We are not the type of people who ask for help, but it has gotten to that point.

I am suffering from lupus & rheumatoid arthritis along with panic attacks & nerve pain. I was working until I was fired, and it was actually good I stopped working due to my lupus. It was starting to affect my heart, and my arthritis in my hands had become a significant barrier to performing well at my job.

My husband is working in Pawnee, but he is not able to pull in a lot of money. He & I live with my mother who is 78 & retired. With a mortgage payment, monthly bills, and doctors who are an hour away, we are not making it financially.

The last couple of weeks it has reached the point of desperation. Our only car that gets my husband to work and all three of us to our medical appointments has been needing serious maintenance to keep it going as long as possible.

Then having no idea when my disability will be fully approved and when payments will start. The judge found me fully favorable for disability & now we wait for however long. And with winter coming we have even more finances to worry about since our central heat and air is not working & it may be costly since our trailer is 30+ years old. And then SNAP being shut off for November.