Help Rick Overcome Struggles. UPDATED!

My name is Rick, and I’m asking for help during my current hardship.

After earning both a BS Ed in secondary education and a MS Ed in Higher Education in college, I stayed in KC and cared for an ill mother for years, all while working full-time at a financial services company.

After the eventual loss of my mother, I experienced a flood of changes in my life. Between unexpected changes in corporate ownership at my job, leading to a search for new employment. Financial stresses forced me to liquidate my family home Covid slowed employment opportunities and I experienced the unexpected death of my Brother.

Soon after, I began having the onset of changes to my health. Carpel Tunnel, high blood pressure, edema and the beginnings of what has become painful & debilitating arthritis in my knees and joints. These health changes added to my recent family and employment losses now allowed for the rapid & personal anxiety & depression unknown to me.

I now find myself at the point that I must now apply for Federal Disability.

Ive had to secure legal representation to help facilitate the process. Building on already shakey financial, emotional, & health related grounds, the information gathering, application filing, wait times & possible appeals has left me in a very unsecured world.

While I am a actively getting treatment for my anxiety and depression along with my other health issues, it continues to be a struggle . I continue to have a great deal of pain.

While applying for & waiting for a decision on my disability claim, I have unfortunately gone through the last of my savings, proceeds & remaining earned income. This has left me in a situation that prompted me to comb our community, county, & state for any and all possible rent, utility, or food assistance.

Ive used what I could get these past months but am now at a point where the agencies are out of funding and most recently having to face a less than sympathetic landlord who now has given me 30 days notice that they will not renew my lease.

With no income, no agency help, no immediate family to turn to, along with the daunting task for me to pack and move into Im at a standstill and in dire need.

If you're able to assist me in whatever amount through this temporary setback , I deeply thank you for your generosity.

******UPDATE******

Thank you to all of you who donated earlier, I truly appreciated it.  

So currently I'm experiencing the sensation of shelters & soup kitchens. Not going well sleeping or emotionally. Feeling that i’m now scraping the proverbial bottom of the rock in rock bottom. Existing on free wifi for communication and soon shelters will be closing until cold weather returns and not sure what I'm going to do.  

Pretty sure ill be loosing what few things i was able to grab before the house sold: family pics, my KU things, books, my clothes, bed, and tv. Can't keep up storage fees. 

The biggest hit to my recovery was my car was stolen in late January and used in robberies and a high speed chase. The two right tires need replacing and to top it off, the tow service KCKPD uses is charging me $850 to retrieve it. My god, did they gold plate it?? Might as well be 2 million dollars, I can’t afford any of it. So no more independence so very sad. I just keep getting dumped on. Its totally overwhelming. 

 As always, any gifts you can share are prayerfully appreciated and I wish you a happy Spring. 

Quick update!  Thank you all who graciously helped me get caught up on some bills Last month.  Sadly I've been sidelined at kumed for a kidney infection.  Now im behind the 8 ball for all my belongings in storage  and my cell phone for this month the joy never ends!