Good morning, evening, afternoon, or whatever time it happens to be wherever you are reading this. My name is Phyllis Covington, and I set up this GoFundMe as a last resort effort with my eviction situation. I purchased a mobile home from my daughter who originally bought it from a friend. It is located in Spring Lake Mobile Home Park in Spring Lake, NC.

Over the last two years, I have undergone two total knee replacements on the same knee (probably looking at a third) because although I own the trailer, I don't own the land. I had to have the second surgery because my knee was bent due to the fact that I had to return to work four months after the first surgery to pay my lot rent, electric, and buy prescriptions and other recurring bills. Living paycheck to paycheck gets rough at times. I had insurance and short-term disability with my job but found out after surgery that in order to get a payout on it, I would have to wait a year to have the surgery if since difficulties with my knee was a pre-existing condition. My knee was bone on bone, and anyone with knee issues knows my pain—the sleepless nights and constant aching. It was too late; the surgery had already been done. I tried to stay home to heal and although my doctor advised me otherwise, I had bills, so I couldn't just go to therapy and heal. My job at the time contained a considerable amount of walking and climbing stairs. My knee was so swollen I couldn't bend my knee in therapy, so I built up scar tissue and I couldn't straighten it so I required a second surgery. Just as before, I had to work, so I began delivering food, thinking at least I wasn't standing all day I was just not as long and was walking and climbing stairs to deliver the items. That also took a toll on my knee. I fell farther behind on the lot rent because I eventually had to stop for awhile to give my knee a break.

On top of all the health issues, I have been trying for almost two years to get a lease with the mobile home park. Without a lease, I cannot get utility services on or try to get assistance. Since they refused to let me apply almost straight out of surgery I was toting gallons of water to drink, cook, wash dishes etc. I drove to Fayetteville to bathe and thanks to two of my sisters who sometimes provided water and bought it for me. Fortunately, my daughter left the lights on and cable, or right now I would have no utilities at all and still owe lot rent. I thought that violated my tenants' rights of maintaining a habitable dwelling. The company that owns the park merged or something with another company, so they no longer provide water, so they cut it off and for the past two years refused to allow me to apply and get a lease to start my own water service or any other services. They have taken my money when I was able to pay and won't give me a lease; and although I showed them and they copied the bill of sale from my daughter from the previous owner and her to me they still refused to allow me to apply and took my signed money orders and gave me a payment receipt with the former owners name on it. When I asked why they gave me a bill excuse saying he was the primary on their paperwork. How when you won't let me apply and won't give me anything with only my name on it so I couldn't seek assistance from any agency because it had his name on it. Fully aware that they were preventing me from catching the lot rent up because he had to be there or apply because his name was shown. All while asking me how was I healing while making have tote water. Imagine two years of purchasing water and lugging water up and down stairs and in and out of my car all with a total knee replacement with staples. What happened to having compassion and empathy for people. My body as well as my mind is physically exhausted. I sometimes feel like giving up. The devil wonders around seeking who he may devour. But because of God...who is rich in mercy...I will not, I will not give up. So I will smile, joke, try to show up every day as the old me. For my family, kids, and especially my grandkids... This was hard to do not because of pride because people will talk about things they think they know about you all the time. I'm only concerned about what God my Father thinks of me and to be truthful I thought about my kids..Sometimes you got to step out in faith cause God has the final say so. And I still love, trust and serve Him totally. So if you feel led to help in any way, I truly appreciate it and God bless you. If not, please share it with anyone you think can,.....may God bless you and keep you because life happens to us all. You may have something else you deal with in life no one knows about, and I pray God heals you through it. Be blessed.