Support single mom facing homelessness after cancer battle

Hi guys! Back in February of last year, 2024, I started treatment for a rare and aggressive form of triple negative breast cancer. It was stage 3B, meaning some of the tumor had started to invade my chest wall, but I was blessed that the tumor stayed contained to my breast and had not traveled to any other part of my body. By the time I started treatment, the tumor was so large that it caused my breast to double in size. When trying to have imaging tests done to see if a biopsy was needed for the lump in my breast (before I was diagnosed), Simon Med imaging messed up my appointment 4 times in a row, each time making me reschedule my appointment, and each rescheduled appointment was a month out from the previous scheduled appointment. This mess delayed me getting a diagnosis for the lump by MONTHS, allowing the tumor to grow and grow. Due to the size, stage, and type of cancer I was diagnosed with my oncologist started me on “dose dense” chemotherapy infusions. The goal was to shrink the tumor enough for a mastectomy. The doses I was receiving would normally be for someone much larger than I am. However, the type of breast cancer is known for not being very responsive to chemo and also for reoccurring. My oncologist went in aggressively with my treatment for those reasons. The chemo infusions KICKED MY BUTT, to say the least. Yes I lost all my hair, struggled with nausea and vomiting, lost a ton of weight, became weak and fragile, developed hypothyroidism as a side effect, started menopause early as a side effect, and developed neuropathy so bad that I struggled with basic tasks like holding a toothbrush and brushing my teeth. I ended up being out of work for quite some time, on FMLA leave. This of course resulted in me falling behind on bills and rent. The icing on the cake is that when I tried to return to work from my FMLA leave, they aren’t letting me return. I tried to return in January and my manager informed me that upper management supposedly decided that they “want to give it more time to make sure I’m ready to come back” and aren’t letting resume with work. My FMLA ends mud March, and I have proof that they ended my employment and just aren’t telling me, trying to push it till March when my FMLA ends and they can legally fire me. Also, someone from my office informed me that they do have someone In my position already. As a result of missing so much work bc of treatment and now not being aloud to return to my job, I fell two months behind on rent and Carmelo and I had to move out of our place in the beginning of February. Currently we have nowhere to go and I don’t have the funds to get us back into our own place or even a temporary place right now. I did recently start two new jobs. I started applying at jobs once I realized I was not going to be able to return to my current job. Carmelo and I need help with a place stay temporarily until I have paychecks coming in again. I will have my tax return soon which will be a big help. But for the time being we are sleeping in my car. I hate asking for this kind of help. I know everyone has their stuff to deal with. But I don’t know what else to do at this point and so I figured it couldn’t hurt to make others aware of our situation and ask for any help anyone can offer. I didn’t announce that I had breast cancer in the first place bc it’s depressing news and I just wanted to go through it quietly and get on with my life. I didn’t want pity and depressing posts on social media. Now I have no choice to explain what’s been going on, so you all understand why I am asking for help. Help with shelter and food are our main concerns. Any help or even advice is appreciated. I also need to speak with a lawyer about my FMLA rights being violated, so any recommendations there would be appreciated. Thank you all for reading my novel. Thank you to any one who finds it in their heart to help, given they have the means to do so