Taking care of a Helping Heart

Hi, my name is Heather, and I am raising funds to help myself and my family recover from some hard times. Due to COVID, my husband had to take a lesser paying part-time job, so he also had time to home school our 13-year-old son. Due to this, we have been living paycheck to paycheck. I have a full time job and a part time job, so please understand that getting another job for us is not an option. I have two jobs and a household to run and my husband has to work nights so that he can be teh school chaufer for our son. I have some health issues that have me on a gluten free, lactose-free, Low FODMAP diet, which is quite pricey every time I go to the grocery stores (of which I have to shop four different stores to buy all the things I can eat due to this specialty diet). I also need a medical procedure that will barely be covered by insurance and for which I cannot pay. Some of the money raised will help pay for this medical procedure and other bills so that I can buy the necessities of life, like food that does not cause further damage to my body. Besides the essential daily bills, we are also dealing with lawyer fees, a dying car with no money to fix it, and the medical bills that are adding up.

On the plus side, some of the money that I raise will be used to help me help others. I have an opportunity to be included in a great book project. This book project comes with an intensive writing training workshop that could change my life. The book itself is aimed at the world of caregivers with advice on how to help others. I know that this book opportunity can help me in great ways that are still yet unknown, but I do not have claim to any royalties. In order to participate in this project, I need $500 by the end of the summer.

We all come to hard times in life, and for me, that is in admitting I need monetary help. I live paycheck to paycheck, my credit cards are maxed out, and my college debt will never go away. People talk about extravagant vacations, fancy cars and the like. I just wish to pay my bills, buy healthy foods my body likes, and help others in mysterious ways. I appreciate anything you can do to help me with this fundraiser.