Donate to Aid Raquel and Bella-Rose's Recovery Journey

Friends,

Writing something like this is really difficult for me to do, but I’ve been told that when you need help to ask for it, as hard as that might be.

Just before Christmas 2023, I was unexpectedly laid off from a very lucrative job opportunity. This opportunity convinced me to leave my job at the time that I had and loved but because they’ll were willing to pay me significantly more for what I needed to sustain me and Bella-Rose I took it. But, within the first two months of being on the deal origination team of mergers & acquisitions, I ended up in the hospital with a full-on anxiety/panic attack. I had to be taken by ambulance for the first time since I gave birth to Bella-Rose, because I couldn’t breathe. This was as a result of the amount of pressure I was under to perform at this job, so I took a few mental health days off and a month later, my role was then changed to a more responsible role that made me now a part of leadership and assisting the executive team. Unfortunately, within a few months of this role I had a director who started to harass and bully me at our monthly happy hours. I brought it to my Boss’ attention but my Boss and his wife just made excuses for his behavior and jumped on the bandwagon. I needed the money, so I stuck it out, but eventually this made it extremely difficult on me to say anything for fear I would lose my job. When we were on an international trip to Punta Cana, I was touched below the waist and also angrily flicked off in my face by the same director and I just couldn’t hold it inside anymore, so I started to cry and stayed inside of my room. And when I got back home to FL, they decided to let me go. Ever since then, it has been a journey to heal. I can’t stop thinking about how I will survive and have had many sleepless nights, anxiety, depression and nightmares from the PTSD. My Mom and Grandfather have helped me financially, but they say they can’t afford to help us much more, and this has me to the point that I feel anxious again about my future well being and Bella’s. I recently had yet another anxiety attack and I’m the process of recovery and have started therapy from the abuse I’ve experienced. In the meantime, I have applied to over 1,000 companies (literally) and have driven for Uber eats here and there to try and make ends meet, but I have not been able to land a full-time salaried paid position yet.

Bella-Rose had major spinal rodding surgery on Wednesday, July 31st and I have been her full-time caregiver while she is healing. The recovery process has taken a month and she will still need another surgery on Monday morning. This makes it difficult for me to find a remote and salary paid role. Working in an office setting full-time puts me at risk with leaving Bella-Rose at home alone and is simply not worth the risk (I’ve tried).

I currently only get $850 a month for her SSI and her father is being held in contempt of court because he owes $28,000 in back child support, but refuses to pay anything to help me care for her. I am just hoping only to raise enough funds for one month’s worth of bills and a bit extra for the bills that I have fallen behind on. Would you consider donating $50 to our fundraiser, it would mean the world!

Over the years, I have suffered in silence at the hands of narcissistic abuse, but I have remained committed to my Faith, family, friends and have always poured into many people within my community. The love of God in my heart is always ready to serve others, even if I am struggling I have given my first and my last without hesitation. It is my prayer that others can now be here for me and my daughter. The church we were attending kicked us out because I was trying to sell bracelets for passive income and build relationships within the church and they only wanted to give me food and no financial support. So, when I spoke up about how that made me feel then they told me not to return.

I truly need your prayers and monetary support and I need to sincerely thank you for hearing my heart's cry today and praying about the level of support you can give to me on my journey of single parenthood and recovery.

I truly do appreciate you!

Raquel