- Sorry to say as it is very humiliating and embarrassing but unfortunately I am raising funds for myself. I have given to charity and street beggars generously all my life, even when I could not afford to. BUT NOW I MYSELF AM IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE. A HAND UP. HOW DID I GET TO THIS POINT. I AM GOING TO BE 72 YEARS OLD NEXT MONTH.1. MY EX-HUSBAND LEFT ME 5 YEARS AGO SO SUDDENLY THERE WAS LESS INCOME. 2. I HAVE STRUGGLED FOR 5 YEARS BUT MY SMALL.PENSION INCOME AND PART TIME WORK CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THE BIG JUMP IN THE COST OF LIVING. 3. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SAYS THAT EVEN AFTER WORKING IN USA FOR LAST 14 YEARS PART TIME ( I WAS TOLD BY A SPECIALIST 30 YEARS AGO THAT DUE TO MY DIAGNOSIS OF CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME AND FIBROMYALGIA I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO WORK MORE THAN 20 HOURS A WEEK) I CANNOT GET SOCIAL SECURITY NOR MEDICARE. I AM ALSO A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR AND HAD 2 OTHER BOUTS OF CANCER THIS PAST YEAR INVOLVING 2 SURGERIES. 3. AL I HAVE NOT HAD A HOLIDAY IN MANY YEARS, HAVE NOT SEEN MY 3 SONS IN. CANADA IN AT LEAST 7 YEARS DUE TO Unaffordability. I DO NOT BUY ANYTHING OTHER THAN FOOD, GAS AND PAY MY BILLS. NO LUXURIES OF ANY KIND. NO TRIPS, NO PERFUME, NO Subscriptions, NEVER A HAIRDRESSER OR NAIL SALON, NO CONCERT IN 20 YEARS. I TRULY GOT USED TO IT AND WAS A HAPPY PERSON. BUT THIS PAST YEAR I WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 9 DAYS, TOLD I HAVE 2 HEART CONDITIONS AND DUE TO 2 BOUTS OF PNEUMONIA I HAVE MISSED 2 MONTHS OF WORK SETTING ME BACK HORRIBLY.
- ***I URGENTLY NEED MONEY FOR 2 THINGS: A) URGENT HOME REPAIRS. MY MOBILE HOME IS NOW 50 YEARS OLD. THE KITCHEN HAS ROTTING PARTICLE BOARD SHELVES. AND NO REAL CABINETS, THE DOORS UNDER THE SINK ROTTED AND FELL OFF AND THE ONLY DRAWERS ROTTED AND HAD TO BE THROWN OUT. UNDER THE SINK THE FLOORBOARD HAS ROTTED AND HAS A HOLE OVER A FOOT WIDE SO I CAN SEE THE EARTH BELOW. THE FOLDING DOORS BLOCKING THE WASHER DRYER ARE PLASTIC AND SO OLD THEY HAVE FALLEN APART. MY BATHROOM WALL IS "PREGNANT" AND BULGES OUT FROM LEAKY PIPES AND THE WALL AND FLOOR HAVE SEPARATED WITH A 1 INCH GAP. THE FLOOR IN THAT BATHROOM HAS ROTTED AND IS SO SOFT I CAN PUT MY FOOT THROUGH IT!! I AM WORRIED THAT THE TOULET MAY FALL THROUGH.
- THE OTHER REASON I AM IN DIRE STRAITS IS BECAUSE MY FPL BILL MONTHLY FOR ABOUT A YEAR OR MORE AVERAGES $700 PER MONTH. MY NEIGHBORS PAY 200. FPL HAS COME OUT HERE TWICE BUT JUST BLAMES IT ON MY CENTRAL AIR BEING OLD. I DO NOT EVEN USE A DRYER OR AUTO DISHWASHER AS BOTH HAVE BEEN BROKEN FOR OVER A YEAR.
- I NEED MONEY TO PAY FOR AN URGENT BREAST MRI WHICH WILL COST $400 CO-PAY. I HAVE HAD TO PUT IT OFF 1 YEAR AND I NEED TO FIX MY FLOOR HOLE IN THE KITCHEN. THANK YOU. I HOPE TO ONE DAY PAY FORWARD YOUR KINDNESS. I HAVE ALREADY ACCEPTED FACT I HAVE TO WORK UNTIL I DIE