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to whom it may concern, i am homeless, and student online and need money for food and some lodging, i am just simply broke, either because of bad luck or a really bad joke, if you decide to donate while reading this for faster less hastle DONATIONS, DEPOSIT INTO WELLS FARGO #2248514149 NAME on account: KimberlyAnn Nance any donation will help, anydonationhelps1 thanks sincerely, and god bless///// other more important donations, i have a friend who needs fast radiation tumor very large,time has already gone by long enouph, not much time and needs a cancer radiation with not enouph is and is critical, no jokes , send to: Steve Juenger 30 beechwood road, parkside pa 19015

I am the eldest daughter of two ill parents. I have 2 siblings who have been the caregivers to my parents for several years now. It all started when my father got ill in 2007 with a need of open heart surgery. After that surgery he was never the same. He was a very successful emergency room physician and made very good money. However, he was off for several months from work due to his recovery period. Much of his savings/investments were depleted as he was the only bread winner in the family. My brother and sister had just gotten an apartment and were to start college when my father got ill. They withdrew from school just as quickly as we moved them into their apartment in order to help my mother take care of dad. My father attempted to return to work, but he was still having chest pain and major depression. In September of 2008 he was in the hospital again and needed heart stents to open up blockages. After that situation he physically could not go back to work. He was weak, depressed, and very withdrawn from life. My mother, bless her heart, tried to find ways to make some cash. She sold many pieces of her jewelry to try and pay bills. Regardless of what she profited, she was unable to fulfill the mounting medical bills, credit card bills, car payments, insurance bills, etc.
It wasn't long before she became gravely ill. In the summer of 2010 my mother had succumbed to kidney failure and had to be on kidney dialysis permanently. She had neglected to take care of herself while trying to take care of my father and their financial woes. Along with the financial woes, there were back taxes that were still owed and of course were impossible to pay, their house was falling apart--still is. By the end of Spring 2011, my mother got so ill and was on a ventilator at least 4 times in a 2 week period due to her lungs filling up with fluid. Finally it was discovered that she had endocarditis (infection in heart)that had ravaged one of her heart valves. This required open heart surgery and replacement of the defected valve. The endocarditis stemmed from an infected temporary dialysis catheter. She was in the hospital for over a month and a half or so. Needless to say she was confused, lost tons of weight, and lost the ability to walk or care for herself. She was placed in a nursing home for rehab, but several more stays in the hospital only made her fall several steps back on her rehab and she never has fully recovered. It was discovered that she also had a tumor on one of her kidneys and her kidney was removed in the Fall of 2011 and supposedly it was all contained and it was early stage renal (kidney) carcinoma (cancer). While my mother was in the hospital my father had trouble breathing and I took him to the hospital. It as discovered he was in kidney failure and they both ended up in the hospital at the same time. Now my father is on permanent kidney dialysis.
Now fast forward to present day April 6, 2012. My mother's dialysis shunt would not stop bleeding and she was taken to the emergency room. She also complained of right leg pain and ultimately she ended up with a CT angiogram. This test revealed she not only had some blockage in one of her arteries in her leg, but that she had metastatic cancer to her liver, lungs, and a site near her spleen. Of course we are devastated.
They have no money. The money they do get is always depleted as soon as they get it from Medicare. My mother's social security check went straight to the nursing home and still was not enough to cover her bill. My father would have to pay over $1,000 a month because Medicare would only pay for several weeks. Since she has been in the hospital now for almost 2 weeks, we have pulled her out of the nursing home because the expected us to pay over $180 A DAY to keep her spot at the nursing home.
Now we are faced with a surgery to fix her leg, a plan for cancer treatment, and no suitable place for my mother to live. Their current home is in shambles and I mean SHAMBLES. Roof leaks and is falling apart. I assume there is some black mold lingering. No central air or heat as their units are broke. Plus large amounts of stuff--my mother also was a hoarder. The house is disgusting and it has been hard to clean up with out major assistance and with constant trips to the hospital who has ample time (?). They live in a small town and it is very hard to simply get a dumpster to throw many items away. The house would have to be completely gutted and redone. The floors are sinking in and it is very dangerous. They don't have the funds to fix any of it and nor do I.
I have missed work several times over the last year and more with FMLA, but never have enough PTO to fully cover my own losses.
My siblings have yet to start their lives. They have been with my parents ever since 2007 to help them with everything. Even when my mother was in a nursing home my siblings and my dad would go see my mom every single day--we just didn't trust the care of the nursing home and rightly so because she developed a bed ulcer on her heel after the wound care nurse said it was getting better--not even close! And yes the blocked artery in her leg and her bed ulcer on her heel are related. The wound care nurse and the Dr. for the nursing home should have caught this medical issue.
So life has been tough, but reading about it doesn't even give it justice. We need financial assistance, a new home or help to fix it--we need a lot of help. I want my brother and sister to finally get on their own feet and do what they want to do. I feel bad for them because I was able to finish college and have a career, a husband, and a home. They have yet to accomplish their goals and it makes me sad and sick to see them so depressed. They are in their late 20s and my parents are both 65 y.o.
If anyone has a kind heart, I promise you I'm not lying. I have proof of all I have written about and I swear on everything--my family, my husband, etc. that this is all real. Thank you for your time and interest. If you can't help at least please pray for us.

