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The notion of making this a public plight fills me with dread & anxiety. Some of it comes from having to simply let go of ego. But the majority of dread stems from knowing that if I were to have found myself here, then that would mean things had gone South. And so they have. Badly.
I’ve done my best to keep up appearances while searching for a solution out of this jam, but the grip of grim reality has set in. I’m facing my final option to halt the frightening physical, mental, and financial freefall I’ve found myself in. So here it is that I am. Asking for you to be my hope. Humbly.
Last year I was diagnosed with cancerous lymphoma. Every day since, I've been in chronic pain & great discomfort due to an onset of Lymphedema in my legs, both of which have robbed me of any ability to be gainfully employed. The cost of treatment, PET scans, MRI's, home care, medical equipment rental, meds, and other living expenses impacted by crushing debt are now insurmountable.
My savings, everything I've worked for, have been eaten by Lymphoma. Having no income for the last year has been exasperated by financial betrayal. A perfect credit score’s plummet has pushed me into the sure path of an oncoming bankruptcy bus. Disability I’ve filed for is a boat so slow it might as well be going in reverse. Whichever way it gets here, it’ll be arriving much too late.
Without an initial $6200 for unpaid rent, I’m facing eviction by the end of this month. On Wednesday, my landlord handed me a 3-Day Or Quit notice. Not only do I not have the proverbial pot, it appears I’ll be without the window to throw it out of. Literally.
I can no longer pretend. The weight of this fate is pressing me under. I’m unable to wear a brave face facade. I haven’t had the strength and clear mind to focus on my health. With your help, that can change. With every donation, I will be that much closer to returning to some closer semblance of who I was before. So I may rally in 6 months to a years’s time and kick this cancer in the nuts. Repeatedly.
The below link is a short time-lapse video showing the effects of what Lymphedema is doing to my legs.
https://vimeo.com/281362304
I’ve done my best to keep up appearances while searching for a solution out of this jam, but the grip of grim reality has set in. I’m facing my final option to halt the frightening physical, mental, and financial freefall I’ve found myself in. So here it is that I am. Asking for you to be my hope. Humbly.
Last year I was diagnosed with cancerous lymphoma. Every day since, I've been in chronic pain & great discomfort due to an onset of Lymphedema in my legs, both of which have robbed me of any ability to be gainfully employed. The cost of treatment, PET scans, MRI's, home care, medical equipment rental, meds, and other living expenses impacted by crushing debt are now insurmountable.
My savings, everything I've worked for, have been eaten by Lymphoma. Having no income for the last year has been exasperated by financial betrayal. A perfect credit score’s plummet has pushed me into the sure path of an oncoming bankruptcy bus. Disability I’ve filed for is a boat so slow it might as well be going in reverse. Whichever way it gets here, it’ll be arriving much too late.
Without an initial $6200 for unpaid rent, I’m facing eviction by the end of this month. On Wednesday, my landlord handed me a 3-Day Or Quit notice. Not only do I not have the proverbial pot, it appears I’ll be without the window to throw it out of. Literally.
I can no longer pretend. The weight of this fate is pressing me under. I’m unable to wear a brave face facade. I haven’t had the strength and clear mind to focus on my health. With your help, that can change. With every donation, I will be that much closer to returning to some closer semblance of who I was before. So I may rally in 6 months to a years’s time and kick this cancer in the nuts. Repeatedly.
The below link is a short time-lapse video showing the effects of what Lymphedema is doing to my legs.
https://vimeo.com/281362304