Bed Bug Nightmare
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I was hesitant about doing this, but multiple people have suggested it to me. I have always been one to tough things out, but we are in a very desperate place financially.
On Sunday morning, we discovered bed bugs in the kids bedrooms. We have been mortified. We have to get rid of a lot of our things... mattresses, bunk beds, toys, and so much more. We have been working for the last 4 days, boxing everything up and piling stuff in the backyard. The kids rooms are almost empty.
We don't have the money to buy anything new, so the kids are sleeping on mats, that have bedbug covers on them. We have spent every last penny on a new vacuum, pillows, sheets, bed bug covers, plastic bins for clean clothes and small toys, laundry detergent because we have to wash EVERYTHING that we own, tarps for outside, and I can't imagine what our electric and water bill is going to be.
I am completely devastated and on the brink of a nervous breakdown. I have seen so many shows on tv about families getting bed bugs, but never imagined it would happen to me. After all, I keep my house very clean and in order. I am OCD for heavens sake!
We get clothing bags a lot from all different people. You just never know where it could've come from. Just heard from the exterminator that our local library had an infestation recently! And we have gotten books from there!! What a nightmare!
Our church is helping us with an exterminator, what a blessing, so we are taking all necessary actions. It can take up to 18 months for bed bugs to die without feeding so even the things in boxes like toys and books will need to be stored away or thoroughly cleaned. This is a HUGE and very expensive undertaking. I am not able to work right now and Joe has a fixed income through his disability.
I feel stupid setting up this page and asking for help. Please don't you dare feel obligated. But I am following the advice of many of my friends and family. Your prayers are even enough and we thankyou for that ahead of time.
At this point, we have so many needs. We cannot accept any used items. We will need to buy new mattresses for the kids and new bunk beds and dressers. We also want to purchase easy to wash white blankets or comfortors for each child so that the bugs will be more easilly detected. We have to wash everything daily in hot water. We also need to rent a truck to haul everything to the dump.
I am in tears writing all of this and just want to say how humbling this is to ask for help. We sincerely thank you ahead of time for your love and support. I know that God is going to provide for us. :)
On Sunday morning, we discovered bed bugs in the kids bedrooms. We have been mortified. We have to get rid of a lot of our things... mattresses, bunk beds, toys, and so much more. We have been working for the last 4 days, boxing everything up and piling stuff in the backyard. The kids rooms are almost empty.
We don't have the money to buy anything new, so the kids are sleeping on mats, that have bedbug covers on them. We have spent every last penny on a new vacuum, pillows, sheets, bed bug covers, plastic bins for clean clothes and small toys, laundry detergent because we have to wash EVERYTHING that we own, tarps for outside, and I can't imagine what our electric and water bill is going to be.
I am completely devastated and on the brink of a nervous breakdown. I have seen so many shows on tv about families getting bed bugs, but never imagined it would happen to me. After all, I keep my house very clean and in order. I am OCD for heavens sake!
We get clothing bags a lot from all different people. You just never know where it could've come from. Just heard from the exterminator that our local library had an infestation recently! And we have gotten books from there!! What a nightmare!
Our church is helping us with an exterminator, what a blessing, so we are taking all necessary actions. It can take up to 18 months for bed bugs to die without feeding so even the things in boxes like toys and books will need to be stored away or thoroughly cleaned. This is a HUGE and very expensive undertaking. I am not able to work right now and Joe has a fixed income through his disability.
I feel stupid setting up this page and asking for help. Please don't you dare feel obligated. But I am following the advice of many of my friends and family. Your prayers are even enough and we thankyou for that ahead of time.
At this point, we have so many needs. We cannot accept any used items. We will need to buy new mattresses for the kids and new bunk beds and dressers. We also want to purchase easy to wash white blankets or comfortors for each child so that the bugs will be more easilly detected. We have to wash everything daily in hot water. We also need to rent a truck to haul everything to the dump.
I am in tears writing all of this and just want to say how humbling this is to ask for help. We sincerely thank you ahead of time for your love and support. I know that God is going to provide for us. :)
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Dawn Papandrea-Sherrod
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Bradenton, FL