I'm trying this BegsList as desperation as I don't know what to do. My wish is to get them a nice clean place to live and live their last years worry free.

My house hold is in need. I have epilepsy and multiple tumors and some are cancerous. I have 2 young daughters and one has a multiple tumor disorder.recently my husband was laid off and is now in search for work. Our bills have stacked up and we have sold everything we owned to pay for electricity and rent last month. This month has been a full on struggle to cover home and utilities. If we don't pay we will be homeless at the end if the month. Our sruggle is to raise $4000 to cover our house electricity gas and water. I know its a lot to ask. We really need a blessing. If someone can help please contact me. please pray for my family

This is highly embarassing for me to "cyber beg." Begging seems like such an awful word, but here I am asking for donations of anything! I don't care if it's 0.25 cents or $1. Anything helps.

I'm a struggling graphic designer in need of a new desktop Machintosh. I'm aiming to raise $1300 to buy a new iMac computer so that I can start designing to complete my portfolio and start applying for work. My last computer failed on me during finals in school. Thanks to my school's computer lab, I was able to finish my work and graduate. That was back in NYC. I couldn't afford living there on my own and had to come to a smaller town to live with parents. I worked minimum wage retail to gain some money, but the physical stress forced me to stop working due to muscle weakness problem I have. A medical affliction caused by a tumor that has been affecting my energy and skeletal/muscle strength for about 7 years. It was hard getting through school with my condition. It was twice as hard having to work on my feet for hours in a retail environment.

Double my misfortune, I live in a place where jobs are hard to come by. A small town which has a lot of developing to do and jobs are far between. I need a car to travel to the nearest grocery store and can't depend on parents to transport me everywhere. This is why a job is so imperative. I'd like to feel fulfilled knowing I'm doing something for my future and earning money to buy my needs. I wish I had the equipment to start looking for work.

I want an iMac more than anything in the world. If I had my iMac, I could update my portfolio, do some online freelance work and help my parents with some bills. I could start applying for jobs from home and not have to rely on my neighbor's iPad to browse the internet. Whenever my family goes to the mall in the weekends, I pass by our local Apple store and I see people walking out of the store with large boxes containing their brand new iMac's, Macbook Pro's or expensive iPad's...and I get angry.

Yes, I know it sounds terrible and I know not everyone buying a computer is a rich business mogul or an overpampered kid whose parents can buy them whatever they want, and they never have to worry about whether they could afford it or not. But it hurts me to know I'm in such a position, that although I am an adult who should be paying her parent's bills, I can't even help myself because I'm unemployed. No thanks to my stupid weak body that can't take a lot of physical strain, no thanks to ending up in a town where I can't get anywhere without having to walk at least two miles, no thanks to not having my computer...

My name is not Amelia. That is just a screen name because I am too embarassed to reveal my real name. I'd be so grateful to anyone that can help me reach my $1300 goal. I know Mac's are expensive, but they are the industry standard in what I do. I would like a desktop because they are durable and longer lasting. They can also take a lot processing power for the heavy graphic work I do. If you can find it in your time to spare any change .25 cents, $1, $5, I'll be grateful 'till eternity.

