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Hello, for those of you that don't know me I'm Jason and my wife is Candace. We are both in our late 30's and have an 18 year old son starting college and another son who is almost 10. I'm the last one to ask anyone for anything, but this time things are a little different.
A few years ago, Candace was working as a social worker until she was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was aggressive and she was forced to quit her job to go through chemo and radiation treatment for nearly a year. It was a devastating time for our family, especially for her, but we made it through. After about a year and a half she was able to start working again, but no one would hire her. Everyone that requested her was too far away, and everyone near us said she was over qualified. So......she decided to make a change.
The future was looking bright and she was even going back to school to become a repository therapist using my GI Bill which helped give us extra income. She managed to make it almost 2 years cancer free until it returned in her liver and is now spreading to her bones and other organs making it terminal this time. So, she was again forced to quit her dream and her health has been on a decline ever since with not a lot of time left.
Due to the lack of income of two working people, its fallen on me to take over all our expenses. Unfortunately, even though I work full time I now owe more than I bring in. We do not live beyond our means. We don't have cable or internet streaming services. We have basic phone plans and only recently installed internet so she can have some kind of internet for entertainment during the long days and evenings by herself. Both of our cars have over 200,000 miles and have only basic insurance. That's just to name a few of many cut backs.
Bottom line, it hurts me to know that this may be her final year. What bothers me as her husband is the financial strain we are under during this time, and I need all the help I can get to get us out of the financial slump we are in. The hardest part for me is asking for help which is what I'm doing now. I'm a very private person so it is very uncomfortable for me to ask for help. I want to spend as much time as possible with her because I love her so much. I always imagined us growing old together and being the "cute old couple". Please help me make this last year memorable for both of us. Any help is beyond appreciated. If you have any specific questions please email me at [email redacted]. I also make rustic American flags that I sell for extra income. If you are interested I can send you pictures of my work.
Thank you.
Jason
A few years ago, Candace was working as a social worker until she was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was aggressive and she was forced to quit her job to go through chemo and radiation treatment for nearly a year. It was a devastating time for our family, especially for her, but we made it through. After about a year and a half she was able to start working again, but no one would hire her. Everyone that requested her was too far away, and everyone near us said she was over qualified. So......she decided to make a change.
The future was looking bright and she was even going back to school to become a repository therapist using my GI Bill which helped give us extra income. She managed to make it almost 2 years cancer free until it returned in her liver and is now spreading to her bones and other organs making it terminal this time. So, she was again forced to quit her dream and her health has been on a decline ever since with not a lot of time left.
Due to the lack of income of two working people, its fallen on me to take over all our expenses. Unfortunately, even though I work full time I now owe more than I bring in. We do not live beyond our means. We don't have cable or internet streaming services. We have basic phone plans and only recently installed internet so she can have some kind of internet for entertainment during the long days and evenings by herself. Both of our cars have over 200,000 miles and have only basic insurance. That's just to name a few of many cut backs.
Bottom line, it hurts me to know that this may be her final year. What bothers me as her husband is the financial strain we are under during this time, and I need all the help I can get to get us out of the financial slump we are in. The hardest part for me is asking for help which is what I'm doing now. I'm a very private person so it is very uncomfortable for me to ask for help. I want to spend as much time as possible with her because I love her so much. I always imagined us growing old together and being the "cute old couple". Please help me make this last year memorable for both of us. Any help is beyond appreciated. If you have any specific questions please email me at [email redacted]. I also make rustic American flags that I sell for extra income. If you are interested I can send you pictures of my work.
Thank you.
Jason
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Jason Sartain
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Geneva, AL