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- Hey, my name is Eddie Hull Jr, but many people know me as Nooks. I’m 34 years old and I need your help…. I’ve been fighting the good fight for a little over four years now: I’ve been battling kidney failure and driving myself out of town 3x a week to go to my Fresenius center appointments. It costs like $100 a week to travel that distance to and from. When I was diagnosed with my illness, my life changed for the worse. I had just obtained a decent job and a dependable vehicle so I could get to and from work. And just like that, I was out of a job, didn’t know how I was going to pay my bills, and etc. I just didn’t know how my life would be after being diagnosed. I didn’t have insurance at the time, so my medical bills went through the roof (over $100,000) operations, surgeries, the meds… all that stuff is super high. I was able to get good insurance and eventually my social security kicked in. But it’s not enough to pay my bills for the month. So once I got my health under control, I started looking for a job because I can’t make it off the small amount I receive from disability. I’m considered disabled and most jobs won’t hire me because I’m a liability or can’t keep up with the work required. The only place that gave me a chance was Family Dollar. They are a minimum wage paying job. I make $9 an hour. My boss only schedules me to work once a week as a stocker. I only get 4.5 hours a shift. So bi-weekly, I get 9 hours per paycheck…. and that’s not enough to cover my gas for one week of dialysis. But anything I get helps. I’m not supposed to be lifting anything heavy with my arm because it’s going to damage the fistula….. and that’s keeping me alive. But having no other options, I have to take the risk. I’ve been there a year and so far I’m ruining my fistula and still struggling to pay bills. I’ve had to have several surgeries to correct the fistula so it works properly again. But even then, I have to miss work weeks at a time. I’m not supposed to lift anything heavy, but my job consists of picking up heavy boxes, unloading freight, and etc. So I’m going against my health so I can afford the cost of living…. I’m currently months behind on my truck note. So if they come take that, I don’t know how I’m even going to get to dialysis treatment or work. Recently, a storm hit my town and destroyed my yard. I have big tree branches down in my front yard and can’t afford to get anything done, and I can’t do the work myself…. I have pets out there and I can’t even help them. Branches are too big and heavy. I barely can afford dog food nowadays….. my poor dogs look so skinny now. I was told to create a GoFundMe by my doctors 4 years ago, but I didn’t. All I thought about was how people would look at me. I’m on the internet begging for money and I was too ashamed to ask for help. I’ve struggled and made it as long as I could before getting to this point. And I’m still embarrassed about making this. But I don’t have any other options at this point. I’m not asking for a lot, just whatever you can give. If I can catch up on my bills and keep my truck, I’d be alright. But I don’t see how I’m going to make it at this point….. Even if you can’t give anything, saying a little prayer or just a little positive motivation will be appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to read about what I’m going through.
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Eddie Hull
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Woodville, MS