
Help me from losing everything
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Hello friends! I know no one ever wants to be in this position, setting one of these up. Most of you probably know my journey in the past few years—ovarian cancer diagnosis, surgery, and treatment in 2022-2023; ongoing daily oral chemo, and blood work and scans every 3 months.
In addition, I have severe neuropathy in my bilateral lower extremities, CRPS, and awful non-healing wounds on the tops of both of my feet. I can barely walk. I often fall. I am in constant pain. Between 2023 to early 2024, I was paying COBRA for medical insurance and paying down co-insurance claims. By mid-2024, my savings were gone. About 6 months ago, I lost a very lucrative job. Thankfully, I still kept a second job, but it’s only a registry position. The shift availability is very scattered and unpredictable. Some weeks I get 12 hours, some weeks 48. I started door dashing even though I can barely walk. I’ve been going through everything in my rental space and listing it on Marketplace in hopes of making a few dollars. I have fallen SEVERELY behind.
I started a new full-time job 2 weeks ago and am in the middle of an 8-week M-F orientation. I’m traveling 50 miles each way to get there. The shifts/hours improve after completion of orientation. I’m working my other job on the weekends, door dashing after orientation, and found Job #4 writing letters for money that I do on my lunch break and before I go to bed at night. I’m reaching out with full disclosure here. I can provide documentation of how bad my situation is. I’m at risk of eviction, losing my vehicle, getting my utilities shut off, and my most pressing concern is the loss of my health insurance. My new job’s benefits don’t begin until May 1st. My only option is paying $903 monthly COBRA for February, March, and April until my new plan kicks in. I have to pay the first bill by Monday. I’ve spent the past two weeks trying to get a loan, but I’ve been rejected every time. I know I have another infection in my left foot, and I can’t risk going 3 months without wound care, my chemo pills, or access to my other docs and therapies. I have nothing left anywhere. I hate to be on this side of asking for help, but I honestly have nowhere left to turn. Things will start to slowly get better in the next few months, but I’ve fallen so far behind and can’t keep myself above water anymore. If you have the ability to help in any way, I would be eternally grateful. Please consider donating, sharing my story, looking on Marketplace for my items that are posted for sale, or keeping me in your thoughts as I try to keep this exhausting process going as I’m breaking both mentally and physically. I love you all. Thank you for simply taking the time to read everything
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Tracy K. Ludwig
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Chicago, IL