AnneMarie's Medical & Recovery Fund
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From Patrick Madrid:
Yes, it’s true. When my friend Anne Marie (her nom de plume to protect her privacy) texted me about her horrible hip injury, I realized right away that she was in a very difficult situation and urgently needs help. I’ve known her personally for about 3 years now, and I can vouch for her. Nancy and I have met with her personally and gotten to know her powerful and astonishing “back story” of being raised non-Christian, going through hell and high water as a young woman, including a detour into the dark world of prostitution, before God’s saving grace brought her into the light of Christ’s truth. Anne Marie was baptized, confirmed, and received her first Holy Communion just a couple of years ago, and since forever turning her back on the high-paying but soul-destroying call-girl work she once engaged in, she has led a quiet, humble, hidden life in Jesus doing menial work to make ends meet. I ask you to please do what you can financially right now to help Anne Marie. She’s for real, and she really needs our help right now. May God reward you for your generosity.
— Patrick Madrid
P.S. So you can be completely sure that it’s really me saying this, check my link to Anne Marie’s GoFundMe page on my personal Twitter account: @patrickmadrid. Thank you.
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I'm Anne Marie, and I need your help.
Actually, my real name is not Anne Marie. I have a good reason for not using my real name, which my friend Patrick Madrid can verify.
This Easter will mark the third anniversary of my baptism into the Catholic Church. Up to that point, I lived as a pagan. My parents are "nones"--meaning that religion plays no part in their lives--and they never baptized me.
I've had a very difficult life, with many hardships and challenges, including severe abuse and neglect throughout my childhood. As an adult, not knowing any other way to live, I contnued down a very self-destructive path, which eventually led me into work as a high-priced call girl, which I did for several years. Patrick Madrid's forthcoming book, Surprised By Life, contains a chapter which tells the story of my tumultuous life without God, and my transformation from call girl to Catholic .
That is the nutshell version of my background.
Since my conversion, I have earned a humble living by working as a nanny, housekeeper, and seamstress. Several weeks ago, I had an on-the-job accident that has robbed me of my ability to work. I hurt myself quite badly--indeed, I can barely walk. Although I used to earn hundreds of dollars an hour as a call girl, I'm now employed in menial occupations, which is why I'm in such dire straits right now--I have no safety net. I am unmarried, and live alone in a modest one-room apartment. I cannot call upon my family for help; I am not eligible for unemployment; and I have been living paycheck-to-paycheck for the past several years, so I have no savings. I have no valuables to sell. And the credit cards I have been using to cover my expenses over these weeks of unemployment are now maxed out.
I need physical therapy to recover and go back to work, but the only way I can make the money I need to pay for said therapy is by working, which I cannot do while I remain injured. So I’m in a catch-22 situation.
My rent is almost due, and I have literally no means of paying it—which means I am in real danger of becoming homeless unless I can quickly generate some money. My bank balance is $13 and change. I spent my last $5 cash paying a bridge toll on my way to get an MRI. Soon, my car will be out of gas, and I will no longer be able to drive myself to Mass. In other words, my ship is sinking at a terrifyingly rapid pace.
What I need—what I am asking you for—is just enough money to cover my medical and living expenses (rent, utilities and other monthly bills, and medical co-pays and deductible) until I can heal from my injury and get back to work. My goal is to return to the same sort of lowly work I have been doing since I escaped from the darkness of my sinful former life—caring for children, working as a housekeeper/family assistant, and/or sewing. I have to be of sound body to work in those fields, but it will take a few months for me to heal.
I believe God will take care of me, and I’m prayerfully confident that the fact that you are even reading this is a sign of God's providence. This GoFundMe campaign wouldn't even exist if Patrick Madrid hadn't prodded me to reach out and ask for help. My priest/spiritual director concurs, and encouraged me to ask for assistance. So that's what I'm doing.
If you decide to become part of God's "rescue plan" for me by contributing, I will be deeply grateful. As St. Peter said, I have neither silver nor gold, but what I do have I will gladly give you (Acts 3:6). One thing I can do in spite of any injury is pray. I will include all donors and their intentions in my daily rosary. And if you are able to contribute $250 or more, I will gladly send you a copy of Patrick Madrid's book once it is released.
May God bless all of you.
