
My family needs help overcoming a financial rough patch
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Hello, I'm Melissa, but I usually go by Bo on the internet and with friends. I'm 29, turning 30 this year, and I currently do art for a living. Recently, my family's finally hit a financial wall that it's obvious we won't be able to climb out of without help.
I share a home with my younger brother who's in his 20s and our aging parents who are nearing their early 60s. My mother is recently still recovering from thyroid cancer, she had surgery earlier this year and because of this was unable to work for months. Both her and my father still work but with my father being a construction worker, winter had him temporarily unemployed and my mother was unable to work due to her cancer and then kept her out of work after her surgery and because of this their savings have depleted drastically. My brother is the only person in this house with a consistent job and because of this it's finally gotten to a point they've discussed him possibly assisting in those bills that are piling up, and what's almost laughably tragic if not for how much it just bites, the house's rent might go up due to something out of our control. My brother has a good job that pays well, but realistically he cannot handle the burden without his own savings being depleted in the process and he works a demanding job. He only just paid off his recent dentist visits to fix his teeth (and it was certainly not cheap). We are both also still paying off our recently deceased dogs vet bills, I'm not kidding when I say all these things(as well as other issues that piled up) happening consecutively in just this year alone are just so ridiculous all we can do is laugh and feel tired.
I'm the only adult in the house who is currently unemployed and doesn't have the ability to hold down a job due to several unfortunate circumstances because of my mental health coupled with learning disabilities that were caught on too late into adulthood that I'm still working on dealing with. I've tried multiple times to find a job that I could handle and I've managed to get hired here and there, but I do not possess the fortitude it takes to hold down a decent job without assistance and I currently have no access to said assistance. I try to get by with what little I can make through drawing commissions as an artist but it's not enough to meaningfully help my family as is right now. This has weighed heavily on me for years and it's still a hard pill to swallow to feel like a burden because of this but I actively try to find ways to be useful.
I don't want the financial burden to fall on my brother, and I don't want my parents to have to stress themselves out worse and make themselves sick in the process. We always get back on our feet some way, but this time we just need a little help.
I have my own plans to find some stability in art in the very near future and I had already been planning prior to this. I still plan on following through with those plans even with this stuff rearing its head in, but with in the meantime I'm asking for help for my family, even if we can just secure money for the next few months hopefully the buffer can make the next steps into whatever is ahead of us easier.
Thank you so much for reading and thank you for any help even if it's just sharing.
Organizer and beneficiary
Melissa Corona
Organizer
Elgin, IL
Jesus Corona
Beneficiary