For most of my life I have been a "giver" in one sense or another, from spending eight years serving in a monastery to providing a home and care for my disabled brother for thirty-three years.  These were my own decisions and I made them without considering compensation or future consequences.  Never did I expect to be in a position where I would have to ask for help for myself.  But that's the situation I find myself in now.  At age 75,  I find it necessary to swallow my pride and ask for help.  Kidney disease, a series of infections, and unsuccessful back surgery left me in a nursing home for over a year.  Before long my health insurance coverage was exhausted.  Though I have been able to go back to my home, I no longer have income or resources sufficient to cover my hospital bills, nursing home charges, medical equipment rental, or other unanticipated expenses that thus far have exceeded $40k.   I would be most grateful for any help offered.  Thank you for your consideration.