
Nurse in dire need
Hi,my name is Ron. I have been a nursing home nurse for 26 years ,actually nursing supervisor for most of that time I love taking care of the elderly. In September 2020 I had a fall in my apartment on a Tuesday night and was not found until Friday morning I was in and out of Consciousness for that time when I got to the hospital they said I had six to eight hours to live had I not been found. I thought I had a stroke because I couldn't move my right side of my body at all it was because I was lying in the same position unconscious for so long I had three areas of muscle tissue death I required urgent surgery. I have been asked many times why do you work in that nursing home and get a real job and I always replied it's extremely rewarding I love my job. Nursing came very naturally for me because I truly do love to take care of the elderly it is a very rewarding thing to put a smile on someone's face who might not get a visitor all day long. I was in the hospital for a full 30 days I had surgery on the dead muscle it was a nine inch incision down my right hip nine months later I continue to have severe pain in the hip and can't drive my car anymore . Also in the hospital I required 3 weeks of dialysis and multiple blood transfusions .My total bills are at least 75,000. I had to sell my car .I have substantial permanent nerve damage in my lower leg and especially my right footI have approximately 65000 mostly medical debt and it is very difficult for me to walk or even stand for a couple of minutes. My family and girlfriend have been extremely supportive but I hate to ask for help I've always been so independent always helping others now I can barely take care of myself I can't even stand up to take a shower I fell three times in the shower so I bathe. I applied for Social Security disability December 9th 2020 and have yet to get approval. I spend most of my days alone in my apartment with my foot elevated. It is very difficult for me to even ask for help I am ashamed that I am at this point my goal was to save while living in an apartment and get a new house now I just hope I can get rehabilitated enough to return to nursing. I have three children who live in Jersey but I can't have them come to stay over because I have no money to order out and they're picky eaters. AI sleep half the day because I worked night shift 12 years. I spend hours every day trying to get help from the government and trying free lotteries online and paid surveys. I've reached the maximum on how much money I can borrow from people. My electric will be off in 2 weeks my cable and Wi-Fi will be off in 3 weeks and they're both thousands of dollars behind but kept them on due to my situation I was able to make payment. My phone was shut off because I was $750 behind and now I rely on a wifi-based phone that I can only use in my apartment but I don't really get out much anyway I have no money to go to the store to buy anyting and when I try to do things online all all of my accounts are drained not to mention my computer was hacked. This is extremely humbling for me the whole situation has been a nightmare .I am asking for anyone's help as I wait for Social Security to make a decision which can take up to two years I have no income and it would be impossible for me to do a job that requires sitting or walking my foot starts to throb when I just sit for 10 minutes I can't even stand long enough to do the dishes. So I am humbly asking anyone who can help me out ; it would be greatly appreciated. I thank you for anything you are able to help me out with. I don't know what I'm going to do so. but I think I'm going to try to start an internet based business if anyone is able to help me please as I'm not a computer wiz
thank you for your time. Any help is appreciated more than you could imagine I just want my life back and I want to be able to have my boys is over TV in my apartment Standing Tall