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I am a 39-year-old woman living in the Nashville area who has been off of work without pay for the last month. Though I am employed full-time, I have run out of paid time off and am currently on medical leave until I can have back surgery. The surgery itself is not complicated, but it would entail 3 days of a hospital stay, 2 weeks of physical therapy to assist in regaining my mobility, and 4-5 more weeks off before I can return to work. This surgery, though necessary, was unanticipated and I do not have money saved to sustain myself for another 2 months off. I do not have children, so I am ineligible for cash assistance through local government. I do not have short-term disability through my employer. I am ineligible for short-term disability through the government because my condition does not require that I am off work for 12 months, nor will it result in my death. I am also not being allowed to withdraw from my retirement for hardship reasons because, according to them, I am -only- contributing the mandatory amount. I also do not have -perfect credit- so I am unable to go out and obtain a loan for what I need. I have tried so many avenues and have hit dead ends each time. My goal is to raise $2500 to cover rent and expenses for up to three months: 2 months of actual recovery time and an additional months worth for incidentals and to give me time to return to work and have regular paychecks come in. Please help so that I can regain my ability to walk without pain and return to work. Thank you.

I am a 39-year-old woman living in the Nashville area who has been off of work without pay for the last month. Though I am employed full-time, I have run out of paid time off and am currently on medical leave until I can have back surgery. The surgery itself is not complicated, but it would entail 3 days of a hospital stay, 2 weeks of physical therapy to assist in regaining my mobility, and 4-5 more weeks off before I can return to work. This surgery, though necessary, was unanticipated and I do not have money saved to sustain myself for another 2 months off. I do not have children, so I am ineligible for cash assistance through local government. I do not have short-term disability through my employer. I am ineligible for short-term disability through the government because my condition does not require that I am off work for 12 months, nor will it result in my death. I am also not being allowed to withdraw from my retirement for hardship reasons because, according to them, I am -only- contributing the mandatory amount. I also do not have -perfect credit- so I am unable to go out and obtain a loan for what I need. I have tried so many avenues and have hit dead ends each time. My goal is to raise $2500 to cover rent and expenses for up to three months: 2 months of actual recovery time and an additional months worth for incidentals and to give me time to return to work and have regular paychecks come in. Please help so that I can regain my ability to walk without pain and return to work. Thank you.

I am a 39-year-old woman living in the Nashville area who has been off of work without pay for the last month. Though I am employed full-time, I have run out of paid time off and am currently on medical leave until I can have back surgery. The surgery itself is not complicated, but it would entail 3 days of a hospital stay, 2 weeks of physical therapy to assist in regaining my mobility, and 4-5 more weeks off before I can return to work. This surgery, though necessary, was unanticipated and I do not have money saved to sustain myself for another 2 months off. I do not have children, so I am ineligible for cash assistance through local government. I do not have short-term disability through my employer. I am ineligible for short-term disability through the government because my condition does not require that I am off work for 12 months, nor will it result in my death. I am also not being allowed to withdraw from my retirement for hardship reasons because, according to them, I am -only- contributing the mandatory amount. I also do not have -perfect credit- so I am unable to go out and obtain a loan for what I need. I have tried so many avenues and have hit dead ends each time. My goal is to raise $2500 to cover rent and expenses for up to three months: 2 months of actual recovery time and an additional months worth for incidentals and to give me time to return to work and have regular paychecks come in. Please help so that I can regain my ability to walk without pain and return to work. Thank you.

Hi,

I am an unemployeed teacher, and have been for several years, initially to raise my young sons; now, there just are not any openings being I live in such a small town. This, of course, was good for the boys, but hard financailly. Then, about a year ago, my husband lost his job, which has totally devasted us. Like I said we live in a small town, out in the middle of nowhere, and little to no resources to help. My husband had no choice but to withdraw his retirement, which we have already exhausted. This is a feeling that cannot be described, knowing that there is nothing left. My husband has been a hard working man all his life, and still is at 58. He does do whatever job he can take in his trade for well below the going rate, but they don't pay the bills. As a matter of fact, I am extremely worried about my husband, because he feels so bad about our situation.

We would love to move to a place we can find work, but we can't afford the move. Since I have not been working, we could not save, so we only have money on hand, which now is only unemployment. We don't even qualify for foodstamps, or any state help, including medical! This is because the unemployment is 10.00 over the allowment, and the unemployment only covers the rent!
I'm not so concerned about my husband and I; it's my boys who are 11 and 12. They are good boys, who make good grades and are active in sports. This is a challenge to keep up the sports,as there are fees,and at least one usually goes on to All-stars, which costs more. I really don't want to deny them, if at all possible, but, I just don't know how to juggle it all....

