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I don't know how well this site actually works. I am in need of some serious help. Here's the abbreviated version...I am incredibly sick. My kidneys are on the verge of shutdown. I can not see a doctor or sepcialist due to no medical insurance and I can not afford to get any. I am currently working but I am simply not making enough to pay all my bills. I was out of work due to doctors ordered bed rest. I am behind in my rent and about to be evicted and my car has recently broken down and I have no way of getting to work. I am trying so hard to make all of this work all the while my health is getting worse (the doctor ordered dialysis three years ago which I have yet to begin due to being uninsured) and I am on the verge of losing everything. I have no family or anyone to help so I am completely alone. Any sort of help or a point in the right direction would be appreciated. It seems there are no programs for single women with no kids. I just need some help. I need to pay my rent which is totaling 890.00. Anything at this point would help me from getting evicted. Thanks so much.

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

Hi everyone. If you're reading this, thank you. Let me say upfront, I'm not asking specifically for money. I'm just going to spill my guts about this hand I was dealt.

I've had a hard life. My mother passed away when I was 12, and my father passed away at 20. He left me a lot of debt and a house to maintain.

The stress of all this has given me problems. I started having panic attacks and was hospitalized for a cardiac arrhythmia. Recently, I developed optic neuritis. I'm working on getting Medicaid to cover some of my costs but right now I'm in debt about #1000.

There is one blessing in my life, a relative who pays my internet and utilities. He also helps me with food. But that's all he can do. He goes without to provide me with that. Otherwise I'd be homeless, hungry, and who knows where.

So I'm blessed to have the basics in life. But there's so many things that I need that I have to beg other people for. My family is...not so supportive. All I have left are aunts and uncles, all except one on my mom's side. My mom's side of the family pretty much abandoned me when she died. They put me though shame and humiliation when I ask for help.

I want a job, but I live in a very rural area. I've applied s o many places up to an hour away but I don't hear anything back. Recently I applied for some state jobs which I'm hoping might come through.

These are the things I need and things I want, so you know what my intentions are.

Need:
Toilet paper.... :( The way I've been getting it now is to go into public restrooms and putting some in my purse. I feel wrong about this. But what can I say, it's a necessity?

Personal items...I won't go into detail but I'm talking about um, feminine ones. I get the Dollar Store brand kind, but even then it's too much. I've had to go without it which is very hard.

Hygiene items...I stopped using soap and shampoo conditioner. I would love to...I feel dirty honestly. But I can't afford anything. I only use deodorant every few days because the bottle is running low and I'm trying to make it last.

House items...I need dish washing soap. I can't afford paper plates and am just washing dishes with hot water now. Sometimes I cant' clean it all the way through that way, but I just have to forget it. I also need laundry detergent. I'm almost out of a huge bottle that I have made last over a year. It was Sun brand from the dollar store, and I loved it. I'm all about generic.

Gas money...My car is an old SUV, and it takes a fair amount of gas. I try to limit when I drive. But it's a necessity since I live alone and in a rural area. I have to drive to run errands, go see the doctor, go to job interviews. I usually beg for this the most cause this is one of the things I can't do without.

Medication...I'm on two heart medications because of my arrhythmia. It's important I take them. I tried taking them twice per day instead of three, and I had horrible palpitations. So this is kind of my priority. As I'm still uninsured, both medications cost about 12 dollars a month.

Okay those are all things that I feel I need. Now, what I "want".

Clothes...I haven't bought new clothes since 2007. That's when my dad got diagnosed with cancer. My shirts have holes in them, so do my jeans. I got them from Goodwill originally most likely, I like to be frugal. The only person I have is made of linen and has a hole so things fall out of it! I've lost weight and I have had my jeans fall down in public. It's bad. I only have one bra and it's way past it's prime. I would love a little money to buy some basic things. Jeans that fit, some cotton T-shirts, a purse. Maybe even something for job interviews? I think part of the reason I get denied is because I show up in jeans and a T and flip flips. But that's all I have.

Beauty stuff...Okay, this stuff is totally not worth your money, I get it. But I just thought I'd list everything. It sucks being a young woman who can't feel pretty. I'm unwashed, my clothes make me feel like a hobo. I see other girls my age in class (I attend college part time thanks to financial aid) looking and smelling beautiful. I mean...

I just want a hair cut. Recently, I hacked about 6 inches off myself with scissors. It's not pretty. I just want a little powder and some lip gloss to not feel so plain. I just want a spritz of perfume so that there's something beautiful in my senses. I daydream about when I used to wear cute clothes, go to a salon. Wear mascara and paint my names. Ahh...But this is just a dream. I don't expect anyone to help me with things like that.