Anyone who donates, be kind to leave an email so that I can send you something in return for your favor.

Thank you and God bless,
ameliab2005@gmail.com

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First let me begin by stating that if I were not in desperate need of help I would not go to such lengths to seek it out. As of right now I am currently a senior in college majoring in English. Last year, after taking prescribed antibiotics I did not need, I was diagnosed with a severe case of C.diff. At first, I did not recognize the symptoms as anything worth seeking medical attention for so I went on with life as a waitress awaiting the fall semester to begin. But my illness got the best of me and on the first day of class I found myself severely sick and was forced to run out of class to make it to the restroom. I sat in the stall and cried trying to understand why I was so sick for so long; I knew then that something was wrong. My mother insisted on taking me to the ER, once admitted they drew my blood and determined that I was indeed severely sick. My white blood cell count was over 40,000. They took x-rays, MRIs and Cat scans to determine the severity of my illness. While running the test they discovered a tumor on my liver, luckily it is begnine but I am suppose to have it checked every six months to ensure it won't become cancerous. Of course, this is not possible for me since I do not have insurance and as of right now I am tremendously in debt. My illness forced me to seek the help of a GI, unfortunately, they are ridiculously pricey and my bills have skyrocketed. I begged family and friends for financial assistance just to pay the minimum fee in order to be seen, but I have exhausted they kindness. My family has been great; they have helped me as much as they could even while they themselves do not have much. I was forced to quit my job because I was sick for well over six months. They too were kind enough to let me work when I could but it became too much trying to juggle school and work while sick. On top of my acquired medical bills I also am $40,000.00 in student debt. I am frightened by the amount of debt I have and am worried I will not land a job post-graduation soon enough to begin paying on them. I am proud of myself for sticking through school all while being sick. I am not bitter, the illness taught me many lessons that I will take with me forever. Any help would be greatly appreciated and I hope to someday pay all the kindness forward. Thank you for reading.
Blessing,
Mary

Hello to everyone taking there time to read my plea.
I am a single mother with 3 beautiful children,I recently lost my JOB do to a Brain Tumor i do have a limited amount of income from social security,My children;s father passed away and we receive Surviveor benefits which does not equal our Rent amount.I am $350.00 short every month on my Rent,but at this point and time i am #950.00 behind.I have been working since i was 13yrs old,and i never thought i would be in this situation,but i am and i have did every thing possible and i have all documents to verify my situation,i have applied for Disability and that is an ongoing long process which does not help my situation now and as every one knows landlords don't wait on an answer from Disability.I would truly be extremely grateful for any advice or help.Also i am a woman of my word, if i can receive any help then when my health improves and my income i will be back on this website to donate to any other families in need of help.Thank You for your time,advice,and i pray for any help that can be given and i will return one day to help someone else in need.Thank You again and God Bless You All!

hello i carnt find my last plea or beg, im 43 live in spain female cut trees all day look after 70 animals i am unpaid have no money at all treated as a slave.live in broken caravan no kitchen bathroom or toilet.or tv ,just had operation for a big tumor resulting in high level of anemia 5 months of pills for iron.have bad diet boss gives me no food only instructions .at the point of looking in the bin for food again.have no other place to live i work really hard and he dosent ever say thanks i need money please iam not entitled to government money thanks bye

