Mathew Westwood – This Is My Last Chance to Save My Life and My Home

My name is Mathew Westwood, and I have never in my life asked anyone for help—until today.

I’m ashamed, I’m embarrassed, and I’m terrified, but I’m also out of options. I understand that I’m not the only one that has issues.

For years, I fought severe clinical depression after the death of both my parents and crippling anxiety. I kept working, kept smiling, kept everything buried. Then the medications stopped working. Some made the darkness worse. I started missing days, then weeks. In early 2024, my mind and body gave out completely, and I had to quit my job. I haven’t earned a legit paycheck in over a year and a half.

The bills never stopped. I’m eight months behind on my mortgage—foreclosure has already begun. My car is months behind too. Everything I worked my whole life for is slipping away, and I’m drowning.

But something inside me is still fighting.

This isn’t just about money anymore—this is about saving my life. I even got myself up to 640 pounds.

I’m on a journey to pull myself out of this hole, mentally and physically. I’m changing everything: new doctors, new treatment, therapy, walking every single day, eating clean, and committing to losing the weight that has made everything harder. I’m doing it for me, but I also want to prove to anyone else stuck in the dark that it’s possible—that you can claw your way back, one pound and one day at a time.

I want to document this journey, lose the weight, get mentally strong again, get back to work, and inspire other people who feel hopeless that they can do it too.

Right now, though, I’m running out of time. If I lose my house, this journey ends before it can even begin. I’ll be on the street, me and my 2 pups.

I’m begging for a lifeline—just enough to catch up on my mortgage, keep my car, and buy the months I need to get healthy enough to work again and stand on my own two feet.

If my story moves you, please help.

If you’ve ever felt crushed by depression or weight or both, maybe help because you want to see someone make it out the other side.

Every dollar keeps me in my home one more month. As I actively look for work.

Every share brings someone else who needs hope into this fight with me.

This is the most vulnerable I’ve ever been. Thank you for reading, and thank you for any kindness you can spare.

With gratitude and determination,

Mathew Westwood