We don't have any family to speak of, so this is why I am making this plea to anyone out there that may find it in their heart to help...

Thank you for taking the time to read my plea, and God bless you whether you can help or not.

Hi, I have a very good and sound way to make money online, I just don't have the money to start up. My idea will generate 10/15% profits on a daily basis 5 days a week. But it is not an idea that the banks will sponsor, OK it is online gambling. I am looking for some1 to help me fund this project and we can then split the profits. I am looking for anything between $1000 and $5000 Unfortunately I cannot go into details here, but feel free to contact me on henri4camara@yahoo.co.uk , I can show you that I am serious when we talk, I can also provide you with a user/name and password of my online gaming account so that you see I am not bullshitting. Thank you for reading.

PS: you wont be giving me the cash, but then, you can setup an account, I will do the work, u withdraw profits and send me mine. worth thinking about!

I am in a desperate need of money to pay my University fees. I am reading a
BA (Hons)
in business management in a London University and being a foreign student
without a sponsor, I am finding it very very difficult. I am able to work 20
hours a week which buys me food and pays for my small room accommodation.
If I am not able to settle my fees of £4000.00 very soon, I will be forced
to withdraw and I do not want this to happen to me. I need help. God will
richly reward
all donors and God bless you.

If it is not possible to donate, you could simply help me to fill in some offers below which I will get paid when someone completes.

US:
http://freetrial4you.com/x/0/3076/61130/

http://edulinkoffer.com/x/0/3427/61130/

UK:
http://cw.nu/click?aid=12474&linkid=B19712&subid=&subid2=&subid3=&subid4=&subid5=

http://cw.nu/click?aid=12474&linkid=B19752&subid=&subid2=&subid3=&subid4=&subid5=

These will only take 5 minutes of your time but helps me a lot.

Thanks,
Phil

I am in a desperate need of money to pay my University fees. I am reading a
BA (Hons)
in business management in a London University and being a foreign student
without a sponsor, I am finding it very very difficult. I am able to work 20
hours a week which buys me food and pays for my small room accommodation.
If I am not able to settle my fees of £4000.00 very soon, I will be forced
to withdraw and I do not want this to happen to me. I need help. God will
richly reward
all donors and God bless you.

If it is not possible to donate, you could simply help me to fill in some offers below which I will get paid when someone completes.

US:
http://freetrial4you.com/x/0/3076/61130/

http://edulinkoffer.com/x/0/3427/61130/

UK:
http://cw.nu/click?aid=12474&linkid=B19712&subid=&subid2=&subid3=&subid4=&subid5=

http://cw.nu/click?aid=12474&linkid=B19752&subid=&subid2=&subid3=&subid4=&subid5=

These will only take 5 minutes of your time but helps me a lot.

Thanks,
Phil

I am a straight A student. I need money to finish school. Due to emergency surgery, I had to stop going to college for a few months and withdraw. My financial aid was sent back and I was left with a bill of $1200. Now I can't go back to finish my degree unless I pay that money to the school! I need to go back to school so that I can finish my degree, but I don't have the money and I have exhausted all of my resources from when I was recovering from surgery. If you can help me, Please donate so that I can get back on track!

I am seeking assistance with my student account that is past due for the summer 2011 session. I am a single mom, full-time college student, and employed part-time (the last four to six weeks I have been working 30-35 hours per week). My mother has been unemployed for the last 15 months even though she has diligently searched. So, I am responsible for the care of three people, rent, car note, car insurance, utilities, etc. My financial aid and loans were denied because I had to drop a course last semester. In doing so, I fell below my 76% requirement for financial aid.

I asked my church for assistance and was basically written off. They did not ask how much assistance was needed or anything. I attend a big church and was willing to pay it back. Then two people said they would co-sign for a private loan-one never contacted me after I e-mailed the promissory note and the other asked me to withdraw her application. The semester is almost over and a balance of almost $7,600 will be due before I start in the fall. Even though I was able to increase my hours at work, I am still having a difficult time paying off the account.

I switched majors at the beginning of the semester and this has been my best semester here at the university. I am scheduled to graduate in May 2012. Attached are documents validating what I have written in this e-mail, which will show that I have attempted to get my account paid in full before now. Thank you so much in advance for your help.