hello i work in spain on land that has hundreds of overgrown lemon trees,i am currently cutting about 2 a day removing the lemons and putting them in crates also making fire wood and burning the rest of the branches after having cleaned them,i look after about 70 animals dogs, cats, chickens, geese, ducks,,pidgeons and two lambs.and my job is to guard this land.water it and do whatever my boss wants.including opening and shutting the gate for him ,including heavy digging and loading lorries of lemons ,there is a warehouse a flat and a 2 houses.to clean i live in a broken caravan which belongs to my boss,ive been here 3 and a half years he dosent pay me at all,he just wants more and more free labour.in exchange for a place to live he dosent even give me food the first year he paid me 200 euros and 30 cents for a years work.he says he dosent pay people like me...last year he threatened to hit me over the head with a bottle when i asked him for 2o euros the last lime he gave me money was 20 euros two octobers ago he ownes a supermarket and when he brings bread for the animals he takes all the good stuff for himself and leaves me with hard bread he has so much money it dosent even fit in his wallet.. i am his slave and treated like a fool i am bieng exploited, i am very unhappy to see his utter greed everyday,i have just had an operation in december to remove a tumor in my uterus of 16cm by 8cm x 11cm ,i am still delicate i am not entitled to any government money until september and i have a house in england and a mortgage which of course i cannot pay and im not sure if it is currently rented out there is no money left after the mortgage and my direct debits go out,ive been looking on the internet for ways to make money because i am worried about my house and i found this site. even though i carnt afford to use the www i am inteligent and i enjoy cutting the trees but i cannot stay at home making no money day after day...the people around me give me clothes i used to go to the nuns for food and ive eaten out of the bins several times men offer me 10 euros for sex quite often but i do not accept,i am becoming depressed because my boss has some sort of illness for making money and it upsets me to see such a miser everyday,he never even apreciates my work,im just expected to stay in and sort out any problem that may occur.he says if i get a job he will throw me out because im not looking after the place if im out, i have no where else to live, it is actually a nice place.the autorities sugest i go on the street.every place i have looked after in spain i have been thrown out when all the work is done and the place is tidy im 43 years old and need help to surive because im tired i work from 8 am till it gets dark 7 days a week, please help me if you can because i have no answer any more thanks nicky

Hello, my name is Jay and I am 41 and take care of my disabled sister as well as go to school to hopefully become a youth pastor. I am asking for donations for my sister who is disabled and needs to be moved to a place where she can be away from the stress of her current situation with her illness .. I am her care giver for the last 5 years and I have been out of work for sometime now going back to school .I was able to supplement our income because I was on unemployment but that has since ran out I am currently out of work and recently had the only car we own a 20 year old ford tempo die and it was our only means of transportation and I used that transportation for all of my sisters needs. Ya see I live with my sister and I do all of her shopping and running around for her. I also make sure she makes it to her doctors appointments on time which she goes quite frequent. She has been disabled for 12 years from an on the job accident and I have been taking care of her for 5 of those years. My mother was helping before that until she passed away suddenly in 07'. we are currently in dire financial need right now and I am trying to raise enough money to get a new vehicle and get caught up on some way overdue bills and move us back home to our hometown in Lake Geneva WI because the physicians here in Iowa can not seem to get a handle on why her health has progressively gotten worse. she has been in and out of the hospital In the past 12 years and she has also other ailments to deal with she had cancer 2 years ago from a tumor in her neck which they removed and they think it was localized so it did not spread which is good news. She has constant leg swelling,incontinence which at her age is demoralizing in itself ,blood disorder,lost her teeth because of the countless medications she has been on,lost a lot of her hair, she had gastric by-pass because the doctors thought that would help her back because she was a very big girl but no so ..nothing changed but made things worse .she can not walk at all really she is severely limited because of the 3 herniated discs in her lower back and right now she has something wrong with her stomach that they think may have to do with her gastric by-pass surgery she had a few years ago but they cannot figure out what.She has severe nerve damage in her lower back which they think maybe the cause of her leg swelling and incontinence. The worst is she is only 41 and has not had a real chance to live..she spends a lot of her disability check on her incontinence and medical supplies because medicare will only allow her so much a month and medications her plan does not cover. I love my sister so much and want to make her as comfortable as I can but with all the negative things happening to her she is starting to have doubts about her faith..and I can't have that. God is the one person I know she loves besides me because we only have eachother...please..We need to raise at least that amount to pay for past due bills and a reliable vehicle so I can bring her back home where we grew up and where I know that is the one place that makes her happy ..I need to take this worry off of her. Right now she has such severe anxiety over all of this medical and financial issues that she has to take 2 different kinds of medicine to combat this anxiety. So not only will that money help her, it will help us to find a vehicle that I can get her to her doctors appointments as well as help her in other means and hopefully to work when I find a job.I am asking anyone that will listen to please..please help my sister ..her health is declining so fast almost everyday and it is something new that is going wrong and I seriously do not know how much more she can bear being stuck in the place she is with no hope of ever having any type of life..i love my sister ..I can not lose my best friend. ..Please help me to show her that there are good people out there who want to help. I know and have faith that there are .Thank you to all who read this story God Bless.

