Homeless - Need Power to Breathe

My dear friend Alicia is currently homeless with her daughter, Aria and her 95-pound dog, Alfie.  I adore Alicia. She is one of those people who would drop whatever she was doing to help others.  She loves with a huge helpful heart. Her daughter Aria is her pride and joy. Aria recently graduated from High School and has remained with her Mama. Their beloved dog Alfie helps bring joy into their life and is an important part of their life.  

I checked in recently to see how they were doing to find out they are currently homeless.  That breaks my heart. 

Here is their story in their own words...

Opening up my heart to tell you any of this is very hard. That is the reality. I want to hide and protect myself and my daughter from any judgment people may have about how we got into this mess. This is the most painful period of our lives, and it seems to be never-ending. My heart is broken and I feel like a shell of my former self.

Every day I am struggling with the weight of my c-ptsd, depression, and chronic health issues. I am feeling the loneliness of not having parents or family for any kind of support. I am trying desperately to hang on to the hope I once had, and the faith in God I have always found safety in, however; I don't know if I can believe things will get better anymore.

I have always believed in the power of Love to conquer all things and being the only thing that matters. I have tried to live my life in a way that put Loving all people, animals, and living things first. I have worked hard to help and assist others even when I didn't have the resources, believing that all people lived their lives this way too- naively. But, sadly, I have been abused-- a lot.  And the last person who I truly trusted and loved, turned out to be a covert narcissist, who ended up leaving us suddenly after 7 and a half years (by fb message) with no way to prepare to support ourselves and no safety net to fall into... Just a lot of bills and debt we couldn't afford to pay. I feel like he broke me, and left my young daughter with a mother she didn't have before he came into our lives.

I am a loving, creative, vibrant soul looking for a break to start over in peace.

I have ptsd from this abusive man and his abrupt abandonment. And even though I am seeing a therapist weekly, it is an emotional wounding that has lead to stress and trauma-induced health issues, struggle, hardship and now homelessness for myself and Aria. After the catalyst of him leaving, I was in the hospital with a blood pressure of 220/148. It triggered a flare up of my chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia making it nearly impossible to work and support Aria and Alfie. I wasn't the breadwinner of the family, and the debt accumulated quickly trying to maintain the lease agreement. Eventually, we just had to leave... and that left my loved ones with no home. As if my heart wasn't broken enough, I have had to watch my daughter suffer through this experience because she loves me too much to let me live in the car alone with all my health issues. I love her more than anything in this world, she is the only reason I am still here.

I can't explain the pain of living in this small car--in this heat!!-- with an enormous dog who is also almost 12 and ailing. The heat has intensified all my health issues, my blood pressure is again too high, and maybe the greatest concern is not having the use of my c-pap when I have severe obstructive sleep apnea. My tests indicated my oxygen levels drop to 50% without it-- and I have no way of using it while living in the car. It poses a very serious risk to my health to sleep without it, and lately, I just wake up feeling disoriented and really unable to think. On top of that, we were smashed into by a semi in a rest area 3 weeks ago while resting. It was a horrifying experience.

I don't know how to really be vulnerable and let people in when I feel like I need to be in protection mode, but I want help for my daughter. I am swallowing my pride so that people who feel it in their heart to help us can have a way to do so.

I want a new life for us. I want to take what we have been through and convert it into the fire and fuel we need to begin again in a more empowered way.

To do that we need money for a deposit, first month's rent, food, and help to get all of our belongings from our POD to our place when we find one. I need a miracle for my child and my fur baby. I am praying that there is a way...

Much love ~ Alicia, Aria, and Alfie 
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I am overwhelmed that my dear friend is homeless. But I believe in the power of love and kindness. When my family needed help others reached out and provided for us. So I am now asking the same thing but for Alicia, Aria, and Alfie. They have been through so much crap. They really need a new beginning, a fresh start, and a feeling of the love of community. 

Can you PLEASE help them?

Thank you so much.