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Hi everybody.

I am re writing this profile after just a few days. The first one was a sob story and I didn't like it. I don't want people to feel sorry for me just understand my situation.

I am 63 and and in good health or at least so I thought. I was going to work a few more years before I retire. My plan was to pay off my debt before I retired and be or be as close to debt free as possible when I did. Yes I did have a plan.

I have just been diagnosed with ALS or better know as lou gehrigs disease. If you know what that is then you know time is not on my side. I started showing symptoms early last year but I had no idea what they were. My tongue didnt work properly and muscle twitches all the time. My daughter kept bugging me to go see a doctor so I finally did. I went through all kinds of tests and on January 3rd I got confirmation of my disease.

The average life expectancy is three years. I wasted almost a whole year already. My doctors said get busy living so that's what I'm going to try to do.

Im asking for help to pay off two accounts that I would like to pay down or off so I can free up my monthly income to travel. I also dont want to leave my wife with all this debt. I know Im going to rack up medical bills in the near future also but before I get to that stage I would like go with my wife and see friends and family while I can. I want to drive as many places as possible like national parks and the Pacific coast. I just want to drive and see as much as I can while I can.

I feel I owe an explanation of why I'm asking for help.

We have been a 1 income family for over a decade now. My wife hasn't been able to work. I made descent money working we weren't living high on the hog but we got by and like I said earlier I thought had time to pay off those debts before I retired.

I do not have life insurance so there is no winfall after I'm gone. I just thought I would have more time and yes that makes me a bad husband I know Trust me I know I lay awake at night thinking about all the things I should have done differently.

As much as my situation sucks what hurts me the most is I wont grow old with my wife who I have Loved and been married to for 35 years. I wont be there for my kids who are only in their early thirties I'm leaving them way to early in life.

So listen.. If you would like to help me out it would be appreciated.

If not I understand. I should have planned better.

Thank You reading this and one more thing.. Even though my dream of the future has been taken from me I am lucky in one way here. I have time to say goodbye and let the people who matter in my life know that I love them and they mattered in my life. I hope YOU let the people in your life know because . Ya just never know.