Hi, Ruby Owen is a 4 year old girl from Staffordshire, UK who needs urgent life saving brain tumor treatment in the USA.

This week Ruby's family received the devastating news that Ruby's cancer has returned and the only course of treatment to save her young life is to return to America for Proton Therapy.

Over 18months ago Ruby Owen from Stoke-on-Trent underwent Proton Treatment Therapy in the United States to try and remove an aggressive form of cancer on her brain.

The treatment was a success and Ruby survived, returning home to her family in the UK in August 2010; but this week the Owen family received the news they had feared the most, that the Cancer had returned.

We need to raise another £60,000 to send her to the USA. Please help by texting RUBY60 £(Amount) to 70070 or donating online at www.justgiving.com/rubyowen

Hi, Ruby Owen is a 4 year old girl from Staffordshire, UK who needs urgent life saving brain tumor treatment in the USA.

This week Ruby's family received the devastating news that Ruby's cancer has returned and the only course of treatment to save her young life is to return to America for Proton Therapy.

Over 18months ago Ruby Owen from Stoke-on-Trent underwent Proton Treatment Therapy in the United States to try and remove an aggressive form of cancer on her brain.

The treatment was a success and Ruby survived, returning home to her family in the UK in August 2010; but this week the Owen family received the news they had feared the most, that the Cancer had returned.

We need to raise another £60,000 to send her to the USA. Please help by texting RUBY60 £(Amount) to 70070 or donating online at www.justgiving.com/rubyowen

Hi, Ruby Owen is a 4 year old girl from Staffordshire, UK who needs urgent life saving brain tumor treatment in the USA.

This week Ruby's family received the devastating news that Ruby's cancer has returned and the only course of treatment to save her young life is to return to America for Proton Therapy.

Over 18months ago Ruby Owen from Stoke-on-Trent underwent Proton Treatment Therapy in the United States to try and remove an aggressive form of cancer on her brain.

The treatment was a success and Ruby survived, returning home to her family in the UK in August 2010; but this week the Owen family received the news they had feared the most, that the Cancer had returned.

We need to raise another £60,000 to send her to the USA. Please help by texting RUBY60 £(Amount) to 70070 or donating online at www.justgiving.com/rubyowen

Dogs in need of help. Some need medicines and shots. Need dog houses and pins. Lady, Spot, Rover, Minor, Skippy, Mama Dog (needs spayed), Dufas, Pain in the Butt, Longlegged Black, Slim Jim (allergies), Doi\lly Madison, Loud Mouth, Trouble, Pathetic (needs neutered), Duke (needs neutered), Daisy Mae (older), Major (old), Sam, Little Girl, Waggles (hereditary mites and needs spayed), Sadie (seizures), Rose Marie (seizures), Sally, Pumpkin (allergies), Muffin (blind), Black Tail, Onery, Suzy, Millie Marie (seizures and does not like men), Angel (old), WoodStock, Snoopy, Cupcake, Younglady, Buddy, Blue, Aussie (does not like men), Chocolate and Little Ezzie (has a tumor). Website with pictures and their story coming soon.

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Hello, my name is Vanny and I am disabled. I have a pituituary brain tumor, diabetes, thyroid problems and polycystic ovarian syndrome. I have been ill for quite a while now and while I do receive disability, its not enough for me to pay my hospital bills. I am trying desparately to pay off these bills, totalling $4777 with no luck. Please, please, if you could find it in your heart to donate, God Bless. I want to pay off these bills so I can get downpayment assistance to then purchase a home of my own. But these hospital bills are standing in my way. Please donate and God bless.