Hi, my name is Tiffany and I am 25-years-old. I have about $120,000+ in student loans debt. I need $3000 to get back on track. I went to a private college for a Pharm.D degree (pharmacist) and it was expensive. I completed 4 years out of the 6 years program. I was only able to afford college there because I had a co-signer for my loans. Unfortunately, my co-signer passed away and I no longer could attend school there since I had no way of affording it. I had no choice but to withdraw from the college.

I currently work full-time, 11 hours/day, 6 days/week. I am behind on my student loans payments and need desperate help just to get back on track. Once back on track, I can start saving to go back to school (though I will be attending a community college instead). I just want to go back to school and finish my education. At the moment, I have other bills to pay (rent, ultilities, car, etc.) so I've fallen behind with the loans. I have no credit cards because I'm afraid of debt like crazy. So this is all for my education. I barely have any money for food and I've resorted to eating instant packaged food. I work so hard but I am getting nowhere. PLEASE HELP. Any amount will help.

Thank you for your generosity.

I'm a 24 year old female currently living in a friend's dorm room. His lease ends in May, and that will be the day I become homeless. I've put in job applications everywhere and nobody's gotten back to me, and I still have a single bill that I've yet to pay off... the time is ticking, and I couldn't think of anything else to do.

I'm pretty sure nobody reads these things, but this is my last shot at doing something for myself and getting out of the rut that will inevitably leave me homeless in one month. Here's a story that shows just how terrible gaming addictions can become and how much harder it is to dig yourself out of a hole that only deepens by the day with no hope of escape.

In 2007, I began playing World of Warcraft on my crappy laptop (which at the time had been a great piece of machinery). It started out innocently enough. I had real life friends who played the game and I'd wanted to know what it was all about so I bought and installed it. I was instantly hooked in the world, and made some friends that I talk with even to this day. I went through several guilds before I finally found the one I thought I would enjoy. I began spending endless amounts of time in the game, engrossing myself in it. I quit all of my outside activities and all of my hobbies revolved around getting in the game and playing it until the wee hours of the morning. I would come to work sleepy and dislike everyone around me. After the first two years I fell into an odd depression that could only be quelled by, what I thought, was WoW. By the time 2010 rolled around I had been living in four different places IRL, bumming from one place to the other in order to have more game time. I hadn't had a job, I hadn't even looked for one.

Eventually, in September of 2010, I'd had enough. While I want to blame the game for everything wrong I've done in my life, I can only blame myself for letting it get so bad. I could have shut it off at any time, but I didn't. I could have listened to everyone who told me what I was turning into, but I hadn't. My parents had driven from Illinois to Cleveland, Ohio to bring me back home. It was the opening for a new beginning that I thought would get me back on the path of redemption... but it was only the start of a larger nightmare. Between an internet addiction and an unquenchable withdraw from a lack of a game I could no longer play for fear of losing the roof over my head, I managed to find a job at a local gas station.. but that wasn't enough for my parents. They held my misgivings over my head constantly and for every one thing I did right, twenty things were wrong. After I forgot to do the dishes for the fourth time that month, my internet connection had been taken away.

Instead of taking this as a queue to get away and start my life anew, I fell deeper into depression. Withdraw took over and I used the library computers for an hour or two a day before I went to work to keep in touch with the friends I'd been cut off from. Eventually I'd put enough money together to get my own internet connection and had told my father that the Comcast guys were going to come over to install it. He'd been fine with it though knew my mother would throw a fit. A week later, the internet guys installed my box and left. The internet worked for an hour then shot out. When I told my father that the guys had to come back to re-install whatever they had forgotten to do, he'd thrown a fit about people "drilling holes in his wall, and walking into HIS home", and refused to acknowledge that I'd ever had the conversation with him in the first place. This sent me into a panic attack that ended in a night of hospitalization.

While I was in the hospital I had told the doctor while in tears that I didn't wish to see my parents while I was being treated because they were the reason I was in the situation I was in. While they had not physically harmed me, I was in no mental state to deal with their accusations anymore (which my father had yelled and argued with me the entire way to the hospital already). When they'd finally discharged me, I had found out that I had been abandoned at the hospital with no way home; I'd called a good friend to take me home.

The next day, I was told via text that I was no longer welcome in my parents' home.

