Support Recovery and Repay a Kind Roommate

Hey guys, this is extremely uncomfortable for me to do, and I don’t know if I would have had the guts to post if it weren’t for my absolutely god-sent of a roommate. As some of you know, life has not been easy for me since witnessing my mom's life being taken from me by someone who was supposed to keep her safe, giving me PTSD that I will deal with for the rest of my life. I had to house-hop as a late teenager to get out of an unhealthy environment, had to drop out of college to support myself, and was doing amazing until COVID pushed me under with debt and my identity being stolen, causing me to move to Virginia. It has been a huge daily battle to stay positive and push on for my mom, but I sometimes struggle with feeling lost without her telling me there is a reason for all of it.

I have recently been working hard on finally processing what I have gone through since I was put on heavy medication since probably 2013 that made me a zombie and was starting to do really well. Unfortunately, the day after Christmas, a kitchen employee at work tried throwing a heavy deep-dish commercial pan on the top of the shelf and missed, hitting me square on the head while I was leaving work, giving me a concussion and whiplash. I was out of work for about 3 weeks and have been only allowed back on modified duty for 4 hours a day with restrictions, only allowing me to make 1/4th of what I normally would. My absolute angel of a roommate has helped me by spotting me for rent, seeing and knowing what I have been going through, which I am incredibly grateful for and don’t know what I would have done without.

My reasoning to try and reach out is so that I can pay her back because I currently, on top of everything, got the flu and was out of work again. As understanding and sweet as she is, I feel absolutely terrible and stressed about when I can pay her back and get out of this hole.

Anything will help, from $1 to a share. I appreciate even taking the time to read this little summary of my situation.