Over the past few months, my life has been turned upside down in ways I’m still trying to process. 2025 brought job losses, family medical scares, and a lot of uncertainty. We were walking a tightrope.

I recently discovered that someone very close to me has been struggling with a serious addiction - something I didn’t fully understand or realize the extent of until it had already impacted our lives in a devastating way.

Without my knowledge, several months of our rent money was used to support his addiction. By the time I found out, the damage had already been done. What I thought was a temporary financial struggle has quickly become a crisis.

I’ve gone through a mix of emotions, but I have a responsibility to my little one to try to stay in our home. We’ve used every bit of savings and emergency funds we had trying to cover expenses and stabilize things, but this is a devastating hit.

Now, we are behind on rent and facing the very real possibility of losing our apartment. We need help covering past due rent.

Despite everything, I want to be clear: this is not a story about giving up.

Right now, we just need a chance - a moment to catch our breath and prevent this situation from getting worse.

I understand that hardship seems contagious these days, but if you can spare anything, it's much appreciated.