Help Gabriel and Wren in their Health and Stability Journey

This is one of the hardest things we've ever had to do.

I'm sure that we're not the only ones right now that are having a hard time surviving in this economy; inflation has affected everyone in the worst way, the job market is incredibly volatile and unreliable, and navigating the world seems to get more and more difficult every day. Unfortunately, my husband and I have really hit on hard times in the worst way.

It's always bad when you know that you're one paycheck away from homelessness. But that's been our reality for the last few years. Times have become increasingly difficult for us, but we were able to manage... until now.

This past year has been the worst for myself and my husband in terms of health. We've had our own health struggles for the last while now, but after our most recent bout of COVID this past December, things have taken a massive turn for the worst; constant body aches and pains that keep me flat on my back for hours or days at a time, mental health struggles that have reached an all-time low, navigating the American healthcare system to try and find solutions that have only resulted in more bills piling up. And that's on top of the bills that we owe outside of that.

The truth of the matter is this: we are in serious debt and on the precarious brink of financial disaster. We have no savings, way too many bills piling up that are affecting our credit and our futures, medical and student loan debt, and currently taking a massive pay cut at my (incredibly frustrating and dehumanizing) fulltime job due to unpaid FMLA leave for my various medical issues. We've been trying to recoup however we can, but when everything starts to pile up at the same time, it's hard to catch up. It feels like we're constantly buried and suffocating from the issues that land on top of us, and it's been a long time since we haven't felt like we were drowning. And while we have tried to figure out side hustles and the like, there's nothing surefire out there that has helped or would work in a short term way - at least to set us up for the long term.

This is where we are humbly asking for your help. The intention of this gofundme is to help us catch up on bills, pay for groceries so we can eat, and pay our way out of Lake Orion so we can move closer to our families for the extra support. My husband and I both know that this is a lot of ask for. We've waffled and debated on even putting this out there for the longest time. But when you're up at three in the morning, hunkered in the dark and sobbing your eyes out because you don't understand why you can't catch up and feel like you're constantly failing, it's hard to ignore a method that may help.

If you are unable to donate, please share and spread the word. Again, we know that this is a LOT to ask for, but we are at the end of our rope. We just want the chance to start over, to recoup what we have lost and still stand to lose, to navigate an already difficult situation. Anything helps.

We love and appreciate you all. <3