Hello everyone!

As many may or may not know the Tosetti's have been through the ringer the past few months. Before we dive into what's been going on we want to thank you for your time in reading this message. Whether you might be able to help, know someone who can, are willing to share this post, or even offer well wishes we are so grateful for you and your consideration. We strive on paying it forward and always doing the right thing for others, and although it can be tough to ask for help.. we are seeking any assistance we can get in this time of need!

Everything was going great for us and the kids until October of 2024. I was suddenly struck with shingles at 32 on top of already having an autoimmune disease. I always heard shingles could be bad but holy cow it was BAD. Trying to function with 3 kids each needing different things on top of finding out Hailey had been diagnosed with autism was a lot to handle but nothing we couldn't and didn't get through.

Fast forward 2 weeks and it was halloween. We had taken the kids out and I decided to come home with Hailey as I still wasn't feeling great from having shingles and had a major migraine. Robbie stayed out trick or treating with the boys. When I got home I was only greeted by one of our dogs and not King our usual door greeter. After searching everywhere in the house for him, I found him almost lifeless in our basement. Long story short, we got him to the emergency vet and it was discovered that he had stomach cancer and he was bleeding out internally. Hours earlier he was running around the yard playing fetch... This was the most soul crushing unexpected news I could have recieved. Our first baby had to be laid to rest and as we all know the emergency vet is not cheap.

As we were coping the loss of our sweet boy, 3 days later the whole house came down with viral pneumonia. We were lucky to heal and rest at home however this really took an even bigger toll on my body again having an auto immune disease, and quite literally after having shingles. I was lucky enough to work from home during my sicknesses, so I was still able to help with bills... that is until I was laid off from work December 1st. They closed the entire Portland portfolio I was working in and they had no other place locally to send me and had to let me go. This was not a devistating loss of income as Robbies trucking business (that he started in April), was doing really great. We decided I would just stay home to get the kids to and from where they needed to be, and not have to rush and panic into finding another job.

About 2 weeks into December Robbie's 18 wheeler work truck broke down. It was an $11,000 fix. We were able to pay it, but his truck was out of commission being worked on for about 2 months. This left us with no income and just getting by how we could. We were able to sell things to float by. After being sick so many times my health deterriorated significantly. I had doctor's appointment after appointment. I had to get an ultrasound on my heart and wear a heart monitor as eveytime I would stand my heart rate would skyrocket to 155 beats per minute. I had no strength, I was so fatigued, dizzy... you name it, I had the symptom. I am still unwell, but have found out that I am severely iron defecient... not quite officially anemic yet but close. I have just started iron supplementing and hope for my health to turn around quickly, but being in the shape I am in, I am unable to work at this time. I actually landed the job of my dreams and had to push back my start date by over a month and I am praying I can get better in time.

As of today, I got the unwanted text that Robbie's work truck had broken down again. He called the shop and is looking at a $3,000 fix on clutch repairs. In less than a year he has spent close to $50,000 to start his business and has worked so hard to build up clientele and do what he loves. We have just been hit with so many obsticles like illnesses and personal/commercial vehicle breakdowns and are doing the best that we can, but we are out of options. I don't want Robbie to stop doing what he loves, but the repairs on his truck/owning a company in this economy is beyond stressful. We are getting behind since we have been dumping our money into this business and living expenses, so that we can stay afloat.

If you've stuck with me to the end here, I want to again thank you for your time. If you are able to help us in any way as stated above, we would be forever grateful and one day would love to help pay back a good deed!