A new laptop/tablet...The one I have now is really old and really slow. Don't expect anyone to get me one. If it happened, I would probably assume I'm dead and in some sort of heavenly afterlife. Then I might pass out from shock.

So this my friends, is my general beg for help. I'm a 23 year old girl without much family. My basics are covered, but that leaves a lot for someone who is broke. I'm actively searching for employment. I've applied from Dr.'s offices to bars. I'm part time in college, and I'm not sure what I want to study yet.

I don't drink, if I had the money for beer I'd buy TP instead. I don't smoke or do any illegal drugs. I'm not a criminal.

I am not someone who wants to just take money. If you are down on your luck too, please don't send me anything. Put it in savings. Give it to some of these people who are about to lose their homes if you must. They're deserving.

If you're apprehensive about giving money but still want to help, you totally can. A package filled with toilet paper, tampons, shampoo...that would be like Christmas morning to me, I swear.

I'm not sure what I'm going to get out of this. Writing this was therapeutic though. If you're on this site, you're already a nice person. I bet 90 percent of the traffic is people who want something, like me. People who go on here to help someone is probably such a rare thing.

Thanks for reading.

We are a family in crisis in so many ways it's hard to know where to begin. My husband was hurt on the job over ten years ago, and recieves no compensation or medical help. Our daughter was a passenger in a rollover wreck this summer and we now have over $50,000. in medical bills. Our other daughter was bitten by a deer tick and has second stage Lyme disease. The medical bills are mounting. We are uninsured, because we are married. We were told if we divorce, our kids can get medical care from the state! We won't do that, of course, but it makes us sad and frustrated that so much in on us, and we can't get help because we are married. Right now we are behind in every area possible...rent, about to lose our car, driving with no auto insurance, need winter coats, you name it, we need it. We're just an average family, with unusual problems. If you can help us we would appreciate it so much. We have been known to help others when times were better for us, and it never occurred to us that we would need someone else now. Thank you.

We are a family in crisis in so many ways it's hard to know where to begin. My husband was hurt on the job over ten years ago, and recieves no compensation or medical help. Our daughter was a passenger in a rollover wreck this summer and we now have over $50,000. in medical bills. Our other daughter was bitten by a deer tick and has second stage Lyme disease. The medical bills are mounting. We are uninsured, because we are married. We were told if we divorce, our kids can get medical care from the state! We won't do that, of course, but it makes us sad and frustrated that so much in on us, and we can't get help because we are married. Right now we are behind in every area possible...rent, about to lose our car, driving with no auto insurance, need winter coats, you name it, we need it. We're just an average family, with unusual problems. If you can help us we would appreciate it so much. We have been known to help others when times were better for us, and it never occurred to us that we would need someone else now. Thank you.

My name is edwin im 21 years old. I want to keep it very breif to not take much of your time. I have 2 little boys that i love so much and i hope that their life do not get effected because of my stupid mistakes. About a year ago i lost control of my car and crashed into a fence, the problem is i was uninsured and now i am being taking to court for 10,000 U.S dollars. I worked 1 hour away and since i had no car due to the accident i lost my employment. Its been a year and during that time i have got into some problems because i would make money doing things i wasnt supose to, i had no choice there are no jobs. i havent been able to find a job ever since so about 3 weeks ago i decided to go back to school.I also have credit cards debts and unpayed phone bills that i could not pay do to loss of my job. All together i believe it to be around 4500 U.S dollars. Well my lisence had got suspended but i would drive to school, taking the risk because i was trying to find away to better my life. One morning on my way to school a car hit me and i panic and fled the scene because i have probation and i didnt want to go to jail,driving with suspended lisence is a violation of my probation. I cant afford a lawyer i owe my previous lawyers money and i might be going to jail for a long time. i have had a vEry bad year. i dont want to let my kids down but theres no way out of this problem, i need the money.
PLEASE I ASK ANYBODYS HELP. IM TRYING TO RAISE ABOUT 30,000 TO GET MY LIFE BACK. ALL I WANT IS A SECOND CHANCE TO DO THINGS RIGHT AND BE MORE CAREFULL. MY KIDS NEED THEIR FATHER. WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES BUT ILL BE STUPID TO NOT LEARN FROM THEM. I DONT WANT TO LOSE MY FAMILY I WANT TO STICK BY THEM AND BE THERE FOR THEM.