I am a sigle mom who is curretly looking for a job but no luck . I have a medical condition called a suto tumor whitch comes and goes, when it does end up it is a migrane times 10000000000 worst feeling ever and the only way to get rid of my pain is to be put on sreroids (prednisone) as you may know steriods make you gain weight(causeing swelling and gain weight VERY fast) and a great amount of deppression. I had my daughter and while I was pegnant I lost over 100Ibs. this medial condion I have is very rare I have been not been taking the pill (prednisone) since I got pregnant. My situation is the stretch marks I gained (not from pregnancy) but from the 80 milligrams I had to take daily for the tumor. Now my daughter will be a yr. in april and i want to be able to go have fun with her in a bathing suit without people staring. As a result in losing so much weight I have gained ALOT of extra skin and terrible stretch marks, i've been lookin into a tummy tuck cause I want to be able to go out swimming and be confident about my self. I hope people who read this t and try and help me out , I,ve been such an awesome friend and a great person im just not comfortable in my own skin so please if anyome reads this please understand where I am coming from thank you for your time.

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On Monday September 12, 2011 the world came crashing down for the parents, siblings, family, and friends of 7½-year-old Sara when she was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma. Although brain tumors are rare in children, Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant central nervous system tumor in children. Occasionally Medulloblastomas spread within the nervous system and/or within the spinal column. Sara is one of those unfortunate enough to have it spread to her spinal column.

Upon receiving this catastrophic diagnosis at St. Helena Hospital that Monday morning Sara was immediately airlifted to Oakland Children’s Hospital. The following day she endured a terrifying 16-hour surgery, which included 3-4 hours of prep time. Doctors removed the brain tumor but Sara still has a long road ahead of her. As soon as she is stable enough she will start seven (7) rounds of chemotherapy which will last at least six (6) months and then undergo radiation to hopefully kill the remaining cancer that looms in her tiny frail body.

I just want to thank everyone for taking the time to read this.my 11 month old son has been diagnosed with a brain tumor and i honestly dont know where to turn.im a single father and i cannot lose my only son.please.please.please even 5 cents will help me.thank you...all donations go towards the surgery.god bless

I have been a single mom for 17 years. I have always had at least one job, sometimes three. I made a good life for my two sons. Bills piled up but I was always able to handle them. Got oldest son through college. He is doing his best to help but the job market is tight. I was trying to pay down my debt, when I was diagnosed in September with lung cancer then a brain tumor. Out of pocket expenses are adding up so that I am afraid I cannot pay all my bills. Minimally, two thousand would pay current medical and this months bills. Ideally forty thousand would get me clear for good. My Youngest has. One more year of college and then hopefully all three of us will have jobs. I am a hard worker , please help me get by.

Disabled woman, needs to pay medical bills so I can purchase a home. Please help. I have Polycystic ovarian disease, thyroid problems, diabetes and a pituitary brain tumor. Once I pay my bills I can get downpayment assistance to buy a home to live in. God bless anyone who can help as I am in dire need of blessing. I need $4777 in all to pay but anything you could help me with would be great. Thank you and God bless you.

I am 22 years old I have a rare recurring tumor, Desmoid Tumor or a aggressive fibromatosis. I so far have had two removed. They are very aggressive and not many people, if any, know how to truly treat them. My last surgery my left chest wall was removed and replaced with metal gortex, two upper ribs and my left collar bone removed and a muscle rotated up to my breast area for cushioning. I am, or was, a cosmetologist but I just cannot do it anymore due to surgeries. I have been denied disability twice. My boyfriend of two years left me. I am struggling and feel hopeless. I have enrolled at community college but I do not receive financial aid. I feel like the more good I try doing the more I get burned or don't succeed. On top of everything my medical bills are sky high, credit is terrible, my teeth need so much work I am in consistent pain. I have an absess right now and to get just me out of pain and what needs to be done on my lower left teeth is 6500 all my teeths damaged getting fixed is estimated 27,659. It is one thing after another. I just spent the whole day in ER last friday because I had a miscarraige. Im emotionally ruined. I still am trying to keep trucking along but I don't know how strong I can stay. I fear I will lose my home and it is my ONLY sense of security. I don't even have my own car. hardly any clothes, I don't do anything activity wise becuase I save what I can. I really need help and guidance. I just don't know anymore :(

