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I Hate to Ask for Help, However ........

I'm ashamed and embarrassed that it's come down to this, but desperate times require desperate measures and I'm not too proud to ask for help.

My wife and I moved to Alabama in April 2017 to be with her family.  About a week after we moved, I got a life-threatening illness (sepsis) and was hospitalized for about a week and a half.  I had a very nice contract job at the time, but since nobody knew how long I'd be in the hospital, my contract was cancelled.  I spent the next 3 months building up my strength and decided to go back to work in July 2017.  After 2 months, I realized that I was not ready to work full time either physically or mentally.  I decided I needed to take a sabbatical to recharge my batteries, do some things I've always wanted to do and try to knock a couple things off of my bucket list.

After 7 months (April 2008), I felt refreshed and raring to get back to work, not to mention that we needed a paycheck because I had gone through much of our savings.  Unfortunately, there aren't any opportunities for what I'm looking for (Help Desk Manager) within a reasonable commute, so I resigned myself to the fact that we would need to relocate to (almost) anywhere I could find a good opportunity that would pay the bills.

Well, here we are 8 months later and I've only found a handful of companies that will even consider hiring someone who isn't local.  While I am working part-time as a Pizza Hut delivery driver and have a little bit of other income, it comes nowhere near what I need to pay the bills and stay afloat.  I've had to borrow from friends and family to help, which I'm not going to do again.  I'm in the process of selling my life insurance policy for a few bucks because I only have 2 years left on it before it becomes way too costly to keep and I'll get some equity out of the house if, and when, it ever sells.

But until then, I'm at my wit's end and don't know where else to turn.  Needless to say, I’m open to any suggestions anyone may have (as long as it’s legal).  It kills me to ask for help, but I'm flat broke and in a hole that will be tough to get out of until I can sell the house.

Please, Please, Please DO NOT feel like you have to help out.  Everyone has expenses and their own family to take care of and I'll still love you regardless.  But if you are able to spare a few bucks, I will be eternally grateful.

God Bless,

Mark
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    • $100 
    • 5 yrs
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Mark Copeland
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Florence, AL

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