While trying with everything I could not to lose my mind for a second time, I made as many phone calls as I could. Nobody could help me. Finally, my sister had offered me a place to stay in her friends' dorm room for a day or two just to make sure that I wasn't left on the street. As if by an act of God, an old friend from high school came into my life and offered me a place at his dorm room until I was able to get back on my feet. I now live two hours away from where "home" used to be, and am typing from my computer here. I had to leave the only stable job I'd had in 2 years to come here and getting back on my feet is proving harder than I could've ever imagined. I've had job interviews with no luck and I don't have enough money to put a down payment on an apartment in the area. If I don't find a solution by May 1st, I -will- be homeless.

I wish I could blame everything I've done on my gaming, and the internet, but as said before, it was my own stupidity that has landed me in this situation. Mental addictions are harder to break than physical ones and even now, 6 months after quitting World of Warcraft, every part of me still wants to go back to it, to get back the comfort of living in another world that it used to give me. The only thing that seems to break the feeling and keep it down is a cigarette; cheapest pack available, mind you. The point I'm trying to make is that gaming addictions can be dangerous, all consuming, and deadly. Someday I may write a paper on all the effects of letting yourself succumb to the beautiful world of anonymity and pixels... but here isn't the place to do that.

This is my last ditch effort to get out of the hole I've dug myself into. Today I offer you my heart and soul, and everything I have left that (Thank God) hasn't disintegrated along with everything else I used to be good at.

Thanks for reading. Hope you guys have a fantastic rest of your week.

I am a junior psychology major, human development minor attending Howard University. Thus far, school has had its ups and downs. However, I have been able to maintain an acceptable grade point average of 3.46 and a position on the Dean’s Honor Roll. My mother is a struggling single parent of two, living on Unemployment benefits. With the cost of living and rise in the economy, paying my tuition is impossible for her to manage. This financial burden is hampering my abilities to achieve. The thought of having such an outstanding balance in all of my living expenses worries me. With no way of paying these expenses, I think about the possibility that I might have to withdraw from Howard University and go back home. It angers me to know that I am so close to accomplishing my goals and the only thing holding me back is money.
I have been applying for many scholarships, some have been beneficial others not so much. The scholarships that I have received have barely paid for my tuition each semester. Unfortunately I cannot take out a loan because I need a cosigner and my mother is the only one willing to cosign a loan for me. Unfortunately, my mother is not eligible to be a cosigner. I have contacted many different public offices in hopes that they would be able to help with my past due rent and living expenses. However, most of the programs that are offered require the applicants to either have a child or a person over 65 years old in the household. I have tried contacting the provost of my university to see if there is anything that I can do to get extra funding; they suggested work study. However, trying to maintain work study is conflicting with my class schedule. Work study is usually over by 5pm and my classes are also during this time.
With that said, I am seeking sponsorship or any contributions towards my endeavors. If you are unable to contribute, but are aware of other resources that would be of interest, please contact me. I assure you that these contributions are for a good cause. It will allow me to my tenure at Howard University and further my career as a neuropsychologist. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanking You In Advance

I am a junior psychology major, human development minor attending Howard University. Thus far, school has had its ups and downs. However I have been able to maintain an acceptable grade point average of 3.46 and a position on the Deans Honor Roll. I have been honored to be a part of Howard University Swahili Language Flagship program, which allowed me the opportunity to participate in a study abroad trip to Kenya and Tanzania, East Africa. I have also been a committed volunteer to the Capital Area Food Bank, and a encouraging Troop Leader for the Girl Scouts of the Nations Capital.
For as long as I can remember, I have been dedicating myself to giving back to my community. I am writing this letter in hopes that this one time the community will help me. I am a 20 year old African American woman from the inner city of Brooklyn, NY. My mother is a struggling single parent of two, living on Unemployment benefits. With the cost of living and rise in the economy, paying my tuition is impossible for her to manage now. I have tried reaching out to my father; however, instead of committing himself to my life, he preferred the street life.
This financial burden is hampering my abilities to achieve. The thought of having such an outstanding balance in all of my living expenses worries me. With no way of paying these expenses, I think about the possibility that I might have to withdraw from Howard University and go back home. It angers me to know that I am so close to accomplishing my goals and the only thing holding me back is money.
I have been applying for many scholarships, some have been beneficial others not so much. The scholarships that I have received have barely paid for my tuition each semester. Unfortunately I cannot take out a loan because I need a cosigner and my mother is the only one willing to cosign a loan for me. Unfortunately, my mother is not eligible to be a cosigner. I have exhausted all possibilities to help assist with my expenses. I have contacted many different public offices in hopes that they would be able to help with my past due rent and living expenses. However, most of the programs that are offered require the applicants to either have a child or a person over 65 years old. I have tried contacting the provost of my university to see if there is anything that I can do to get extra funding.
With that said, I am seeking sponsorship or any contributions towards my endeavors. If you are unable to contribute, but are aware of other resources that would be of interest, please contact me. I assure you that these contributions are for a good cause. It will allow me to my tenure at Howard University and further my career as a neuropsychologist. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanking You In Advance

