Support Mother & Son After a Tragic Loss- From 2 to 1 Income

We never know when life will take a major turn, and we can never truly be prepared.

December 30, 2024, I lost the love of my life to depression, and my child lost his ever-present father. While he was with us, he supported us to the best of his ability, and we managed to get by, but we’re still working on catching up with a few major bills after we lost our apartment in a fire in early 2023.

As a result of his death, my once 2-income household is now a 1-income, and I am still responsible for catching up, one of those being my rent. As he is deceased, his funds are frozen, and where he would normally meet me more than halfway, I can not legally access his funds.

We have been behind 30 days since March , as we had to spent most of our money to move into this current apartment after breaking the lease of the replacement apt from the previous complex after the fire-which we were rushed into and was much more expensive than the previous one, which set us back even further.

Being able to provide for myself has always been something that I could figure out, but I have a 1 year old son that I can not let be displaced and without transportation to get where we need to be. I am a very prideful person, but I have also learned that you can’t receive help if you don’t ask for it, and after losing his father, and going thru the grieving process, this is added stress and worry on top of my grief.

Our future has been greatly impacted by this loss, as the tragedy happened IN this apartment, but management is not willing to let me out of my lease and I am currently 2 months in the hole on payments—an extension has been granted for the 30th of January before eviction processes start, which will further affect our ability to be placed in another home in the future.

In addition to that, it was my responsibility to pay our electricity, which is coming due, as well as his car note, which is our only dependable means of transportation at this moment.

I don’t usually ask for help, and anyone who knows me knows that if I ever do, I genuinely need it. I’ve always resented asking because it makes me feel like I’m failing but this is the the result of repeated misfortune, the greatest being the loss of my child’s father. If you can find it in your heart to lend us a helping hand, it would be ultimately appreciated. I thank you all in advance, myself and my son, from the bottom of our hearts.