Hey, I'm Dalilah's sibling- T. We have a pretty big age gap, I'm in my early 20s and shes in her 40s. When I was young (essentially a newborn) I had the privilege of my sister being one of the people who raised me, despite coming from an also not-great financial background either, she cared for me and loved me so much despite us technically being only "half" siblings that didn't quite look like each other haha. She didn't get the same privileges I did, she had many reasons to not care for me when I needed it as a child but she cared for me because she comes from a family with a great big heart that she had also inherited. I would like to and can ramble longer on my relation with her but point is she is one of the most important people in my life and always has been, and she's been a crucial point of stability for me too.

The reason I'm making this campaign is because my sister has had some bad luck like many of us before, and I along with other people have been there to support her throughout of course, but sometimes these horrible periods are almost like a twisted test of perseverance and it's really difficult to see an end in sight.

To be transparent about what the bad luck is, to make a story brief but also tell the whole truth. My sister got married in the early 2010s and thought to buy a house with her husband and pay it off as they got older. Things got complicated and ugly (He cheated) and resulted in divorce. My sister was asked by him if she wanted to keep it, and she thought yes because she always dreamed of raising kids and wanted to do it in the house she had built with so much sweat and tears. Unfortunately, maintaining the costs of a house for a potential family with an income for one, is a task that can only last so long if something were to happen. My sister was just barely handling it financially, but at a certain point didn't want to wait on her potential Mr. Perfect to appear, and thus decided to take fate into her own hands and proceeded to do IVF.

Unfortunately and unbeknownst to her, the IVF treatment (which isn't fully covered by healthcare in Belgium and is Insanely expensive) didn't prove effective because of something else that was coming. My sister had breast cancer. I had found out only a year or two after she was significantly into her treatment. To not make you scared, as of recently a few months ago after a few years of battling, my sister has successfully had her last surgery and everything is pointing to remission. But if you're keeping track, the dent the IVF had left, then the cancer treatment (very much not fully free) and the living cost of the house combined was way too much. She was unable to work properly, but still continued to the point she worked almost 6-7 days a week consistently, without almost ever taking vacations (having a part time job in a restaurant on top of her main job)- all while during her treatment.

At some point I had found out about the financial situation and started supporting her, as she had accumulated concerning medical debts she couldn't handle by herself anymore, along with her living costs. I was (trying to) studying in university and worked full time and supported her with my savings and my income as much as I could along with the help of a few others. I had been able to support her to keep her afloat for about two years, up until when at a certain point she had decided she was going to let go of the house and sell it to cut the losses she had been accumulating.

The selling of the house would at least quell all her debts so she could live her life normally again, although painful, she was eager to sell the house so that she could begin anew, renting a small place and living peacefully. She had met some potential buyers and felt quite good about a certain pair, they seemed eager too and my sister was ready to finish the deal. The house of course is not in perfect condition after being lived in alone for 10 or more so , but my sister showed all of this to the buyers, and they had agreed that it was alright and reduced the price to reflect the nature of the wear to the house. There were some things that had slowed the signing of the house, but my sister felt bad in delaying the buyers from being able to move in and had given them the keys before the official signing..

This is where the problem had begun spiraling beyond control.

The buyers became standoffish and stopped replying as much, they had gotten back after a while to my sister and said that they are not satisfied with the house and wanted a 10% reduction in the price. My sister baffled by this was confused and upset! She had immediately gotten a lawyer to resolve the situation, but the current situation was this: My sister was renting a new place, still had to pay for the house, still has her debts growing and had given off the keys in good faith to the buyers before signing the contract. The buyers had continued to hold off until my sister had decided to take them into court, adding on top fees of lawyers. Thankfully the lawyer understands the situation and has waived costs until the trial is over, but nonetheless, this had meant that the situation is now under the grips of the bureaucratic nature of court dates, spanning months at a time, progressing ever so slowly. All while my sister had multiple bills hanging over her neck piling up as time passed.

For a year I have been on sick leave, I had a really bad health issue occur since and have been trying to live off the sick leave, which has been barely enough for myself to get by. I have been giving as much of my savings as I can until this point where I'm left with nothing to support my sister, my fiance who works full-time - despite hardly knowing my sister that well has been helping too with their savings and income. Unfortunately though this is helping but we can only do so much.

At this point, my sister is willing to take almost any deal, 10%, 20% less- anything as long as it means she can have enough to pay off the debts, but the couple and the court are straining this situation longer and longer. The next court case is in end of March, and surely will be resolved before the end of the summer. I am personally looking for any job I can take so that I can also help fill the gap. So if you by any chance can spare any amount to help my sister stay afloat until all of this is done I would appreciate so immensely. Sorry for the incredibly long text but I really wanted to be fully transparent with the situation at hand to not make it seem like I'm trying to extort, lie or anything of the sorts. I can also provide proof for anything that I have mentioned in this story.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

T.