Assist- Victor and Hester return home and return to work

Edit update:

Hello again friends,

Hester and I are very happy to report we reached make our original goal of $2,500 and we are so awed and grateful for your generosity and love!

We are nearing the end of our IL visit with both my parents who haven't been in the best of shape, as most of my friends already know.

My mother Jennie—who has terminal cancer—actually is doing a lot better than we’d imagine and we enjoyed a nice visit together.

I could have never done all this traveling and spending this time with them if not for the most generous help from you friends, family, and even strangers.

Both sides of my family are under the gun with medical bills and cost of things that threaten families of bankruptcy. I am not able to ask them for help right now as they are struggling themselves. It was important to me just to be here, to get here on my own, and not bring any stress—only help and support.

So again this isn't easy for me to ask. Expenses have been more than I anticipated. I explained before being between jobs and moving unexpectedly has also added stress. I've also encountered since leaving: $700 in vehicle cost registration due, etc., $200+ in unexpected vet visit when we arrived. Another $600 in vehicle payment and insurance. $500 in cost getting out here. Etc.

There's obviously been many more expenses but I've been able to get all this done thanks to previous donations. I can never express my gratitude enough!

What I'm asking for now is a little more help for myself and my pup Hester to get us home comfortably.

The good news is I have a new job and work I'm looking forward to starting as soon as I return! I look forward to working hard and rebuilding my foundation.

Though I will get by, I'm only asking if you can afford to donate that is so awesome but please this is not a life threatening situation. I will live and Hester my dog will always be taken the best care of.

I am SO grateful already and thanks to all you beautiful people and friends for this opportunity to be here in Illinois at this time.

If you’ve already donated you've done more than enough, thank you!

Its going to be a really hard few weeks getting back paying my bills and getting back on my feet. Anything will help even if it’s just a good thoughts and sharing is caring. Please share this campaign if you don't mind.

It’s hard times for many I completely understand that and if you can, or can't, donate either way I just thank you for your thought and all the love I've received ❤

Love will always win!

Hello friends,

You probably know my name Victor Schoenheit. I very embarrassed to ask but I could use a little help from the stars above and I believe those powers work through people.

Financially I've fallen on harder times. I've been living week to week for the last 5 months working for a company where I was expecting and waiting for the opportunity to make commissions that would have solved my current financial issue, but it never happened for me or the startup company.

I was just making enough weekly to feed myself and pay my basic bills and needs. The company informed us last week and now this week the company cannot pay us now until next week. Basically it was to no real fault of mine, but it looks like the company is going under and yesterday was my last day. I've been looking for other work and preparing for this.

There have also been other hardships now with my living situation etc.

Currently I need to leave Aug 24 through the middle of September for my dog Hester and I to travel by my SUV to Illinois to see my terminally ill mother, Jennie Dow and spend as much time with her as I can.

I also intend to see my mom Donna and father Reggie Schoenheit and family, who my dad hasn't been in the best of health either. Looking forward to a good long visit that's been needed a long time.

I would have already left had I known the job I've been working was not going to produce.

I'm looking for any help at all I can get with funds to get Hester and I there to Illinois and back to California. I will sell personal items if I have to, but I have to do something.

I have a new promising job here in California and plan 100% for returning to California but currently have no idea how I'm going to pay to get to Illinois and back.

My mother Jennie after all this doesn't have the money and actually my sister Crystal is staying with her in Chicago at the Cancer Center on funded money. Drs, pharma companies everything wipes you out very sadly. Things are also tight for my family down south. I couldn't ask them for the amount of money this will cost.

I understand times are hard for everyone even 5$. Trust me do I completely get it. If you are in any kind of position to help, I thank you from the bottom of my heart and I can promise you the money will be used to get Hester and I to Illinois and back.

Also please feel free to SHARE, this link, that also

helps, and thank you for that from the bottom of my heart also. I wear my heart on my sleeve and I am a pretty open book about who I am and where I'm at in my journey. I only hope it will bring inspiration and hope to someone else.

One Day at a Time I'll be sober from booze and all those other substances on my no-fly zone 6 years this Aug 21st.

I'm beyond grateful for that and know I continue to push forward with doing my very best and the next right thing it will all work out.

What goes up, comes down, and then bounces back up again.

I did really well financially the first couple years after the pandemic but when the mortgage rates went up and I sought to move on, I've just struggled hard these last couple years living off my savings while also working and struggling to find an honest corporation and job I could make a living and a savings again. Its only temporary no doubt. "never give up and stop before the miracle happens"

To mention again I do have a plan for employment and housing when we return after my birthday in September. You could call this my birthday fundraiser request but in this case for myself:/

I'm super embarrassed and this is super hard to write.

This is honestly one of the toughest times for me, most definitely of my sober life. I'm scared as hell, but I'm not scared. "Just keep putting one foot forward and do the next right thing, this too shall pass." sometimes you just have to ask for help, and I intend to be there every time I can be when someone else holds their hand out to me and I can help.

Pay it forward, "love will always win" ✨

I appreciate your time and thought.

Everything helps, money is great and certainly eases stresses, but hugs and love are best ✨

The funds will go to:

New tires before I can leave, tune up, gasoline for the month it's a 3.5-day drive one direction. We will need food and maybe cheap shelter here and there. I have my car payment, insurance, basic bills etc. I'm sure you can imagine it's not going to be cheap, but I feel it's a 100% necessary and I'll do anything I have to. Thank you again friends, I do love you and thank you all for your support and love in any way you share it, thank you ✨