Singleton Family Support

This might feel long to read, but so is day to day life when you don't know how you're going to take care of your family and in fear of losing your vision.  Anyone that knows me knows my passion for helping others. In all the years that I have known the Singletons they've been exactly the same.   Always willing to help a friend or even a stranger in a time of need.  We are great at crisis management for everyone but suck at it for ourselves.  I feel compelled to aleviate some of the stress because of how big their hearts are.  On July 13th Jon did something that we all have done and rubbed his eye with the back of his hand.  Well something that was on his hand scratched his cornea.  I've had this happen it sucks but see mine ended with a scratch Jon's didn't.  He was sent to the emergency room at Emory, as directed by the specialist who had been treating him in Orlando where he was visiting his son.  He went through  pharmaceutical treatment over this past week, though aggressive and intense and outrageously, prohibitively expensive, has failed to affect the raging infection in Jon's right eye.   (At this point all medical expenses are out of pocket due to the joys of dealing with trying to get state benefits.)
If you've never experienced a raging bacterial eye infection that seems to be resistant to usual methods of treatment, there's your entry for today's gratitude journal. I have witnessed a number of long-term health issues that were painful, persistent , and demanding.  The situation is bad enough that doctors have said they're not even thinking about his sight right now; the primary focus is on saving the actual eye. Yes, you read that correctly : Jon is facing a very high probability of losing his right eye. Somehow, the jokes about eye patches and pirates and sharp sticks and fun and games don't seem quite as funny anymore.  With no health insurance, Jon being the sole income for the family of 5 and not being able to work for who knows how long, there's a lot uncertainty to figure out.  If you've read this far thank you from the bottom of my heart.  If you aren't in the position to give money but possibly can help with household needs, food or the day to day things that we take for granted please contact me directly.  If you can't do that either then share this even if it's just for the karma points.