I have really been debating on if I should do this or not, it somehow feels wrong to me, especially this time of year, but I need help y'all.

As many of you may know, I have been on workers compensation for a year, and though they fixed my knee, they said that the disc herniation in my lower back was preexisting. While there may have been some, I was not dealing with intense nerve issues that, among other symptoms, will cause my leg to randomly give out from under me completely. I am still trying to fight it, but it's taking time....

Here is my immediate problem. I was just informed by my lawyer that even though they were paid holidays, because I wouldn't have actually been teaching over Thanksgiving break or the two weeks over Winter Break, that I will not be receiving my workers comp checks during that time.

I am pretty sure that I have Decembers rent figured out, once that is fully set aside I will analyze what is remaining and build a budget that will hopefully take care of the other bills in the coming two weeks.

The biggest issue is by covering those, which unfortunately are unavoidable, I will be unable to pay my rent. I will try to doordash/uber when I am able to try to mitigate what I am missing, but the most time i can spend in the car without having extreme pain in my leg is 45 minutes, an hour tops, before i have to go home and do a treatment with my tens unit and rest.

I hate to ask this, but if anyone is willing and able to assist me in this crisis, it would be most appreciated. I understand that this is a bit, desperate, but honestly I've been wracking my brain all weekend trying to find a solution, and I keep coming up empty.

If you are not able to assist financially, please put me in your prayers or positive thoughts, because I am not doing well right now.

To add to all of the other crap that we have been working through this weekend, my girlfriend has been working for a small business with a pretty toxic boss, who let her go from her job this morning. The reason bejng, doing something that that was actually part of her job, last week mind you, but not telling the owner. He didn't actually want constant updates, but was being done properly. They have been looking for excuses to let go off all of the new hires.

The owner was completely unprofessional, constantly putting his arm around the female employees, not Mariela thankfully, making them very uncomfortable. He made a comment of a sexual nature to another employee last week, not directed to her personally, but highly inappropriate and made her feel very uncomfortable. So much so that she did not return, and is seriously considering reporting the owner.

When it rains, it really does pour doesn't it lol

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

God bless y'all.