HELP US KEEP MELLOW ACRES WHILE WE NAVIGATE AIDS TREATMENT

First off I would like to say thank you for taking the time to read this. Over the last few months, I have felt like my voice has not been heard as I navigate a whole new world. In late December my boyfriend of 9 years started getting really sick. He was weak, complained of declining health and with no explanation. He had gone to see his primary care physician and was met with a diagnosis of anxiety and depression. He was unable to work, although he tried with failure. He was weak, fatigued, and had horrendous joint pain. On March 18th, 2025 he had had enough. While I was at work he attempted suicide, and has over 20 lacerations on both arms and his stomach. He emptied the medicine cabinet of all prescriptions and attempted to inhale helium until he lost consciousness. All the while, I was unaware until I got a phone call from the sergeant that they had put a tunicate on his arms and were pulling him out of the house. My whole world came crumbling down. How could this be happening? He was incapacitated and stayed in the psychiatric ward at Holland Hospital for a few weeks. He came home, and my anxiety started in full force… How was I supposed to go to work and leave him home after what had just happened? How is he supposed to care for our 4 year old daughter? Is she safe with him? As a mom, and as a partner I was terrified.

I did keep going to work for a few weeks, constantly calling home and in fight or flight mode constantly. A few weeks later when I was getting ready to go to work I walked out of the bathroom and he begged and pleaded to me with tears in his eyes… “Please don’t go, I don’t feel like I can keep our daughter safe, and I feel awful.” So, that day I decided there was no way I could work full time plus some and have the house functioning. So a month ago, I quit my job. This was one of the hardest decisions I had to make. So, I quit a job I enjoyed and was my second family with an amazing boss. I am also the only one in the household working at this time, so imagine my mental state as I am navigating a zero income household.

My dad is a Vietnam vet and served from 1962-1964 with an honorable discharge and service connected disability, but his income does not begin to cover even mortgage and utilities. He has lived with me since late 2018 when my mother passed away. I feel like one person with a lot of people relying on me everyday. I have a lot of responsibility to make sure he has all of his needs met as well.

Fast forward to last week, after numerous doctor’s appointments that I have attended with Anthony where I told them it appears to be some sort of autoimmune disease. His body is deteriorating… I told his doctor he has to dig deeper… is it Lupus? MS? Why does his body look like it is fighting itself and losing? I was not going to sleep until I figured out what was really going on here. Results came in last week. AIDS. Not HIV, as the disease has progressed to where his CD4 counts are under 200 and his body has been fighting this for 10+ years. I am currently at a complete loss. They are hopeful with medicine that in a year he will be able to get back to a normal routine. Although this is positive news with a road map this does not help the year that he will be unable to work, and also needing my assistance.

Where does that leave us financially? We are applying for Disability, and attempting to navigate a world through DHS with obstacles that we are not familiar with. I have been met with “Oh keep your head up, you’re strong”. I am not a woman to ask for help. I have never pleaded or publicly put my problems on the table for everyone to pick apart. I am a woman who always handles it and figures it out. Well I am tired. I have been climbing up a mountain and my fingers are bloody and my legs are weak. Due to all of this we are behind on the mortgage and utilities. Should I just start packing up the farm and leaving my dreams behind? The world is not fair, and I feel cheated. So here it is all on the table. Will someone please help me before this all gets to be too much and comes crumbling down?

Accepting all assistance.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Wall

Looking for help with our current Mortgage which we are currently 4 months behind on and is 1500 monthly.

Propane and Electricity are approx 500 per month.

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