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Accident, Illness & Past Due Bills

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My (then fiancé) was struck by another vehicle on her way to work on July 27th, 2015. As a result of the accident, she sustained a traumatic brain injury and lasting cognitive damage. She was laid off from a job she loved and had worked for five years, at the very end of February which left her one day of remaining medical care covered through her former employer. 
As (bad) luck would have it, the day of the accident was the same day she was diagnosed with a tumor on her left adrenal gland and a sizeable growth in her uterus. She had recently been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and has suffered chronic nausea for years. 
Kristin Alyse spent the next several months in physical therapy, continues cognitive therapy and in spite of all that is going wrong she keeps thinking positive. 
In the meantime, Kristin's UI abruptly stopped without warning shortly after our wedding in August of this year (That's right, we're newlyweds too!) and since then (as before) the job hunt has been unsuccessful. She is working with the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, is enrolled to start school in January 2017 and I am personally doing everything I can as the sole supporter of the household, but it's not enough.

We have gone into overdraft the last several months just to pay rent, we cannot afford to pay utilities or credit card bills.  We have exhausted our savings and our families have helped as much as they can.
We invested the last of what we had in the bank in stock (quadcopter drones), business license, and the accoutrements necessary for selling those drones at various public venues in the attempt to become more self sufficient (which hasn't worked out as we had hoped as yet, but we haven't lost hope!).
We have nothing to pay the bills or rent with, nothing to order replacement stock with, nothing to afford the medications my wife and I both require, nothing to repair the questionable vehicles which we depend upon for transporting ourselves to work, appointments, rehabilitation etc.. No money for bills, none for food, none for the holidays even. So in hopes of having a place to live, hopes of paying for medications, hopes of better health and mental wellbeing and continued pursuing of the American dream, I humbly request your assistance. Thank you, in advance.

Organizer and beneficiary

Chris Schwartz
Organizer
Federal Heights, CO
KrisCella Audj Ball-Schwartz
Beneficiary

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