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Hello! My name is Tyler and my family and Myself are in Desperate need of your help!   First off I would Like to say that my parents are the sweetest most giving people I know.. They bend over backwards to help complete strangers.. Countless time they took in friends of mine who had no where to go or even people they barley knew.. Fed them gave them a place to stay and direction... Even though they could barley support themselves they never hesitated to give. Every person is 100 foulable ( we all have our own problems) but everyone is also 100 pecent worthy And I truely believe they are worthy of your help!! Even if you do not get through this whole message I want to thank you for taking the time to get this far! I Hope I don't sound selfish in any way shape or form that is not my intent I'm just very distraught it has been very hard for us all it
's very hard to even see the screen through my tears.

Due to A freak flash flood in an area, where there has NEVER been a serious flood, In the HISTORY of the Neighborhoods establishment. Everything I and my  family worked sooo Hard for has been Ripped from us violently without prejudice.    We live in a dessert so it was really unexpected we have been in a drought for YEARS!! And yes I know we were not the only ones hit there were many others, but because they did not own their homes ( MANY OF THEM) UN like my family  they were renting and their belongings if all goes as it should will be covered by the owner of the homes natural disaster insurance and flood insurance ! ( most homes hit were owned by a single entity as was the property ) Also the homes that were condemned or that were hit hardest, not just flooded basements is what I am referring to.

Our home was Hand built and customized with years of saving and Hours of labor and care put in by my grandfather. The yard, the sheds, the carport, fence, garden even the trees were planted by his family Years of hard love and work.. My  father the owner of this home (his childhood home) severely injured his back and has been out of work for quite some time and my mother is very ill on oxygen 247 and can barely walk without some sort of assistance..   Myself and my Girlfriend came to the decision that we should move in with them to help with cleaning,  getting in and out of bed, upkeep with the yard and home and their finances.

We were doing well for our selves being only 22 Me and my girlfriend 19, we just opened a vinyl decal business saved up almost 5 thousand dollars and bought tons of nice equipment including Vinyl Graphingplotting gear A vinyl cutter laser guided A new computer and software. Along with the business we both have part time jobs so why not help.?  So we get all of our equipment moved over to their place for storage until we could get it moved to the new store we were about to get...  Not even 24 hours into the move a wall of water comes barreling down upon the home, and honestly my parents (especially my poor mother who could not breath without her machine ) were lucky to even get out alive and that OVER ANYTHING I'M VERY VERY THANKFUL FOR THEIR HEALTH AND SAFTY!! OUR entire existence memories generations of memories are now gone the homes as been condemned and deemed unlivable... My  life is now gone and our dream of  helping them and myself get ahead, happier and healthy along with it!...
 This town is a small coal miner community we break our backs and risk our lives for our lively hood and when it comes time to retire most end up like my parents sick and injured.. Me wanting to take the safer logical route I became a graphic designer and opened my own business I was in the process of getting my  own tax Id separate from a local business owner who agreed to partner with me... No paper work had yet been signed...
 I'm trying to make a change and do something positive in a town where most never leave the coal mine is where we go to die you really get stuck. . 
  Almost every single home that was affected by water damage is being condemned due to the polluted nature of the water. In fact they even sent out a notice, that until given further notice, do not drink water from the tap as it may contain traces of the contaminates. This means that none of our things well almost none can really be salvaged.. Even the car in the picture ( the only car they own) is ruined... No insurance is  going to cover any of the damage. Being sick and not having a car to go to doctors appointments Is devastating; my mom is diabetic she has C>O>P>D nerve damage ms and a slew of other problems...
Only a select few who did have renters insurance will have their personal belongings reimbursed and the homes will be demolished rebuilt replaced and re rented. ( to those who rented... But this does not include us... They owned their place, so everything is on myself and my family .. Its very tough I'm sorry if I have misspelled or used improper grammar  I feel so alone and hopeless its very hard to think so agian I do appologise..
   I've tried to get ahead  to better myself and my family in a small place that seems to never let you leave like a black hole and the perpetual thought that I'll never leave is even more prevalent now that we have been robbed of seemingly every material thing that kept me and my family Alive. I really truly fear my parents will Die of poor health If I cannot raise this money For at least a new home to rent until I can save up to buy them medicines, a new home and a vehicle ... Even if you can't donate a positive message or a friendly hello will suffice If you even just want to leave a positive message email me I'll make sure it gets through. Thank you for taking the time to read this it means more than you will ever be able to measure or express in words or any medium to me and my family. And I can assure you if any exes money is raised it will be put towards helping other families in need!

And again thank you very very much from the bottom of my heart thank you for reading this!

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Meagan Barber
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