This is for my daughter and son-in-law (and granddaughter). The words below the dashed lines are from my daughter's social media post.

Patrick, my son-in-law, was terminated from his job out of the blue. He had worked for this company for over a decade - through the pandemic, worked overtime and never complained about it. At least not within earshot of me. Sarah, my daughter, is a benefits specialist. They have a 10 month old baby girl who is the spitting image of Patrick and has Sarah's sass and infectious laugh. The three of them are my entire universe.

They're college sweethearts who met at U of L in 2009. They have been inseparable ever since. Through my daughter's health issues, gastric bypass surgery, gastroparesis, job changes and all the craziness that life throws at you, they still stand strong. They were married in 2017 and had their beautiful baby girl last year after a traumatic miscarriage. Another miscarriage followed my granddaughter's birth a few months later. They bought their first home in December and moved in on February 14th.

Things seemed to be going well. Then a few weeks ago my son-in-law was put on administrative leave. A few days later he screamed for me. I hurried to the kitchen to see him doing CPR on my daughter because she collapsed and he wasn't finding a pulse. I called 911. She began responding and asking for the baby. They believe that she had a seizure, but more testing follows the ER visit. She is prohibited from driving until she is cleared, which sucks because of her job.

I say all of this to say that I am heartbroken for them. I'm working as much overtime as possible to help but I can't always depend on overtime. His parents are also helping them but they're retired. I've never know two people who deserve the end of the rainbow to land on their laps more than them. Am I a bit partial? Probably. But I would say this even if they were only acquaintances. These kids are meant to be together forever and are definitely meant to be thriving as a family of three. They effortlessly communicate with one another. They support one another. They are equal partners in their marriage.

Until my son-in-law is back to work they need any financial support anyone can provide. My daughter is offering to clean for anyone, but I worry about her health, especially the very recent seizure.

I won't be showing Charlotte's face, but I will put a picture of Sarah and Patrick below. I don't share the baby's pictures with anyone, especially publicly.

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UPDATE: car seat need is being fulfilled, but my offer still stands to do house work or babysitting!

Life has not been kind to us lately, so I’m asking for a bit of help.

Patrick was unexpectedly terminated from his job about a week after his 11 year anniversary. This has left us in a major rut as we have now exhausted our savings to pay for bills. He is working on finding a new nursing job while still going to school, but in the meantime there are a few things we need that are super important and need to be addressed soon-ish, the main thing being that Charlotte is growing out of her car seat. We were planning on upgrading her current one when this all happened, of course. I am trying to sell some items around the house but timing is quickly becoming not on our side.

Our parents are helping where they can but this is not something we can really afford but need. If anyone needs help around the house, weekend babysitting, handyman work, things like that, please let me know. I feel bad asking for money in the first place (and in this economy!!) but I don’t know what else to do while we wait.