Hello. My name is Lei and I am a mother of 3 beautiful growing boys and wife to a great husband. Oddly enough, we have devoted years to giving to others. As a family, we've taken in friends/strangers and helped them to get on their feet, we've worked with many non-profit groups for children, hospitals, and adopted families for Christmas every year. Unfortunately, it all turned for the worst when my husband was diagnosed with Cancer last fall (uninsured of course). Since then, we have closed all of our bank accounts, cashed in all the 401k's, and have sold through everything we own to cover medical bills. Right now we are behind in rent $1300 with another $1300 due on the 1st of July (just a few days). Our landlord is absolutely unforgiving and does not tolerate late payments. I am so scared we will have to move. The car we have right now is completely unreliable. With every trip to work, the doctor or grocery store, we pray that we will make it there. This illness has already been hard on all of us. As the sole provider now, I cannot bare to see everyone suffer. Right now I am working my regular job during the day and teaching dance classes at night, coordinating doctor's visits yet trying to provide for my boys and it is still not enough. We have no family to help. I am trying my best to hold on for everyone. Please help in anyway you can. Right now anything goes a long ways.

Hello. My name is Lei and I am a mother of 3 beautiful growing boys and wife to a great husband. Oddly enough, we have devoted years to giving to others. As a family, we've taken in friends/strangers and helped them to get on their feet, we've worked with many non-profit groups for children, hospitals, and adopted families for Christmas every year. Unfortunately, it all turned for the worst when my husband was diagnosed with Cancer last fall (uninsured of course). Since then, we have closed all of our bank accounts, cashed in all the 401k's, and have sold through everything we own to cover medical bills. Right now we are behind in rent $1300 with another $1300 due on the 1st of July (just a few days). Our landlord is absolutely unforgiving and does not tolerate late payments. I am so scared we will have to move. The car we have right now is completely unreliable. With every trip to work, the doctor or grocery store, we pray that we will make it there. This illness has already been hard on all of us. As the sole provider now, I cannot bare to see everyone suffer. Right now I am working my regular job during the day and teaching dance classes at night, coordinating doctor's visits yet trying to provide for my boys and it is still not enough. We have no family to help. I am trying my best to hold on for everyone. Please help in anyway you can. Right now anything goes a long ways.

Hello. My name is Lei and I am a mother of 3 beautiful growing boys and wife to a great husband. Oddly enough, we have devoted years to giving to others. As a family, we've taken in friends/strangers and helped them to get on their feet, we've worked with many non-profit groups for children, hospitals, and adopted families for Christmas every year. Unfortunately, it all turned for the worst when my husband was diagnosed with Cancer last fall (uninsured of course). Since then, we have closed all of our bank accounts, cashed in all the 401k's, and have sold through everything we own to cover medical bills. Right now we are behind in rent $1300 with another $1300 due on the 1st of July (just a few days). Our landlord is absolutely unforgiving and does not tolerate late payments. I am so scared we will have to move. The car we have right now is completely unreliable. With every trip to work, the doctor or grocery store, we pray that we will make it there. This illness has already been hard on all of us. As the sole provider now, I cannot bare to see everyone suffer. Right now I am working my regular job during the day and teaching dance classes at night, coordinating doctor's visits yet trying to provide for my boys and it is still not enough. We have no family to help. I am trying my best to hold on for everyone. Please help in anyway you can. Right now anything goes a long ways.

Hello. My name is Lei and I am a mother of 3 beautiful growing boys and wife to a great husband. Oddly enough, we have devoted years to giving to others. As a family, we've taken in friends/strangers and helped them to get on their feet, we've worked with many non-profit groups for children, hospitals, and adopted families for Christmas every year. Unfortunately, it all turned for the worst when my husband was diagnosed with Cancer last fall (uninsured of course). Since then, we have closed all of our bank accounts, cashed in all the 401k's, and have sold through everything we own to cover medical bills. Right now we are behind in rent $1300 with another $1300 due on the 1st of July (just a few days). Our landlord is absolutely unforgiving and does not tolerate late payments. I am so scared we will have to move. The car we have right now is completely unreliable. With every trip to work, the doctor or grocery store, we pray that we will make it there. This illness has already been hard on all of us. As the sole provider now, I cannot bare to see everyone suffer. Right now I am working my regular job during the day and teaching dance classes at night, coordinating doctor's visits yet trying to provide for my boys and it is still not enough. We have no family to help. I am trying my best to hold on for everyone. Please help in anyway you can. Right now anything goes a long ways.