My name is Julie and I was recently diagnosed with a rare disease called pseudotumor cerebri. This condition presents with all the symptoms of a brain tumor without an actual tumor (in other words, chronic brain swelling). My symptoms include visual bluriness, severe headaches and nerve pain down the first half of my spine. The pain is worsened by bending or straining and the condition forced me to leave my job. I don't have disability insurance, so I have applied for state disability assistance, but the process takes several months to complete. In the meantime, I am trying to raise funds to pay for my rent and utilities. Any donation would be greatly appreciated. :)

Hello, I have $4777 in debt due to hospital bills and credit cards. I want to buy a house. I am disabled and can get downpayment assistance as soon as I pay off my debt. I really need a home of my own to live in, I am 41 and live in Texas and have a pituitary brain tumor, polycystic ovary disease, thyroid problems and diabetes. God Bless anyone who could help with anything.

I am a fighter. My story is a long one with many trials and tribulations; perhaps not much different or worse than others, I am not sure. My name is Elizabeth Newton and I live in Loveland, Colorado; the Sweetheart City and Gateway to the Rockies. I was raised by both parents in a middle class environment. I am the oldest of four, in which, three are brothers. I was a creative child who staged puppet shows and created clubs in our neighborhood. I am not sure if you remember the fuzzy sticky feet, but I made my own with left over pieces of carpet and sold them to my friends.
Moving on, I really struggled in school and got into a lot trouble. I was reckless, promiscuous, used drugs and alcohol and was dangerous. To keep it short, I dropped out in my junior year. When I reflect on those years, I remember some of what I did but mostly I forgot. I guess I felt as though I was being pulled by the strings of a puppet master whose name I now know is Bipolar.
When I turned 18 I shared an apartment with a friend. We both worked for the same nursing home and later for the Bureau of Reclamation. In was at the former job, I received my GED. I was still behaving recklessly resulting in a lot of missed work. But I was having fun being independent, partying all night but slowly losing control of my life.
I became pregnant by my boyfriend and we married several months later. My daughter is a grown woman. I then had another child four years later. Money was also a struggle. My husband wanted me to work but it did not make sense financially. I paid more for daycare then I was paid. When I found a position over the weekends, my husband refused to watch the children. That being said, I was still reckless – the mood would not go away – still a slave of the puppet master. Eventually the relationship became abusive and my husband left leaving $200 on the kitchen table. I did not have a car so I borrowed my father’s truck. I drove my father’s truck with my two small children in back to a safe house. However, it was not so safe. My husband who insulated homes, worked on the safe house. He found the truck and wrote things, I cannot mention here, on the outside of the truck. He coerced my grandmother to call me; and she did! Having to deal with these distractions kept me from focusing on me.
Good news! I was able to move into low income housing. It was a struggle to get my possessions; I took what I could. My father out of the blue wanted his truck back. My mother headed him off at the pass. I think I remember that my life settled down a bit. I enrolled in college. I loved college. In spite of this, I quit school to work from my mother at her computer store. Did I mention my parents were divorced? I am not sure it matters at this point. About six months later, the puppet master caught me and off I was again.
I had a boyfriend – I was 32 years old – and pregnant again…..This relationship was worse that the first. It included drinking, drugs, sexual and physical abuse – oh my, sigh. In the course of it all, I secured a position for one of the largest companies in Loveland. I was thrilled. I had actually come a long way. I divorced my second husband and found my own apartment.
Wow – raising three children on my own was not easy. We got by – I was able to provide what we needed. I forgot to mention I shared custody of my third child and had to pay child support. I never complained; I met my responsibility. I was performing very well at work and procured a position of a trainer. WeeHee – my new position allowed me to travel the globe. Can you imagine, me, the girl from Loveland, Colorado? During this time, I encountered a lot of problems with my ex-husband. Once, he called me at work and said he had a brain tumor. It was a joke; I did not find it funny.
I was promoted again returned to school and bought a house!!! I cannot think of the words to describe these accomplishments. I transformed from the woman driving my father’s truck to a home owner; kind of like the Home Sweet Home book. I was still partying, drinking, but not like before. The puppet master must have been on holiday. I met the man of my dreams and we married in 1998 (I think). We are still together.
