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Hello. My name is Arthur Q Letts and I am truly hoping this is the place where I can get the financial help I so desperately need to combat my immense pain.
I have couple of main problems, one which has been getting worse over the last 10 months, that being constant pain related to my condition of Club Foot. Club Foot is a birth defect where one foot or both feet are rotated inward. The affected leg is smaller than the other causing people to walk in the sides of their feet making walking difficult and painful. My right foot is the one affected. I can do very little walking or standing and the more I do the more painful it is. The pain travels everywhere, from my back and into my head causing extreme headaches. Mornings are the worst as I am very sore and it is difficult to get out of bed. The pain has been getting progressively worse over the past 10 years and now is it to the point that I cannot even stand on that leg for any length of time.
The other problem that I am facing is a large amount of debt, in excess of $25,000, that is hindering me from being able to get the help I need for my physical problems. I am seeking help to not only get rid of, or mitigate, some of my problems but to also give me something for which to live. To be able to get out of bed in the morning and not be in tremendous amount of pain would change my life.
If I could get a handle on those 2 problems, I truly believe that I could really turn my life around and break through to true happiness. I was born with a Club Foot, a handicap, that has given me varying amounts of pain my whole life, but has gotten progressively worse over the past 9 months as they have stopped giving me the opioid pain medication treatment that I had been on for years. While I understand that opioids come with significant health risks, they were actually allowing me to make it through the day and more importantly the night. Being in constant pain makes it very hard to get any quality sleep, which makes it harder and harder to recover each day and I feel I am losing ground quickly.
My handicap makes it tough to find a job that will work with me. I currently work in the box office for Cinemark Theatres and the fact that I can sit down through my shift is the only reason that I can work at all. I love the people I work with but it does not come with great pay benefits so I have to work 45+ hours a week just to break even. If I get sick or would like to take a couple of days off, then I am behind the 8-ball and cannot catch up. This is suffocating and wears heavily on my overall mental well-being.
If I could get a handle on my debt, then it would have a domino effect on all my other issues. I could finally pay for the quality medical care I so desperately need, from pain management to dental issues. I could also afford to work a little less, closer to 40 hours a week, both of which would have a tremendous effect on my quality of life. Sometimes it feels like there is no end in sight nor light at the end of the tunnel and this magnifies my depression. I try to remain positive but feel I am losing a little ground each and every day. Just a little help is all I am asking for. I know everyone has problems but just a little help from you will truly change my life and may even save it. I thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Arthur Q Letts
I have couple of main problems, one which has been getting worse over the last 10 months, that being constant pain related to my condition of Club Foot. Club Foot is a birth defect where one foot or both feet are rotated inward. The affected leg is smaller than the other causing people to walk in the sides of their feet making walking difficult and painful. My right foot is the one affected. I can do very little walking or standing and the more I do the more painful it is. The pain travels everywhere, from my back and into my head causing extreme headaches. Mornings are the worst as I am very sore and it is difficult to get out of bed. The pain has been getting progressively worse over the past 10 years and now is it to the point that I cannot even stand on that leg for any length of time.
The other problem that I am facing is a large amount of debt, in excess of $25,000, that is hindering me from being able to get the help I need for my physical problems. I am seeking help to not only get rid of, or mitigate, some of my problems but to also give me something for which to live. To be able to get out of bed in the morning and not be in tremendous amount of pain would change my life.
If I could get a handle on those 2 problems, I truly believe that I could really turn my life around and break through to true happiness. I was born with a Club Foot, a handicap, that has given me varying amounts of pain my whole life, but has gotten progressively worse over the past 9 months as they have stopped giving me the opioid pain medication treatment that I had been on for years. While I understand that opioids come with significant health risks, they were actually allowing me to make it through the day and more importantly the night. Being in constant pain makes it very hard to get any quality sleep, which makes it harder and harder to recover each day and I feel I am losing ground quickly.
My handicap makes it tough to find a job that will work with me. I currently work in the box office for Cinemark Theatres and the fact that I can sit down through my shift is the only reason that I can work at all. I love the people I work with but it does not come with great pay benefits so I have to work 45+ hours a week just to break even. If I get sick or would like to take a couple of days off, then I am behind the 8-ball and cannot catch up. This is suffocating and wears heavily on my overall mental well-being.
If I could get a handle on my debt, then it would have a domino effect on all my other issues. I could finally pay for the quality medical care I so desperately need, from pain management to dental issues. I could also afford to work a little less, closer to 40 hours a week, both of which would have a tremendous effect on my quality of life. Sometimes it feels like there is no end in sight nor light at the end of the tunnel and this magnifies my depression. I try to remain positive but feel I am losing a little ground each and every day. Just a little help is all I am asking for. I know everyone has problems but just a little help from you will truly change my life and may even save it. I thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Arthur Q Letts
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Arthur Q Letts
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South Bend, IN