Help Tera and the Kids Start Over

As some of you may know, my kids and I have been through some scary things recently, including my now 2yo son, Nicky(short for Nicholas) being diagnosed with hydrocephalus, and having to monitor his cranial pressure in hopes of avoiding brain surgery. It's been heart-wrenching to say the least.

It then became apparent that my youngest son, Jackson, who just turned 1, is also disabled, and would require constant care and supervision, especially because he can't always swallow without help, and chokes often.

As if things weren't quite scary enough, I then abruptly became a single parent in January, left with an overdrawn bank account and a mountain of bills, with 4 kids, in a new part of town, with no friends or family nearby, starting from scratch.

Both my youngest children have medical and safety concerns that make daycare not an option, and they have physical, occupational, and other therapists that come to us. They work with me and my older kids on how to best help and care for them, and what exercises to do and practice. We're so lucky to have such an amazing team helping us!

Nonetheless, working outside of my home was no longer an option, and Psychic Eye NW, my home away from home of 16yrs, was unable to accommodate me working remotely. This became a beautiful blessing in disguise, as Psychic Eye NW ended up closing in June, just as I was finishing up my new website. An amazing friend of mine, who always believes in me, funded my new business licensing, and helped me keep my world from crumbling further.

With support from friends, family, and Safenest, I've made it this far, and now I can do what I love from home. I'm just having a REALLY hard time catching up with my bills fast enough, since I'm just starting out and already a little behind, and now my only vehicle needs repairs (because what else could go wrong?). I apply for work from home jobs and freelance work regularly, and am waiting for the children's disability and child support to come through(applied in February ‍)

Asking for help is really hard for me, and I'm sorry that's all I seem to do this year , but there is nothing I wouldn't do to make this as smooth as possible for my children- including swallowing my pride and admitting this has been the most challenging time of my life, and I'm trying so hard to stay positive. I love my children more than anything, and I'll never give up on creating a beautiful and healthy life for them. But being the only parent, caring for 4 kids with special needs, 2 of them severely disabled, never sleeping more than 2 hrs at a time for over 2 years, not having a job for months for the first time since I was 17, calling the ssi office every week about their disability assistance(I finally got an appt for them in August), jumping through all the hoops for the child support office, applying for every remote job ever, negotiating and begging for extensions on every bill, starting a new business, healing, and re-starting my life from scratch, WHILE being under the most stress I have ever experienced with my children's health and everything else, while I have a chronic illness myself(which is aggravated further by stress, ironically), was a LOT to pack into the first half of this year. So I really need help, or a miracle. I'm trying my hardest, but I just can't seem to work fast enough to catch up.

Thank you all for your help and support during this time. ❤️

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