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Home Repair

I am a Vietnam/Cambodia Vet and former EMT who is now disabled due to spinal trauma from a car accident in 2003. I was moving along in life, albeit slowly, when things took a bad turn.  At the end of April they discovered multiple nodules in my liver, kidneys and lungs, most likely from massive exposure Agent Orange from my tour in Vietnam and Cambodia. It's likely terminal but as is typical with the VA they give you a diagnosis but then you have to wait for weeks, and sometimes months to see another Doctor. 

Things went from bad to worse when I came home after receiving that news and turned on my oven to cook dinner. The brittle wiring in my mobile home caused the oven to burn out and almost caused a fire that would have taken my home. Fortunately I caught it in time and that didn't happen.  All of the wiring needs to be replaced. Currently I'm unable to cook or run other appliances as I fear it will burn my house down. I am afraid to even turn on my furnace for fear of a fire. So I sleep with no heat. 

I have been unable to work since my injury, I have done my best over the years to make ends meet, enough so, I just paid off my small little mobile home. Now however, my home is dangerous and I desperately need the funds to replace the wiring through the entire home, the oven, and cook top. A ramp for my wheel chair to the front door that is currently rotting making it unsafe to use, which means I have to walk up the ramp using the hand rails that are extremely dangerous to hang on to. The ramp was also build wrong which causes water to run into the house. The windows are not square with the mobile home and 2 of the windows are falling out of the frame. The house must be reinsulated. However, just being able to cook a meal, turn on the heat and sleep at night knowing the faulty wiring won't burn down my home would be amazing. 
Even if you are unable to help financially or perhaps you can afford only $10 or $20 will help tremendously or maybe you can pass this on to others who may know an electrician or contractor that would be willing to help?  

 Thank you for taking the time to read my story!

Organizer

Arnold Payne
Organizer
Marysville, WA

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