The puppet master had those strings a rolling. I could and did accomplish anything. I could see what others could not. I finished school with ease and received my BA in Organization Development in 2005. What year did my story start? We bought a new home in a nice neighborhood. It is a modest home but fits us very well. I was still partying but it was not disrupting my work and home responsibilities.
CRASH! He let go – how could he let go? A woman pulled in front of us and totaled our car. I realize this does not sound traumatic, does it? I really do not know anymore. What I do know is this rocked my world. More than any other event did – and there were many. I could not recover. My performance fell down the well. I could not sleep. I drank a lot. I would even get up at night to drink because I could not sleep. The unthinkable happened. My strings let me down. I swallowed a bottle of pills. I was so afraid. I spent three days in the psychiatric hospital and two months in intensive outpatient therapy. During this time I was on short term disability. I am a fighter; I have never let my circumstances stop me. I returned to work for about two months. Nevertheless, the strings dropped again, were they ever pulled, I am not sure; I spent eight days in hospital. I was out of work again. This time when I returned to work there was no position waiting for me. I was laid off the summer of 2009. I lost it all in one short year.
Remember I am a fighter. I returned to school in July 2009 to obtain a masters degree and I graduated in early 2011. The problem? I obtained a degree and I could not use without further education. I still do not say this out loud. During this time, I landed a part time job as an instructor for students seeking their AAS Human Resources degree. I make a third of the salary I previously did. I have performed this job since April 2010. It is hard. I forget – my memory is not that good. What you have reading are the highlights of my life.
Adult children and BABIES!! Not one baby; two and a one year old. My daughter was in a bad situation in Arizona. She was pregnant with twins, had a one year old daughter, had no car and was being evicted. The dad? Let’s say there is a lot to be desired. She packed as much as she could and moved in with us. Would anyone turn a loved one away in this situation? I could not. I was still drinking. As I write this, I now realize drinking was the one constant in my life. Sad. Her pregnancy had it challenges, but I think this is common. The first snowstorm of the year, December 30th, if you can believe that for Colorado, the babies had enough; my daughter was in labor. We called 911 since the roads were bad. Several hours later we welcomed two healthy baby girls! They will be one year old soon.
New Chapter. How many do we get? My daughter and 18 year old son live with us in our modest home. We clash, how we could not. I have been telling my doctor that I am depressed, damn strings. I can’t sleep and my body hurts so badly; especially when I lay down. Oh, I forgot to mention, no drinking! I quit over a year ago. Regrettably the depression and pain are driving my every moment. I think the puppet master is on vacation. There is no hope. I have been out of work too long. We are waiting for the repo man to get our car. We are barely holding on to the house. How can everything crash so fast and so hard? I am a fighter remember. My mind is full of hopelessness. I have a note that says “Please just let me go”. I am a fighter remember. I call the crisis line. They tell me to call 911. I don’t. I go to bed. Maybe it will be better tomorrow. Not a chance. The same message is repeating over and over in my head; “please let me go”. I tell my family I am driving to the hospital. I do not want anyone to come with me. I go alone.
Hospital

Please consider helping keep a single woman without family or close friends who can help enough in her apartment so she can safely continue her job search. There is no money to move and no place to stay and no money or enough people who could help me move if I had a place to go or way to get there. I have been getting good job interviews and feel/hope it's only a matter of time before I have a decent position and maybe some health benefits. But If I lose my home, I will have no place to stay and will lose everything. Your donation of $60 (or any amount you can afford) will go far in helping keep a woman with serious health issues (a number of other things are wrong besides the breast tumor) safe, productive in her job search, and with a little hope for a better future. Thank you for reading. Any amount received over this month's rent will go toward the following month's rent. If just five people donate $60, that will make up the shortfall this month.

Please consider sending even a dollar to help create a clothing fund for an out-of-work person who normally works in an office. Due to the stress of long-term unemployment (very little and very low-paying work in the past three years), weight has shot up from a Size 6/8 to a Size 14/16, XL. There is almost no business wear and very little casual wear that fits. Shoes are very worn and pinch. Bras do not fit and create pain as there is a breast tumor involved. No family or friend network exists that can help with these needs. The biggest need is a winter coat that will button that is suitable for wear with an interview suit (also a need).

Thank you. Bless you. I can make even $10 or $20 go a very long way.