Please help, my name is Kate and a few months ago I was raped. Since then, I have developed severe anorexia. I was forced to temporarily withdraw from school, since the illness has made me so weak that I can't even get out of bed some days without passing out. I am extremely driven and intelligent, and my dream is to become a doctor, a goal I KNOW I can achieve with your help. A few days ago I went to the ER, and the MD told me that if I do not go to an inpatient facility, I am going to die. My insurance will only cover part. Please, please, please, help me get help for my illness so that I can go on to achieve my dreams. God bless you.

Hi, I just medically retired from the military and I am inbetween checks. I havent recieved any of my benifits yet and I have just to much going on in my life to even mention.
If you could even just send me a dollar, I would consider it a true blessing. I have 60 days before my finances get straight and it is causing me so much stress. The military failed to tell me that I could not withdraw my savings plan immediately after leaving the military if so I would have put my money elese where. I have money put away in my military savings plan and the military will not release it for another 60 days inwhich they didnt say that when I put my money in for all these years. PLEASE understand my pain I no I am down for a short while, but with my medical issues I cant bear anymore....
THANK YOU

Hi everyone. My name is Ashley and I'm 20 years old. The past few months, I have been struggling to juggle the demands of going to school full time and working full time just to hardly get by. I have also been battling numerous health issues, including a recent hospitalization without health insurance for a MRSA infection, and then later a severe allergic reaction to the medication. I became depressed and hardly able to get out of bed in the morning. I was forced to withdraw from school so that I could work more hours to be able to maintain my apartment and keep my car. I sold my television, laptop (I'm posting this from the public library), cell phone, bed frame and mattress, and the small bit of jewelry I had acquired as gifts from family over the years.

My depression got so bad and I felt so alone that I switched to a new medication. Because of my age, I ended up having adverse effects that left me worse off than I was before. I am perpetually behind and received a notice that if I don't pay $500 in a week, I will be evicted from my apartment. I have nowhere to go, and I can't think of anything worse. I've already had to give up school (at least for right now. I fully intend on continuing my education), but I cannot just give up my home.

Please, please help me. I am young, scared, and just trying to get by. They say young people are the future, but society makes it so hard for us to survive. I am begging for someone to understand.

i am a 26 yr old female who has been physically and emotionally abused / neglected my entire life. i have no friends or anyone to help me at all and only 1 survivng family member, my mother who i was recently living with. her abuse was extreme and horrible and it was way too much to handle so now i am homeless. i dont really have any other options, i have nothing of value and was not able to attend school due to a rocky home life so i dropped out in 5th grade. i am trying really hard to better my life and i got my GED w/ nearly perfect scores and i am trying to attend college as best i can. i am very smart and gifted and am getting a perfect grade in my nutrition and science classes. it is really hard to do anything as i have no money at all, i havent been able to find a job all year, i am literally starving and have not eaten for about 2 days because i have to beg for money to eat off of dollar menus. i am not able to get food stamps because i am in college, i have no financial aid because i am just starting college and my gpa was too low due to withdrawls. i had to withdraw because of abuse and the toll it was taking on me and my grades. i have no income or money at all. social services are completely failing me and i am starving, dirty, homeless, and seriously depressed. i practically live out of public restrooms and sometimes i do eat leftover food i find discarded. i dont want to sound overly dramatic but this is really what i have to do to get by. my school gives me canned food every week that i basically live off of and i have to conserve it by eating it about once a day / every other day, ( its not very much, maybe a day or so worth of food ). when it rains i sometimes sleep in the student health center if i am unable to find an adequate freezing corner to crawl into. i am so alone, i have been my whole life, i have nothing and no one and i never really have had any kind of life. i am so tired, i try so hard to better my life and its just really hard and depressing. i will do anything for money just so i can eat. if i wasnt fat or ugly i would go become a hooker or some kind of criminal at this point. i will seriously do anything. if u have anything in mind let me know, i will do it. i have barely any resources and my last shred of hope is hanging pretty thin. i am probably going to end up dying anyways because i am just wasting away and nothing ever really gets any better. i dont care if i live or die. i have nothing and no one and i am horribly alone and sad. i need serious help and i doubt anyone or anything is going to give a rats ass about a worthless unwanted accident in the first place. public services fail me, i do not have any children or drug addictions. maybe if i starve enough i will become thin enough to be a stripper. i really need to see a doctor. honestly no one will ever care what happens to me. i need some serious help. i am trying to have a normal life and be a normal person. i need money to eat and maybe 1 nice outfit to wear on an interview, i have nothing. im not too concerned where i sleep anymore. anything you can help me with would be eternally appreciated and i will give it all back when i am able to. i want to save enough money to get out of this state and get some kind of place / life somewhere because i cant afford to live here even if i did have a job. i am stuck here and really need a way out. please help me, someone, anyone. i am entirely grateful from the bottom of my heart, what little is left of it. =(

