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Help us escape a mold toxicity nightmare.

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So, a few months ago my son and I began getting sick often. Rashes, runny noses, bloody noses, fatigue, aches and pains and more. As time went on these things got more and more frequent. I kept having to take time off work( I'm a single mom), and eventually fell behind on rent and other bills. During this time, I had to pay a lawyer to help me in court against an abuser, and I used up my savings paying for that. I got my restraining order, but still owe a few grand. About a week later, my son got sick for the 3rd time that month, and week after week one or both of us just kept getting sick and I kept missing work. Just before Thanksgiving my son and I had to go to the emergency room for rashes yet again, and I had a small sore on my shoulder. Because it was a holiday, our doctors were out of office on break and we were left with sub par medical treatment and were sent home with creams that didn't work and fast forward a month, and I am covered in sores from my scalp to my feet. I finally found out that it is due to mold in our apartment. Apparently it's underneath my carpet and inside the wall heaters/walls, bathroom sink/bathroom floor boards and has formed underneath my kitchen cupboards and living room windows. I've lived here 3 years, and I guess with all the stress and (though I didn't know it at the time) mold poisoning, my immune system plummeted and I got an awful skin infection. Of course, more blood tests and doctors appointments are necessary because I'm just not healing and, although my son is doing much better than I am, he's still got symptoms of mold illness too. At this point, I've been able to work a handful of days over the last 3 months and my apartments have yet to answer any of my calls or emails about the mold. I need to move and catch up on my bills(aside from moving costs, my internet and car insurance have been shut off completely and phone/pud is next), and pay for literally everything to be replaced...I guess mold issues like this can't just rinsed off. Meaning, all my furniture (couch, beds, anything that's not a hard surface) has to go. I have to replace all of my food and constantly clean my refrigerator and cupboards inside and out. Honestly, I'm completely exhausted and terrified my son will continue to get sick like I am if we can't get out of out this apartment as soon as possible. I don't have family I can depend on, and just a handful of friends who are also single moms and struggling .On top of everything, I have 3 cats and they have all been sick with eye/skin issues in the last 3 months as well. I'm overwhelmed. Extremely anxious and depressed all the time, and I really need all the help I can get. I've tried getting help via grants and loans, but my credit score has plummeted and I don't even qualify for a payday advance because I don't know when I'll be back to work or if I can work, and my last pay stub was so long ago I just can't get approved. My son is 4 and special needs and his preschool is expensive and if I can't pay, I have no free time to work...at all. I never thought I would be in the position I am now, and am losing hope completely at this point.
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    Haley Rose
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    Lynnwood, WA

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