Hello, this is Jake, Levi's husband. I know he's posted some pretty down-in-the-dumps posts on Facebook. I've been getting messages saying we need to do a GoFundMe, so I am. We've gotten a little help from a few friends and we are very, VERY grateful for that.

We've fallen on hard times and we've been trying to dig ourselves out, but it's been very hard to do. I'm in-between jobs, but I am looking every day. Levi, with all his medical issues, is looking too. He could possibly do something remote so if he lands back in the hospital, he won't lose the job. Levi just was in the hospital twice in the past month, both times he was admitted, for a week each time. He thankfully is home at the moment, but we never know.

The tough part is, finding the job, interviewing, starting the job, and finally getting a paycheck, all takes time. So in the meantime, we're struggling to have rent money, along with other bills. The job Levi tentatively has at William Sonoma needs a strong Internet connection, and even this job, it's going to be 2 weeks before it starts and they only pay once a month, so it could be another 4 weeks before he gets paid. Hopefully, I will find something sooner and with a quicker paycheck.

So the bills I'm referring to aren't luxury things, just necessities. We almost were late on rent this week, but thanks to a few good friends of Levi's, we pulled through. Problem is, next week and the week after that, etc.

We've called the places that they tell you to call for assistance and help, but every one of them has a condition attached to them. You either need to be homeless already, a single parent, elderly, trying to get out of an abusive relationship, a veteran, or other things. We even tried to go to the gay charities in town, but those are for runaways, people living with HIV, etc. Every one of these charities is doing good work and that's a good thing. But being in your 40s or 50s and just needing some help doesn't qualify for any of them.

If anyone can find it in their hearts to help us, we would be forever grateful. Thank you all for your time.