My name is Albert Amet, but I go by AJ. At this point in time, I'm at severe risk of losing the house that I've lived in since a child due to not being able to afford the mortgage. I've been diagnosed with Autism, Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety, and I experience panic attacks nearly every day. I've lost a family member every single year since 2011. My father was 61 when he passed away from heart failure in 2012. In 2017, my 22 year old younger sister died in a rollover car accident. In 2019, I lost my mother, who was 63 at the time, to lung cancer. Every other year I've had a cousin, aunt or uncle, or grandparent die due to various reasons, only one of them was to COVID. None of them were suicides or overdoses, or anything like that. I had a job at Toy's R Us that I was able to maintain until 2018. I lost it because of the company going bankrupt. I started working again later that year at a JCPenney, but the stress and anxiety that the risk of getting COVID put me under, along with the physical overstimulation and claustrophobia that wearing a face mask caused me, led to me developing panic disorder and left me unable to work. I was laid off during FMLA, before the company went Bankrupt - most JCPenney's are now owned by Penney Co-op. I've been trying to get back to working consistently since then, in a variety of different jobs, but I just can't. I first applied for Social Security Disability 2021, but I ended up getting denied after the full circuit of appeals. I reapplied in 2024 and am still in the waiting period for that.

This house is all I have left of what my old life was. I loved my family very much. All that remains of it is me and my younger sister Kayla. I currently owe the mortgage company $5,636.67, and I'm in the process of being foreclosed on. If I get approved for financial aid with the mortgage company, I could potentially get a lower monthly payment than what I have now. I've been working with Johnson County Mental Health in therapy, case management, and medication management to try and get to a position where I could work more without experiencing debilitating panic and anxiety.

Anything you can do to help me stay here would be deeply appreciated. I could leave this house and go somewhere else, but I just really don't want to. All I have left of most of my family is memories, and they all lie in this home. My father was an over the top decorator for the holidays, but I'll never be able to see him do that again, but I can do my best to remember him in that way. It just wouldn't be the same. I remember eating dinner with my family in our dining room, and playing board games with them in the afternoon. They aren't there to do that with me anymore, but I feel a bit of closeness when I think about them in these rooms. This house is a lot more than four walls to me, please help me keep them. All funds will go into the mortgage of the house and/ or repairs if more is raised. Thank you!