We are in desperate straits. My husband is working full time, while I am disabled and about to throw in the towel. My life is over, but my husband's should not have to suffer from the continued curse that is being attached to me. Therefore, I am swallowing my pride and asking for whatever anyone can do to help us with the following expenses:

1. Medical bills - I am now sitting on around four grand in medical bills and more are on the way, if the chest pains are any clue. (I had a quad bypass almost six years ago, but being poor means I have not been able to keep up with either my diet or the doc visits.) Just going in for a routine visit costs me more than I have, which is zero, since I don't have any income myself. We just have my husband's. The gray in his hair and the lines on his face... the fact that he only scowls at me now... it is more than I can take, to be honest.) I don't have the current number, but I can go get an invoice from the website for an exact number if asked.

2. The car - Our vehicle is a 2007 Pontiac Vibe. We bought it almost two years ago because the vehicle that my husband bought and was so proud of died on us twice, which essentially wiped us out. That, coupled with the sudden move, and I had to get what we could afford. It has no heat (We live in Minnesota, btw), and it needs some work on the brakes and a few other strange noises that are coming from the engine compartment. It would be nice to also look into fixing the heater. I can only offer estimates for the various repairs and that would entail taking it somewhere to see about what has to be done. As things stand, we cannot afford the 'rack fee' for them to check things out, so we cannot do this. (The attached image is the day I went to the lot to look at it. It was 10F that day. It started right up.)

Anything anyone can do to help us will be immensely appreciated. I can tell that I don't have long, and if things don't improve with us I may have to... accelerate the process... but I cannot just leave my husband in the lurch. Please... I find having to do this very painful and difficult, but I am out of options.

My birthday last year. A slightly happier time.