Hi my name is Ed, the original dj Special Ed from Orlando. i am disabled from a hemorrhagic stroke (2009). in May 2022 my life was turned upside down again. My wife Mariah, the best friend i ever had, died of unknown reasons at only 47. we had always agreed to grow old together. we had just bought our first home together a year before the pandemic shut things down. she was then temporarily furloughed from her job, a company she loved. Our mortgage company helped us out, like many others for 1 year by postponing missed payments. in May 2022 as things seemed to settle with the pandemic, she reached out to return to work. Her employer struggled to stay afloat, and she was asked to wait until they had new business. Then she passed away in the middle of the night while we both slept. it wasn't unlike her to sleep in; the pandemic and chaos of the world weighed heavily on her. she lay dead in our bed for hours that morning, unknown to me. When I cooked breakfast in bed, and she didn't wake up, I knew something was wrong.

that morning, with all of the police, medics, and coroner in my home, i couldn't cry, i froze up totally. Later, it was hard to grieve knowing the financial dilemma without her return to employment. I was then, and am now, committed to keeping this home for my children. i struggled with expressing grief because of my monetary stress.

Just 5 Saturdays after my wife's passing i got a call from BCSO, South Florida, my 23 namesake was found dead. i couldn't move for 48 hours, the constant pain of my stroke neuropathy intensified greatly. i fell further behind on my mortgage and my auto loan.

i think i am in denial. i really cannot grieve properly it wss so much so fast. eddie Jr was an amazing gifted young man, gone way too soon. i miss you terribly son.

i am asking for help making my mortgage current. i cannot go work and earn through this challenge due to my physical left side disability. my surviving parent, my Mom, is a missionary to Alaska; she has very little of her own; most of my family are working folks with very little.

I have taken steps to move forward alone, on one income: my monthly SSI. I believe if I can clear this challenge, I can finally grieve and plan to move forward and eventually leave this fantastic property to my incredibly intelligent 18 y.o. College student daughter. I desire this home to be a legacy I can leave to help her as she enters adulthood.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give. Be blessed, prosperous, and healthy.