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I chose this photo to share with you because it is a photo of our story from it's beginning to the present. We have always tried to remain positive and smile. We have been had a lot of good times and a lot of hard times and we have always made it through. We have lost everything before and worked our way back. In December 2010 I suffered the "Widow Maker" heart attack and thanks to God, I survived. ( I now live with Heart Disease, Perpherial Artery Disease, Diabetes, Menieres/Vertigo, and a few other and have not let any of this stop me.) The bills are high and the medications I take are expensive, but we have made it each month. Until now.....I lost my job, They "eliminated" my position due to budgets, etc. I am sure a lot of you have heard that before. I had no notice, they told me at 2pm and I was done at 330pm on the same day. Due to the expense of my medications and our other bills, we cannot survive on unemployment which will be about 1 third of what I was making. I also just found out that there are no extensions on unemployment in the State of Kansas so when it is gone....it is gone. I only get 16 weeks. ( I have worked since I was 15 and I only get 16 weeks of unemployment, how unfair is this?) We also purchased another car because we thought my hours and work location were going to change.....not that I would not have a job at all. I had been with this place a little over 7 years. We have to keep our transportation or my husband will lose his job of 28 years, and then we will stand no chance at all. We just bought our home 2 yrs ago after struggling to get back on our feet and now we are faced with losing it along with everything else. Thought I had a job and then they decided since they were new to area that they wanted to make it a 1-2 day a week job for now. Spoke to an attorney and we cannot even file bankruptcy for several months because now they go by what you made in previous months and I made too much to qualify. We have to wait until I have been months with much less income. It is just a very hard time. We have looked at every avenue available to us and at the suggestion of a friend at Church, we are here. We need help so that we can still get all my medications and pay our bills so we can afford to live and keep our home until I can find a job of some kind that will help keep our heads above water. I am not sure if what I have said is what you need to hear to help. I am not good at this at all. As soon as I get a job and we are on our feet, I will withdraw this request. This figure takes into account what we are short each month with unemployment and what it will be after unemployment ends. ( I used the worst case scenerio.) I was told by a dear friend that I should not be afraid to ask for help, so here I am. This is very embarrassing and humbling but we just need some help. You know that song "Angels Among Us" by the group Alabama? Well, we are looking for some "Angels Among us." I promise you that when we are able, we will "Pay it Forward" to help someone else. Thank you.
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Julie Crowe
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Lawrence, KS