My name is Albert and I am actually putting up this GoFundMe, not solely for myself, but for my small family. I know many would not consider a husband and a wife with dogs a family, but to me, its the greatest family I could have.

First, I want to say thank you for taking the time to stop by and just hear what I have to say. Life throws curveballs at each and every single one of us constantly making it even more difficult to try and fundraise. I almost feel selfish or greedy, but in all honesty, I would not ask if I did not need to. I do not want to get into a long winded explanation of all the problems or issues. I want to simplify it as much as possible and while doing so, I hope to also keep it as positive as I can. Lets see if I can accomplish this as I know your time is valuable.

Today I am fundraising for a very simple reason. Over the past three years my little family has been fighting heart and soul to survive financially. Medical issues were never ending and unfortunately the bills began to pile up. My wife works extremely hard (far more than fulltime) to support our family as due to my medical situations I have been unable to throw my hat into the ring to help financially. No I am not able to work a fulltime job. I have battled cancer, kidney failure, major eye injuries that have left me completely blind in one eye and losing sight in the either quickly. I endured a dog bite that has limited the usage of my left hand by 80%. Dialysis is constant and never ending. Everything I am sharing with you is lifelong impacting. So, yes, I want to work fulltime and help financially around the home, but sadly it is not an option. I do try to work on my youtube channel as much as I can. The income is very limited and I have not even been able to do it fulltime consistently. But, I am still trying as it does bring in a small income because of the amazing subscribers and members that bless me with your love and support. I have considered walking away, but because of the loyal followers I just can not do it. At the moment I have the majority of my drs ready to help me be approved for disability. As you know, however, it is a long drawn out process. One I have absolutely no control over. We are working on it daily though.

Ok, I have said so much already. Now I need to just get to the point. I am not trying to raise funds for medical bills. So far, my wife has found a way to stay on top of those. May was the month she finally got some time off that we were excited to just spend some quality time together taking small short trips to get out of town. I know, I know, asking for help with this definitely can be considered selfish. I get it. However, my wife has overly stressed herself out and pushed herself to work exhausting hours just to try and cover the bills. Recently we had to take out a personal loan that has ridiculous daily accruing interest tied to it. Its not a huge loan, but it cost us almost $20 a day in interest. We had to borrow $2700 to pay a recent medical bill and the almost $300 bi weekly payment wont pay the loan off for almost a year and a half. Problem is, the $600 extra monthly bill has cut into any extra monthly money we have left. Meaning if we can barely pay the bills, there is no way we could take the short time away to relax and try to destress.

Yes, i am asking for help. I do not want to beg, but at the end of the day I almost feel as though I should. Anything anyone is willing to share helps. I really want to step up and be able to help just by knocking this horrible loan down. I am not putting up a goal for anything more than what is owed.

Again, thank you for taking the time to read my, what i consider to be, desperate plea for help. I know it's not your problem, nor your issue. Yet, if you would consider helping it truly would make a huge difference in our lives. My wife deserves a break from my life and financial burdens.

thank you,

AR Hayes