Help Disabled Widower Vet Survive
I am 53, disabled, and a veteran of the United States Air Force; I spent the last 10 years of my wife's life, the last 10 years of our 12 year marriage, taking care of her as she slowly died over the span of that decade. Our lives became a tight orbit around each other as things got worse.
My wife died of complications of the cancer she had when she was 16, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, leaving me with our two children (our third and oldest moved out of the house after his mother died). The treatment for Hodgkin's destroyed her lungs and heart and when she died last March, at 2:30 in the morning of the 19th, she was only 42.
My life has fallen apart financially since then and my physical condition has been terrible for the past 10 years. I have fibromyalgia, a bad back injury, carpal tunnel syndrome, neuropathy in my feet and lower legs, gout, and more; I can barely take care of myself. I am unable to work due to my physical conditions and the terrible depression that I am fighting against.
When my wife died my income was cut in half but my bills never changed. Due to being dealt with in bad faith by my mortgage company I have lost my house to foreclosure auction and I live in a small room partioned off in a garage with no place to sleep, no place to store or cook food, and no toilet (however, I can use my In-Laws house, I am not trapped).
I am unsure of my financial future, but I do know I need to declare bankruptcy and that costs a BUSLOAD of cash; my minivan needs tires and major work on the front; I somehow need not only a place to live, but the ability to pay for it too.
Life is not easy right now. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
Can anyone offer this man pro bono financial planning services? Or offer to be his investor? I got received a small settlement of 20K last year and am very grateful to my investor for putting it in a diversified stock portfolio where I've already increased my initial investment by 15% over 9 months. I'm terrible with money so I likely would have blown it without his guidance. Perhaps William could do similar with any money he has leftover after buying essentials? This way he'd be assured financial stability for years to come. Side note: I know right now is not the best time to invest given the market but in future.
Thanks to everyone for donating!
I feel like if this guy had a better PC and an editor to cut his videos in a modern way, he would thrive on YouTube. He seems to be an incredibly nice and interesting guy!