So hey... this is a very hard thing for me to do. I don't like asking for help, and I'm probably worse at receiving it. At this point in my life, I'm not sure what else I can do.

My name is Ashley. And my life seemingly fell apart in a matter of two weeks (and then it didn't stop.)

It started around Christmas, I got cellulitis and was prescribed 2 antibiotics for the nasty infection. I was close to losing my leg. I couldn't even walk for three days. I then got a reaction to the antibiotics, and had to go back to the ER. After that, I got a disease called C Diff-which I'll spare you the details about. It's not pleasant, but I got it because of all the antibiotics I was taking. I then had to return because I was throwing up for 6 straight hours. Ive had about 6 ER visits since Christmas. Medical debt is crippling and I only had insurance for two of the visits.

In the middle of all of this, the catalytic convertor and my transmission went out on my car. So I had to scramble to find a car while I had two contagious diseases. As if that weren't enough, I had a major gas leak. Vectren shut off my heat in the dead of winter and I had no where to go but stay at the house for 4 days with no heat. The leak was only in the basement, so the house was safe to stay in. To top it off, I lost all hot water. I ended up having to buy a new water heater and furnace after getting quotes and opinions from several people.

Let me say this. I just bought my house. I'm a first time home owner. I haven't even lived here a year yet. And two major things go wrong. I'm wondering why I got an inspection if I'm already out thousands and thousands of dollars from the heater and furnace. I could handle the mortgage, and even the car payments alone. But now, things were uneasy.

So are you wondering why the picture of my fund is a cat? That is Nymeria. I rescued her, and she is a prescribed emotional support animal. The last few months we have been in and out of the vet because she's been throwing up all over my house, had bloody stool, and then totally stopped eating. Its been 2 weeks and she's had no food still. It turns out, my baby has cancer. I maxed out a credit card for the vet bills, and still looking at cremation as I will have to put her down very soon. My heart is breaking.

How does a person like me get through my days? Well, therapy helps for sure. I just recently graduated suicide therapy. Now I am in regular therapy, but I lost my grant when I graduated my previous program. I see my therapist weekly, and visits are expensive for someone with no money, She has found a way to not bill me currently, but I will have to take them on at some point.

I'm not asking for help with my house payments or my car or anything like that. But to be able to pay off the furnace and water heater, and the vet bills is about 10 grand. And I know that's an insane amount. Im working with the hospital now to see if I can get any assistance through them. I'm not even looking for money for any of that right now. I just want to get some of these big things wrote off.

I want to be able to save a little bit out of each check, and build my savings back up because it no longer exists. I want to be able to take a day off when I need it, instead of worrying how an extra day off will put me even more in the hole. I want to take a vacation honestly, but that is just not in the cards.

I hate asking for help. It makes me feel like I'm in debt and I owe more. I just am at a loss of where to go from here... I'm not even making enough to pay all my current bills. I've tried to do photography shoots and selling some things. I used to door dash, but when my hours at work picked up, along with gas prices, that kind of left the picture. This is one thing I haven't tried. The kindness of humans. If you've read this far, thank you. Any donation, big or small is greatly appreciated. Even if you just share this and help me get my story out there, it is appreciated.

Thank you.