We are the Heisels.

On Oct 3rd we found out my car won't pass inspection due to rotting frame. Lost my job because its an hour away and we have no one but ourselves. No public transportation goes that far and my boss just let me go but with opportunity to come back once I have transportation again. Being a machinist is everything to me besides my family.

I have been supporting my family on my own for the last 14yrs. My wife was diagnosed at 24 with a rare pancreatic cancer and had a Whipple procedure. It went well but then the side effect from the Whipple started and it makes her organs swell and have extra painful pancreatic attacks.

With the meds she on and the daily pain she is in she cant do much. Docs told us she would have to just be comfortable with meds for the long-term. Her cancer will never go away and its rare so they dont know alot and the organ swelling will never stop we were told.

She hasn't been able to work in 14 yrs and we have been fighting disability just as long. Ive always been able to keep us afloat especially after i went back to school when I was 40 to make sure i had a good career and I do as a CNC machinist.

Its very hard on one income especially without help but we get by and we are happy with what we have. Usually I get behind and catch up over and over but we make it thru.

Now though for the first time in 20yrs im without a car. I have been having our recent vehicle worked on all year to make sure it would pass inspection, not one mechanic mentioned the frame. They mentioned other things and I fixed thinking I was spending to fix but also to keep job. If one mechanic told me about frame I would of took different actions.

Now just out of blue I have no car to keep job.

I have catch up land owners or ill lose our home as well, which we own. Its very exciting to own our home even though its not much, our boys are in best public school and with wifes medical issues it will be even harder to move.

We do own our home but pay land rent. We also have a furnace to fix and obviously behind on other things but the emergency is car and home. I get back working i can fix everything else.

The $5,000 we are trying to get help with is for what we are behind on rent and a down payment for a car so we are not homeless and I can get back to work.

With what we fundraise home will be paid first then car.

It's hard to ask for this help but I've had to just suck it up and ask. I've always taking care of my family on my own and we dont have alot but we are together and happy. Married 16yrs and im so scared at moment to lose it all. Ive always been told I was a good man for sticking around to take care of my wife and kids after she bacame sick, because i do have to wear almost every hat in the household. I myself never think of it except in the way that I married her because I love her and its not her fault she became sick after having 2 wonderful boys. Befor she became ill she took such good care of me and our boys and it kills her she cant anymore, so i try my best to make her feel loved and cherished. But now I dont feel like the great guy I've been told I am. This is very hard to do and especially write.

I am bad at writing and talking in general. But im so scared at moment and ive never been this worried or scared before. Sorry off track. Just dont know how to ask for this help.

Ive never asked anyone for this much help and its very hard but Please if you can help, I can show anyone any proof of what we are asking for. Please please help if you can. Sorry the pics are a little old but its just us as a family. Don't really have pics of our situation. I really do appreciate and thank anyone for helping.