Please donate to help us get back on our feet

Hey guys, it's Brandi. This is one of the hardest things that I've ever done, but I can't let pride get in the way any longer - the stakes are too high and we need your help. We're homeless. All of our possessions have been stolen. We are at risk of losing what little we have left. We desperately need your help.

Six months ago my hubby, Darin, was diagnosed with irreversible Cerebellar Degeneration Syndrome. We had never heard of this disease, we had no idea what it meant for our life, but we knew it was going to be a battle.

For the first three months I couldn't get Darin out of bed for more than a few minutes at a time, when he was up his body would betray him. He was afraid to walk because falling was a very real issue. There were multiple ambulance rides and ER visits, lots of testing and trips to the Doctor before we were given the diagnosis. We were crushed. I felt helpless, I could hear the fear and pain in his voice. I could see it in his eyes. I could feel it in the way he clung to me when he needed my help to walk the 10 steps to the bathroom. I didn't have any idea how to help him. I didn't know how to bring him back to me. What I did know is that I would never stop trying, I knew I would do whatever it took to figure it out.

Six months later my husband, my best friend, is slowly figuring out what I've known all along - that he is stronger than this disease. That he can't be beat. That he is a FIGHTER and that he has so much more to do here. He has so much left to give to the world. And that's what he's doing, he's fighting every second of every day just to do the things that we all take for granted. Walking, talking, driving... My heart breaks knowing that he may never be able to hit the dunes again because I know what it means to him. I know how hard he's worked his whole life to be able to finally LIVE it only to have it snatched away in the blink of an eye. I am really trying to be strong, but I think I'm failing. We need your help, I need your help. It's so hard to say that, so hard to have to ask, but I have to because I love him too much not to. I love our family too much not to.

We're living in our trailer, we were forced out of our home. Every single thing that we've worked for has been stripped away, stolen. All of the tools that we worked so hard for, the few items that Darin had left from his Father. My son's things - his clothes, his bed, the items he got for Christmas. Every single thing my Mom had, things that meant something to her. Every single thing that I've managed to hold on to in my life. It's all gone. I know that the stuff is just stuff, but it was OUR stuff and we were supposed to get it back. I'm still in shock, we are still in shock, we are so sad, so unbelievably disappointed, but we have each other and can NOT be broken. We're coming to terms with what we've lost and making plans for what's to come. We have a handful of tools, a few pieces of clothing - that's basically it. Luckily we still have the trailer, we're fighting to make sure it stays that way. We need to find our new home so that we can put this all behind us. I'm handling the situation regarding the people who did this to us, the people who lied to us and stole from us. More to come on that later. I will make sure that they are never able to do this to anyone else, but right now I need to help my husband. I need to help my mom. I need to fight for my family.

Darin's Disability payments should be coming back soon, but any money that we get from there will go straight to recent debts we've had to incur and to catching up on payments so that we're able to hang on to the last few things we have left. We need to get Darin back to the neurologist for treatment, but until everything else has finished processing he has no medical insurance. We need to buy parts for the wheelchair because if anything happens to the one he has, the one that he built, then he will have no way of getting around. He will be trapped. It will devastate him and I will not let that happen, I can not let that happen. We just need some help to get back on track.

So that's why I'm here. I need help guys, I need help so that we can pull ourselves out of this hole. I promise that we won't ever stop fighting. I promise that we will never ever stop paying it forward. I promise that we will take you with us through the YouTube channel so that you can follow our journey and see that for yourselves.

Thank you in advance to anyone willing to help us. We appreciate you all more than I can put in to words. We have had an amazing life. We've done some awesome, epic stuff. We will keep pushing forward until we get to the top of this mountain - and believe me when I say that we WILL get there. We just need some help and I promise we will get there. Thank you again for taking the time to read this, thank you for your support. Thank you for being a part of our family, we will always be grateful.

I don't really know what else to say besides thank you again for taking the time to read this. Any help is appreciated, even just your kind words will motivate us.