I am a young graduate who is unable to find a job. With absolutely no income, life is very difficult. I have reached the maximum of my overdraft so I am unable to withdraw any more money. Instead I am incurring overdraft interest.
As of today, I have no money for rent and food. If I am unable to come up with my share of the rent I will be kicked out.
I am not lazy, I have made job hunting my 9-5 job but I have had no luck.
Please please help me, anything you can donate will be much appreciated.
Many Thanks

I am a young graduate who is unable to find a job. With absolutely no income, life is very difficult. I have reached the maximum of my overdraft so I am unable to withdraw any more money. Instead I am incurring overdraft interest.
As of today, I have no money for rent and food. If I am unable to come up with my share of the rent I will be kicked out.
I am not lazy, I have made job hunting my 9-5 job but I have had no luck.
Please please help me, anything you can donate will be much appreciated.
Many Thanks

I am a young graduate who is unable to find a job. With absolutely no income, life is very difficult. I have reached the maximum of my overdraft so I am unable to withdraw any more money. Instead I am incurring overdraft interest.
As of today, I have no money for rent and food. If I am unable to come up with my share of the rent I will be kicked out.
I am not lazy, I have made job hunting my 9-5 job but I have had no luck.
Please please help me, anything you can donate will be much appreciated.
Many Thanks

I am a young graduate who is unable to find a job. With absolutely no income, life is very difficult. I have reached the maximum of my overdraft so I am unable to withdraw any more money. Instead I am incurring overdraft interest.
As of today, I have no money for rent and food. If I am unable to come up with my share of the rent I will be kicked out.
I am not lazy, I have made job hunting my 9-5 job but I have had no luck.
Please please help me, anything you can donate will be much appreciated.
Many Thanks

I am a young graduate who is unable to find a job. With absolutely no income, life is very difficult. I have reached the maximum of my overdraft so I am unable to withdraw any more money. Instead I am incurring overdraft interest.
As of today, I have no money for rent and food. If I am unable to come up with my share of the rent I will be kicked out.
I am not lazy, I have made job hunting my 9-5 job but I have had no luck.
Please please help me, anything you can donate will be much appreciated.
Many Thanks

She was a nationally certified paralegal and he was an IT Admin for a fortune 500 company.
One day in early 2008, Carolyn had a seizure at work and was takin to the emergency room. They called Don at work and he went straight there.
They were informed that she had a gioblastoma, a brain tumor.

Don lost his job in mid-2008; he suspects it was because of the mounting healthcare costs his employer was incurring because of his wife's illness.
They had to use their modest retirement savings to maintain medical coverage that soon ran out but fortunately Carolyn recovered.

Fast forward 2 years.
After undergoing surgery, radiation and chemo, Carolyn is now doing well.
Although she can't work anymore, she collects a small SS disability claim.
Don does odd jobs fixing computers and making handmade jewelry, which he sells at the local flea market.
Friday, they came home to find a letter informing them they owe $1200 to the IRS because of the retirement withdraw in 2008.
I know this because Carolyn called me crying.
I thought long and hard before posting this, but I had to.

Carolyn and Don are my parents.

Hi guys.

I've been going back to school to better my life, but unfortunately I got laid off this year, and also had to visit my mother twice due to cancer & surgery. I just found out two of my classes have a $150 fee, I would be eternally grateful if someone could help me out. I have no other family members and have no other source of income as I have donated what I did have to pay my mom's mortgage and help her out. This is my last resort before having to withdraw from college.

Please help.