Yes, it’s true. When my friend Anne Marie (her nom de plume to protect her privacy) texted me about her horrible hip injury, I realized right away that she was in a very difficult situation and urgently needs help. I’ve known her personally for about 3 years now, and I can vouch for her. Nancy and I have met with her personally and gotten to know her powerful and astonishing “back story” of being raised non-Christian, going through hell and high water as a young woman, including a detour into the dark world of prostitution, before God’s saving grace brought her into the light of Christ’s truth. Anne Marie was baptized, confirmed, and received her first Holy Communion just a couple of years ago, and since forever turning her back on the high-paying but soul-destroying call-girl work she once engaged in, she has led a quiet, humble, hidden life in Jesus doing menial work to make ends meet. I ask you to please do what you can financially right now to help Anne Marie. She’s for real, and she really needs our help right now. May God reward you for your generosity.
— Patrick Madrid
P.S. So you can be completely sure that it’s really me saying this, check my link to Anne Marie’s GoFundMe page on my personal Twitter account: @patrickmadrid. Thank you.
***
I'm Anne Marie, and I need your help.
Actually, my real name is not Anne Marie. I have a good reason for not using my real name, which my friend Patrick Madrid can verify.
This Easter will mark the third anniversary of my baptism into the Catholic Church. Up to that point, I lived as a pagan. My parents are "nones"--meaning that religion plays no part in their lives--and they never baptized me.
I've had a very difficult life, with many hardships and challenges, including severe abuse and neglect throughout my childhood. As an adult, not knowing any other way to live, I contnued down a very self-destructive path, which eventually led me into work as a high-priced call girl, which I did for several years. Patrick Madrid's forthcoming book, Surprised By Life, contains a chapter which tells the story of my tumultuous life without God, and my transformation from call girl to Catholic .
That is the nutshell version of my background.
Since my conversion, I have earned a humble living by working as a nanny, housekeeper, and seamstress. Several weeks ago, I had an on-the-job accident that has robbed me of my ability to work. I hurt myself quite badly--indeed, I can barely walk. Although I used to earn hundreds of dollars an hour as a call girl, I'm now employed in menial occupations, which is why I'm in such dire straits right now--I have no safety net. I am unmarried, and live alone in a modest one-room apartment. I cannot call upon my family for help; I am not eligible for unemployment; and I have been living paycheck-to-paycheck for the past several years, so I have no savings. I have no valuables to sell. And the credit cards I have been using to cover my expenses over these weeks of unemployment are now maxed out.
I need physical therapy to recover and go back to work, but the only way I can make the money I need to pay for said therapy is by working, which I cannot do while I remain injured. So I’m in a catch-22 situation.
My rent is almost due, and I have literally no means of paying it—which means I am in real danger of becoming homeless unless I can quickly generate some money. My bank balance is $13 and change. I spent my last $5 cash paying a bridge toll on my way to get an MRI. Soon, my car will be out of gas, and I will no longer be able to drive myself to Mass. In other words, my ship is sinking at a terrifyingly rapid pace.
What I need—what I am asking you for—is just enough money to cover my medical and living expenses (rent, utilities and other monthly bills, and medical co-pays and deductible) until I can heal from my injury and get back to work. My goal is to return to the same sort of lowly work I have been doing since I escaped from the darkness of my sinful former life—caring for children, working as a housekeeper/family assistant, and/or sewing. I have to be of sound body to work in those fields, but it will take a few months for me to heal.
I believe God will take care of me, and I’m prayerfully confident that the fact that you are even reading this is a sign of God's providence. This GoFundMe campaign wouldn't even exist if Patrick Madrid hadn't prodded me to reach out and ask for help. My priest/spiritual director concurs, and encouraged me to ask for assistance. So that's what I'm doing.
If you decide to become part of God's "rescue plan" for me by contributing, I will be deeply grateful. As St. Peter said, I have neither silver nor gold, but what I do have I will gladly give you (Acts 3:6). One thing I can do in spite of any injury is pray. I will include all donors and their intentions in my daily rosary. And if you are able to contribute $250 or more, I will gladly send you a copy of Patrick Madrid's book once it is released.
May God bless all of you.
Organizer
AnneMarie Schreiber
Organizer
Berkeley, CA
