Tama & Pablo Starting Over
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Hi, everyone,
I’m embarrassed to be doing this but I woke up this morning realizing I’m another month close to losing everything. I’m not sure where to begin but the past 5 months God has really been putting me through trials and tribulations…everything has been taken from my life but I know it’s been God’s way of bringing me to the life I’ve been praying for…one with stability, love, kindness, and support.
I’ve been homeless for the past 5 months, and lost my job last week. The job loss is not final but I was put on unpaid leave…
It’s been shocking news after shocking news. Some days I wake up afraid of what the next thing will be. But I’m staying in good faith that this is just God closing chapters that were not meant for me, so I can fully live in my purpose…whatever that might be, I know God will lead me there just like he drew me closer to him during the darkest times of my life.
Today, I’m asking for those who may be able to offer assistance to support me with some things to keep me afloat while I seek where my next chapter will be…even if you can support financially- I’m open to suggestions on where I should explore …at this point I’m open to relocating and really starting life over but I just want to be surrounded by people who accept me, care for me, and where I can help serve others.
Here are the things I’m hoping to get support with:
-Pablo has recently been displaying pain so I had to take him to the vet. I still need to pay $120 to get his x-rays send to a radiologist for further review.
-I also need to build or make him a bed ramp (we are staying with a mother, her 2 kids, and doggo— bless the lord) which should cost $60-$100
-I have to pay $92.00/month for Pablo recent vet visit and medications.
I’ve considered giving him up for adoption but I’m done telling myself I’m not good enough to have good in my life. I know I’m a good dog mom, and he was gifted to me for a reason.
A big thing is all my items are in storage right now and I need to pay $160 to them so my items do not go to Auction. I may end up selling what I can but I need to think things through. My payment is due by the first on the month.
I’m also in fear of losing my car. It took me a long time to finally get reliable transportation and do not want to lose access to transportation while I seek new employment and permanent housing. I was catching up on my payments from when I fell ill back in August but recently had to pay a $250 deductible for repairs and then got a ticket for $200…all that has been paid but with no income I am not behind owing $590.00 with my next payment coming up for $400.
I also got pulled over last week and fortunately got a warning but my car tags are still expired from last October. I owe $110 for parking tickets from my expired tags and then the renewal which I imagine being close to $100.
Lastly, the reason I’ve been homeless is because I fell extremely ill back in August…and was out of work for 2 months. During this time I was evicted from my home. I’ve been helped by legal aid and other assistance programs but when I was first diagnosed with PTSD I went through an eviction and owed them back pay. I already paid $600 but now with my job loss I still owe $500 which I was working to pay no-weekly to get my evictions sealed and back into housing.
This experience has taught me a lot of hard lessons but I know God placed me here because he knew I could handle it. He knew these lessons would make me a stronger human and more equipped to help serve others.
I’m heartbroken to loss the job I loved so much but I was also in consistent fear because in all honesty, people do not understand mental health and through my experience they do not compare mental health illnesses to other illnesses. I was even denied Disability pay from my leave…which was quite the time consuming process but they needed more information and gave me 180 days to appeal— so I do now have time to appeal (60 days remaining) which is good news now that I have more capacity to try and do so but they do not make the process easy and finding employment is my number one priority.
My health is back on track. Though, I’m worried about loss of healthcare, loss of medications, and I was working to get tested for Autism which I’m highly likely to be on the spectrum.
Fun fact: 40% of women go undiagnosed due to their high-social skills vs. men. Often times women with Autism are diagnosed with PTSD or C-PTSD due to the nature of not fitting in throughout life. 85% of individuals with Autism are unemployed as they struggle fitting into workplace settings.
It’s been a whirlwind. If you are able to help, please let me know what you would like to support with. If you have only words of encouragement or advice…message me.
Thank you all for taking the time to read this.
Best,
Tama
I’m embarrassed to be doing this but I woke up this morning realizing I’m another month close to losing everything. I’m not sure where to begin but the past 5 months God has really been putting me through trials and tribulations…everything has been taken from my life but I know it’s been God’s way of bringing me to the life I’ve been praying for…one with stability, love, kindness, and support.
I’ve been homeless for the past 5 months, and lost my job last week. The job loss is not final but I was put on unpaid leave…
It’s been shocking news after shocking news. Some days I wake up afraid of what the next thing will be. But I’m staying in good faith that this is just God closing chapters that were not meant for me, so I can fully live in my purpose…whatever that might be, I know God will lead me there just like he drew me closer to him during the darkest times of my life.
Today, I’m asking for those who may be able to offer assistance to support me with some things to keep me afloat while I seek where my next chapter will be…even if you can support financially- I’m open to suggestions on where I should explore …at this point I’m open to relocating and really starting life over but I just want to be surrounded by people who accept me, care for me, and where I can help serve others.
Here are the things I’m hoping to get support with:
-Pablo has recently been displaying pain so I had to take him to the vet. I still need to pay $120 to get his x-rays send to a radiologist for further review.
-I also need to build or make him a bed ramp (we are staying with a mother, her 2 kids, and doggo— bless the lord) which should cost $60-$100
-I have to pay $92.00/month for Pablo recent vet visit and medications.
I’ve considered giving him up for adoption but I’m done telling myself I’m not good enough to have good in my life. I know I’m a good dog mom, and he was gifted to me for a reason.
A big thing is all my items are in storage right now and I need to pay $160 to them so my items do not go to Auction. I may end up selling what I can but I need to think things through. My payment is due by the first on the month.
I’m also in fear of losing my car. It took me a long time to finally get reliable transportation and do not want to lose access to transportation while I seek new employment and permanent housing. I was catching up on my payments from when I fell ill back in August but recently had to pay a $250 deductible for repairs and then got a ticket for $200…all that has been paid but with no income I am not behind owing $590.00 with my next payment coming up for $400.
I also got pulled over last week and fortunately got a warning but my car tags are still expired from last October. I owe $110 for parking tickets from my expired tags and then the renewal which I imagine being close to $100.
Lastly, the reason I’ve been homeless is because I fell extremely ill back in August…and was out of work for 2 months. During this time I was evicted from my home. I’ve been helped by legal aid and other assistance programs but when I was first diagnosed with PTSD I went through an eviction and owed them back pay. I already paid $600 but now with my job loss I still owe $500 which I was working to pay no-weekly to get my evictions sealed and back into housing.
This experience has taught me a lot of hard lessons but I know God placed me here because he knew I could handle it. He knew these lessons would make me a stronger human and more equipped to help serve others.
I’m heartbroken to loss the job I loved so much but I was also in consistent fear because in all honesty, people do not understand mental health and through my experience they do not compare mental health illnesses to other illnesses. I was even denied Disability pay from my leave…which was quite the time consuming process but they needed more information and gave me 180 days to appeal— so I do now have time to appeal (60 days remaining) which is good news now that I have more capacity to try and do so but they do not make the process easy and finding employment is my number one priority.
My health is back on track. Though, I’m worried about loss of healthcare, loss of medications, and I was working to get tested for Autism which I’m highly likely to be on the spectrum.
Fun fact: 40% of women go undiagnosed due to their high-social skills vs. men. Often times women with Autism are diagnosed with PTSD or C-PTSD due to the nature of not fitting in throughout life. 85% of individuals with Autism are unemployed as they struggle fitting into workplace settings.
It’s been a whirlwind. If you are able to help, please let me know what you would like to support with. If you have only words of encouragement or advice…message me.
Thank you all for taking the time to read this.
Best,
Tama
Organizador
Tama Ricks
Organizador
Columbus, OH