting her go without a fight. I am willing to pay back half of whatever is given. Thanks.

Hi, this will be probably the fourth post I have made. I am writing because I am desperate for someone to save me. My best friend is currently dying of cervical cancer. She is only 23 years old. I have practically no money because I have severe back injuries which disable me from working. I have a cleaning job in which I only get paid $200 a month. My friend Melani who has cancer has no family and neither do I. I am desperate for help or support from someone. One treatment is about $2,000+ and there have already been 3 treatments. We thought about the possibility of a hysterectomy which the doctors said it'd be about $10,000 or more. I don't have that kind of money. Melani has a younger brother who just had his 8th birthday party and she was unable to attend because she was sick. He doesn't know that she has cancer yet because they don't ever see each other. I want to help her be happy with him and live a full and healthy life. I am afraid because the doctor says she may not have more than a few months. If I don't get the money for some type of treatment, she will die. Honestly, I'd probably die too, she is my life and pretty much my only friend, I have no one left in this world for me. She brings me happiness and laughter even in this time of sadness. I need her with me, please someone I am begging, please help me. I can't stand the sight of disappointing her and letting her go without a fight. I am willing to pay back half of whatever is given. Thanks.

Hi, this will be probably the fourth post I have made. I am writing because I am desperate for someone to save me. My best friend is currently dying of cervical cancer. She is only 23 years old. I have practically no money because I have severe back injuries which disable me from working. I have a cleaning job in which I only get paid $200 a month. My friend Melani who has cancer has no family and neither do I. I am desperate for help or support from someone. One treatment is about $2,000+ and there have already been 3 treatments. We thought about the possibility of a hysterectomy which the doctors said it'd be about $10,000 or more. I don't have that kind of money. Melani has a younger brother who just had his 8th birthday party and she was unable to attend because she was sick. He doesn't know that she has cancer yet because they don't ever see each other. I want to help her be happy with him and live a full and healthy life. I am afraid because the doctor says she may not have more than a few months. If I don't get the money for some type of treatment, she will die. Honestly, I'd probably die too, she is my life and pretty much my only friend, I have no one left in this world for me. She brings me happiness and laughter even in this time of sadness. I need her with me, please someone I am begging, please help me. I can't stand the sight of disappointing her and letting her go without a fight. I am willing to pay back half of whatever is given. Thanks.

Hi, this will be probably the fourth post I have made. I am writing because I am desperate for someone to save me. My best friend is currently dying of cervical cancer. She is only 23 years old. I have practically no money because I have severe back injuries which disable me from working. I have a cleaning job in which I only get paid $200 a month. My friend Melani who has cancer has no family and neither do I. I am desperate for help or support from someone. One treatment is about $2,000+ and there have already been 3 treatments. We thought about the possibility of a hysterectomy which the doctors said it'd be about $10,000 or more. I don't have that kind of money. Melani has a younger brother who just had his 8th birthday party and she was unable to attend because she was sick. He doesn't know that she has cancer yet because they don't ever see each other. I want to help her be happy with him and live a full and healthy life. I am afraid because the doctor says she may not have more than a few months. If I don't get the money for some type of treatment, she will die. Honestly, I'd probably die too, she is my life and pretty much my only friend, I have no one left in this world for me. She brings me happiness and laughter even in this time of sadness. I need her with me, please someone I am begging, please help me. I can't stand the sight of disappointing her and letting her go without a fight. I am willing to pay back half of whatever is given. Thanks.

Hi, this will be probably the fourth post I have made. I am writing because I am desperate for someone to save me. My best friend is currently dying of cervical cancer. She is only 23 years old. I have practically no money because I have severe back injuries which disable me from working. I have a cleaning job in which I only get paid $200 a month. My friend Melani who has cancer has no family and neither do I. I am desperate for help or support from someone. One treatment is about $2,000+ and there have already been 3 treatments. We thought about the possibility of a hysterectomy which the doctors said it'd be about $10,000 or more. I don't have that kind of money. Melani has a younger brother who just had his 8th birthday party and she was unable to attend because she was sick. He doesn't know that she has cancer yet because they don't ever see each other. I want to help her be happy with him and live a full and healthy life. I am afraid because the doctor says she may not have more than a few months. If I don't get the money for some type of treatment, she will die. Honestly, I'd probably die too, she is my life and pretty much my only friend, I have no one left in this world for me. She brings me happiness and laughter even in this time of sadness. I need her with me, please someone I am begging, please help me. I can't stand the sight of disappointing her and letting her go without a fight. I am willing to pay back half of whatever is given. Thanks.

Hi, this will be probably the fourth post I have made. I am writing because I am desperate for someone to save me. My best friend is currently dying of cervical cancer. She is only 23 years old. I have practically no money because I have severe back injuries which disable me from working. I have a cleaning job in which I only get paid $200 a month. My friend Melani who has cancer has no family and neither do I. I am desperate for help or support from someone. One treatment is about $2,000+ and there have already been 3 treatments. We thought about the possibility of a hysterectomy which the doctors said it'd be about $10,000 or more. I don't have that kind of money. Melani has a younger brother who just had his 8th birthday party and she was unable to attend because she was sick. He doesn't know that she has cancer yet because they don't ever see each other. I want to help her be happy with him and live a full and healthy life. I am afraid because the doctor says she may not have more than a few months. If I don't get the money for some type of treatment, she will die. Honestly, I'd probably die too, she is my life and pretty much my only friend, I have no one left in this world for me. She brings me happiness and laughter even in this time of sadness. I need her with me, please someone I am begging, please help me. I can't stand the sight of disappointing her and letting her go without a fight. I am willing to pay back half of whatever is given. Thanks.