Can you help this child?
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I want to first state that this is not a scam and I am not a pan handler. I am just in pain and having a very difficult time trying to get by. I need your help and I would never ask unless I had excluded all other possibilities.
As many of you know, I have been suffering from several health issues the past 3 years or so. I have gone through several painful procedures including 2 rounds of 3 epidural injections, a Radioscopy, Disco-gram (very painful) & cutting out the nerves in my back around the injured area. I have also had two major surgeries. One on my left shoulder to fix Frozen Shoulder & finally, on November 5, 2012 I had Spinal Fusion Back Surgery to repair a broken disc. On top of those problems I also have Uncontrollable Insulin Dependent Diabetes, Degenerative Disc Disease, Edema, High Triglycerides and cholesterol, Congestive Heart Failure, High Blood pressure, Cluster Headaches & severe depression. I think that's all.
These problems have prevented me from holding any good full time jobs in he last few years. On top of that, unexpectedly, due mostly to the economy, my company, Deadly Intentions Haunted House has failed to make any real money the last two years, leaving me in a very desperate situation. If not for my wife having a very good job, we would not have made it this long.
Due to these problems. I have become very far behind on my financial responsibilities. Medical bills alone have accumulated to thousands of dollars. Medication alone costs me over $300.00 every month. I could stop taking my medicine but the pain is already severe and I have been told by my doctors that the withdrawal alone could kill me!
Now, this has begun to effect my 20 year marriage and my sons happiness. I feel so bad that I cannot go out and play with him most of the time when he asks me too. My wife and I thought we could never have kids until we were blessed to be able to adopt Nicholas on 08/08/08. I even have his face with 8/8/8 tattooed on my left arm for everyone to see. Now he is going without because of me, my pain and my failures. I cannot even afford to place him in any extra curricular activities like baseball which he is beginning to really love.
This is the worst situation I have ever found myself in. Trust me, anyone who knows me, knows that I am the person always willing to help someone out. I have done so my whole life from being heavily involved in charity work since I was 15, to loaning money or making purchases for family and friends who needed it. I have lent out thousands of dollars when I used to have it to employees and family in the past when they needed it, never receiving most of it back and never really asking for it. I have allowed family and friends to live with me at times when they needed a place to stay. I purchased a furnace one winter for a friend so he would not be in the cold. Sold an old truck to a friend allowing monthly payments then once he totaled it he stop making payments and I just forgave the debt. I stated all of this to show you that I am a caring person who will do whatever I can, when I am able for anyone who asks.
It was the hardest thing ever for me to stoop to begging for money from family, friends and especially strangers. I never expected anything like this to happen as I always tried to plan ahead for these types of problems. It is amazing how fast the money goes when you're sick! Now, I have very little self respect or pride left. If it was just myself being effected, I would suck it up as much as I could and just try to deal with it the best I could. Now my family is hurting and I don't know what else to do. I just know I have to do anything I can to take care of and protect my family!
I need some help! Again, I never thought I would ever find myself begging for help, but that is where I have ended up. Any help you could send my way even a dollar or two, will help me avoid bankruptcy and financial ruin. Even if you can't afford to donate to us, please share my story through social media which may help me find others who can help.
So, if there is anyway you can help me out in my time of need, it will be truly appreciated and never forgotten. And I promise that when I recover from this, I will continue to help others as I have done my whole life. And if there is anything (Legal) that I can ever do for you, I will gladly return the favor.
Thanks for your time and help!
As many of you know, I have been suffering from several health issues the past 3 years or so. I have gone through several painful procedures including 2 rounds of 3 epidural injections, a Radioscopy, Disco-gram (very painful) & cutting out the nerves in my back around the injured area. I have also had two major surgeries. One on my left shoulder to fix Frozen Shoulder & finally, on November 5, 2012 I had Spinal Fusion Back Surgery to repair a broken disc. On top of those problems I also have Uncontrollable Insulin Dependent Diabetes, Degenerative Disc Disease, Edema, High Triglycerides and cholesterol, Congestive Heart Failure, High Blood pressure, Cluster Headaches & severe depression. I think that's all.
These problems have prevented me from holding any good full time jobs in he last few years. On top of that, unexpectedly, due mostly to the economy, my company, Deadly Intentions Haunted House has failed to make any real money the last two years, leaving me in a very desperate situation. If not for my wife having a very good job, we would not have made it this long.
Due to these problems. I have become very far behind on my financial responsibilities. Medical bills alone have accumulated to thousands of dollars. Medication alone costs me over $300.00 every month. I could stop taking my medicine but the pain is already severe and I have been told by my doctors that the withdrawal alone could kill me!
Now, this has begun to effect my 20 year marriage and my sons happiness. I feel so bad that I cannot go out and play with him most of the time when he asks me too. My wife and I thought we could never have kids until we were blessed to be able to adopt Nicholas on 08/08/08. I even have his face with 8/8/8 tattooed on my left arm for everyone to see. Now he is going without because of me, my pain and my failures. I cannot even afford to place him in any extra curricular activities like baseball which he is beginning to really love.
This is the worst situation I have ever found myself in. Trust me, anyone who knows me, knows that I am the person always willing to help someone out. I have done so my whole life from being heavily involved in charity work since I was 15, to loaning money or making purchases for family and friends who needed it. I have lent out thousands of dollars when I used to have it to employees and family in the past when they needed it, never receiving most of it back and never really asking for it. I have allowed family and friends to live with me at times when they needed a place to stay. I purchased a furnace one winter for a friend so he would not be in the cold. Sold an old truck to a friend allowing monthly payments then once he totaled it he stop making payments and I just forgave the debt. I stated all of this to show you that I am a caring person who will do whatever I can, when I am able for anyone who asks.
It was the hardest thing ever for me to stoop to begging for money from family, friends and especially strangers. I never expected anything like this to happen as I always tried to plan ahead for these types of problems. It is amazing how fast the money goes when you're sick! Now, I have very little self respect or pride left. If it was just myself being effected, I would suck it up as much as I could and just try to deal with it the best I could. Now my family is hurting and I don't know what else to do. I just know I have to do anything I can to take care of and protect my family!
I need some help! Again, I never thought I would ever find myself begging for help, but that is where I have ended up. Any help you could send my way even a dollar or two, will help me avoid bankruptcy and financial ruin. Even if you can't afford to donate to us, please share my story through social media which may help me find others who can help.
So, if there is anyway you can help me out in my time of need, it will be truly appreciated and never forgotten. And I promise that when I recover from this, I will continue to help others as I have done my whole life. And if there is anything (Legal) that I can ever do for you, I will gladly return the favor.
Thanks for your time and help!
Organizer
Howard Erlich
Organizer
Charter Township of Clinton, MI
