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Please help, an electrical fire destroyed our home & things

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Hi, my name is Tiffany and 4 years ago I left abusive relationship and started a new life with very little. This home was free, but it needed everything after hauling tons of junk off. Electricity, new plumbing, there wasn't even a toilet. Almost every window was broken & taped or boarded off. I worked full-time at job and every penny & spare time went to fixing it up. To me, I loved it, it was a 50 year old home, but I had really made it colorful and comfortable. I learned to do so much, I surprised myself . I have autoimmune disease & arthritis, but I fight the pain and have done all this on my ownand with some familyhelp along the way, proving that I can do really hard things. I had knee surgery 7 weeks ago, 3 wwks after I got an infection. My knee is still hurting and swelling. I only have my 2 scared rescue dogs and my purse & car. I just bought groceries yesterday and now don't have food for any of us. Thankfully I had a doggie door for them to escape. I just ran around the corner to store and came back seeing my living room engulfed and then as I watched neighbors grabbing garden hoses to try & help. I lived outside if town, no city water mains, so the fire crew's took longer to arrive and kept running out of water. All I could do is watch my life burning down. I don't have money, insurance or anything now. While I ran to the store really quickly old wires in a wall started the fire, and in no time it burned everything. Please, I normally help others & hate to ask for help, but I have no choice. I am having a hard time walking and now, 2 scared rescue dogs that are confused and have nothing. Please anything will help, I will go on, I get knocked down, but I always get up and try again, this time will be no different. I have several medical conditions that require surgical intervention. I still fight through pain and work, volunteer in my community and work on my home. I have 2 rescue dogs I love dearly, and am rebuilding my life once again from next to nothing. I chose medical insurance over homeowners as the house was old and a complete fixer upper. I had made it into a nice comfortable home though.I need my ankle braces in order to continue to work with stability and reduce pain. The others burned up. Insurance paid part, leaving me owing $532. I need help with that and the additional expense of my size 12 shoes to get back to my job now that I have healed from a knee replacement & later infection. I have genetic & autoimmune diseases that make life more challenging, but I never give up, already undergoing 12+ surgical procedures in 15 years. I even list 190 pounds in order to become healthier. I buy things used and get free things to furnish my home and make it comfortable and fix whatever I can to save money. Please consider helping me & my sweet dogs out so that we can continue to thrive in our community. Thank everyone who has helped along the way, I wouldn't be in a home without your support. My heart is healed by the kindness of those of you who have reached out to me during this challenging time of my life. I live you all and am beyond grateful to everyone.
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  • Anonymous
    • $10 
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  • sharon murdock
    • $10 
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  • Anonymous
    • $50 
    • 21 d
  • NAMI Lubbock
    • $100 
    • 29 d
  • Joshua Yanez
    • $20 
    • 30 d
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Tiffany Kelly
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Lubbock, TX

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