Hello. My name is Lei and I am a mother of 3 beautiful growing boys and wife to a great husband. Oddly enough, we have devoted years to giving to others. As a family, we've taken in friends/strangers and helped them to get on their feet, we've worked with many non-profit groups for children, hospitals, and adopted families for Christmas every year. Unfortunately, it all turned for the worst when my husband was diagnosed with Cancer last fall (uninsured of course). Since then, we have closed all of our bank accounts, cashed in all the 401k's, and have sold through everything we own to cover medical bills. Right now we are behind in rent $1300 with another $1300 due on the 1st of July (just a few days). Our landlord is absolutely unforgiving and does not tolerate late payments. I am so scared we will have to move. The car we have right now is completely unreliable. With every trip to work, the doctor or grocery store, we pray that we will make it there. This illness has already been hard on all of us. As the sole provider now, I cannot bare to see everyone suffer. Right now I am working my regular job during the day and teaching dance classes at night, coordinating doctor's visits yet trying to provide for my boys and it is still not enough. We have no family to help. I am trying my best to hold on for everyone. Please help in anyway you can. Right now anything goes a long ways.

Hello. My name is Lei and I am a mother of 3 beautiful growing boys and wife to a great husband. Oddly enough, we have devoted years to giving to others. As a family, we've taken in friends/strangers and helped them to get on their feet, we've worked with many non-profit groups for children, hospitals, and adopted families for Christmas every year. Unfortunately, it all turned for the worst when my husband was diagnosed with Cancer last fall (uninsured of course). Since then, we have closed all of our bank accounts, cashed in all the 401k's, and have sold through everything we own to cover medical bills. Right now we are behind in rent $1300 with another $1300 due on the 1st of July (just a few days). Our landlord is absolutely unforgiving and does not tolerate late payments. I am so scared we will have to move. The car we have right now is completely unreliable. With every trip to work, the doctor or grocery store, we pray that we will make it there. This illness has already been hard on all of us. As the sole provider now, I cannot bare to see everyone suffer. Right now I am working my regular job during the day and teaching dance classes at night, coordinating doctor's visits yet trying to provide for my boys and it is still not enough. We have no family to help. I am trying my best to hold on for everyone. Please help in anyway you can. Right now anything goes a long ways.

Hello. My name is Lei and I am a mother of 3 beautiful growing boys and wife to a great husband. Oddly enough, we have devoted years to giving to others. As a family, we've taken in friends/strangers and helped them to get on their feet, we've worked with many non-profit groups for children, hospitals, and adopted families for Christmas every year. Unfortunately, it all turned for the worst when my husband was diagnosed with Cancer last fall (uninsured of course). Since then, we have closed all of our bank accounts, cashed in all the 401k's, and have sold through everything we own to cover medical bills. Right now we are behind in rent $1300 with another $1300 due on the 1st of July (just a few days). Our landlord is absolutely unforgiving and does not tolerate late payments. I am so scared we will have to move. The car we have right now is completely unreliable. With every trip to work, the doctor or grocery store, we pray that we will make it there. This illness has already been hard on all of us. As the sole provider now, I cannot bare to see everyone suffer. Right now I am working my regular job during the day and teaching dance classes at night, coordinating doctor's visits yet trying to provide for my boys and it is still not enough. We have no family to help. I am trying my best to hold on for everyone. Please help in anyway you can. Right now anything goes a long ways.

Things have gone just horribly for my boyfriend and I this winter. It has been an absolute NIGHTMARE so far.

FIRST, the truck we rely on for transportation to our jobs and school needed it's engine replaced due to a blown head gasket. When we put in the new engine (well..used, from a part's truck), it worked great, for a little while, then the transmission started... and we had to shift back and forth between drive and second gear on the highway....this didn't work out to our advantage for long and it now sits in a driveway of our friends uninsured and unregistered (we lost our jobs because of this!!!!! Paying for school AND the new engine took pretty much all of our money)... We both had to stop going to school... we could no longer pay our rent, so we moved into a tent in our friend's yard and other people who COULD pay moved into our home of 2 years... It's been only 3 months now...and has felt like TEN YEARS. I don't know what to do anymore. My boyfriend REFUSES to go to a shelter and I don't want to leave his side. We have a propane heater that keeps us warm and many layers of clothing. Occaisionally we are able to stay at friend's houses, but I just moved here so I don't really know many people. I feel like I am going to have a nervous breakdown sometimes. Some days I just cry and cry.. All this trouble because of our CAR and not having much money in the bank!!!!! Shows how quickly things can change!

PLEASE HELP! We will be forever appreciative!

Sincerely,
Jennifer

Things have gone just horribly for my boyfriend and I this winter. It has been an absolute NIGHTMARE so far.

FIRST, the truck we rely on for transportation to our jobs and school needed it's engine replaced due to a blown head gasket. When we put in the new engine (well..used, from a part's truck), it worked great, for a little while, then the transmission started... and we had to shift back and forth between drive and second gear on the highway....this didn't work out to our advantage for long and it now sits in a driveway of our friends uninsured and unregistered (we lost our jobs because of this!!!!! Paying for school AND the new engine took pretty much all of our money)... We both had to stop going to school... we could no longer pay our rent, so we moved into a tent in our friend's yard and other people who COULD pay moved into our home of 2 years... It's been only 3 months now...and has felt like TEN YEARS. I don't know what to do anymore. My boyfriend REFUSES to go to a shelter and I don't want to leave his side. We have a propane heater that keeps us warm and many layers of clothing. Occaisionally we are able to stay at friend's houses, but I just moved here so I don't really know many people. I feel like I am going to have a nervous breakdown sometimes. Some days I just cry and cry.. All this trouble because of our CAR and not having much money in the bank!!!!! Shows how quickly things can change!

PLEASE HELP! We will be forever appreciative!

Sincerely,
Jennifer

Times have been extremely hard on my family and we had gone for a while with no insurance on our vehicle. This resulted my wife's license being suspended as well as the registration for our car. Today I tried to transfer registration of the vehicle to my name but apparently New York has a really screwed up law that says the time that the car went uninsured needs to be accounted for so after her plates were turned in we need to wait 4 MONTHS before I can register the vehicle in my name!

We have only the one car (an ancient 91 Chevy Lumina Euro) that can't even pass inspection let alone be registered now. We need some serious help so we can get a car so I can do simple things such as go to work. I'm asking please please please help us out. We are really in trouble here.

Hi everyone. I am on this site as a last ditch effort to get some help. I was injured in an auto accident in July of 2009. I was a pedestrian while I was crossing the street before I was hit by an irresponsible driver. I was rushed to the emergency room as I was told the driver had auto insurance. I also obtained an attorney as I had never experienced something like this before. Shortly after I obtaining legal representation, my attorney dropped my case because we found out that the driver's auto insurance had lapsed. I was referred to Victims of VIolent Crime to get help covering my medical bills but I was denied assistance from the agency on the grounds it was not a violent crime, yet a vehicular accident. I could not obtain restitution by the police either. I was on medical leave from my job (I worked retail) for a year before they had to terminate me because I did not medically feel ready to return back to work. I would like to point out once again that I was not driving at the time of the accident, I was a pedestrian who was hit while walking in the crosswalk. I obtained a broken thumb, concussion, and severe back pains which last to this day. My best friend was also hit by the same car with me. My friend was fortunate enough to have insurance, I on the other hand was not so lucky. I have no family that I can turn to for financial home. I have a mother and a thirteen year old sister who were recently kicked out of their apartment and are hopping from home to home with a very real possibility of being homeless soon. I never knew my father and have nobody I can turn to for help. I was placed in a mental behaviorial center for having suicidal thoughts. It is hard to deal with the fact that an uninsured driver can hit me and my best friend, be irresponsible enough to drive without auto insurance and I am responsible for the bills. No attorney will take my case because there is no insurance money to gain from their work. My larger medical bills were sent to collections but I am trying to raise a little bit of money so at least I can pay off the smaller ones. Please somebody help me

Hello,

We are a non profit charity (Ovarian Cancer Patient Charity Project L.L.C.)donating to uninsured gynecological and breast cancer patients in need of financial assistance. All contributions go to the cause, and are tax deductible. We are in need of extra assistance to assist all the 19 women whom have requested financial assistance, and the others coming in every day. Can you help us, by donating or sponsoring a patient? We are not too specific, because any help will help us tremendously. If you can give us a hand in any way, the patients, their families, and our charity would be forever grateful! Please contact me as soon as possible, as this is something that cannot be put off. Some of the women whom have requested assistance, are homeless, some are terminal, or invasive as well as desperately in need of treatment to have a chance of beating this potentially deadly disease. Thanks so much for giving us the opportunity to do great things. We hope you decide to help us with our cause. Thanks a lot. And were looking forward to hearing from you.



Ashley Ratcliff
Ovarian Cancer Patient Charity Project
President/Fundraising Director
ocpcp@aol.com
www.ocpcp.yolasite.com
www.ovariancancerpatientcharityproject.yolasite.com
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Due to a new baby and money issues, my root canal was left unfinished. I am uninsured (mainly because I don't have the money to pay for it), and now my unfinished tooth has recently begun to become infected. I am unemployed, have been searching for a job in vain in this terrible economy, but have thus far been unsuccessful. I'm in need of some money to be able to fix this infected tooth before it becomes dangerous to my health. I thank anyone in advance for caring about me (someone they don't even know) for any donations. Thank you.