
Ongoing Medical/Living Expenses
Donation protected
I am disabled, and because I am still fighting to get approved for SSI (which is harder to qualify for right now than ever before, I swear) , we OFTEN run short on funds for food, gas, medications, and other household expenses. NOT frivolous luxuries--just basic, everyday needs.
If you are able to help us out, you will have my undying, eternal gratitude. If you can't, that's totally understandable too. But in either case, if you could please pass along this link and explain to people *you* know that we could use some support, it would mean the world to me.
Until I can get my SSI, this is, sadly, going to be a chronic problem. We have always been low-income, but because we are now supporting two teenage male eating machines AND my poor younger sister who is recovering from debilitating burst aneurysms and brain surgery, our financial status can go from Okay to Terrifying in a single week.
The toll that this takes on me in terms of my health is enormous, both mentally and physically. I have ALREADY had a heart attack at age 34, brought on by vasospasms due to stress and anxiety. I am an absolute mess, mentally. I have been diagnosed with Complex PTSD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Social Anxiety, Agoraphobia, and lots of smaller things that fall under the above umbrellas.
I have had three nervous breakdowns in just the past YEAR. I am an orphan and I have no support network beyond the people in my house and the people on the internet who CARE about the people in my house. I don't have parents or grandparents that I can crash with if we lose our housing, or lean on during a rough patch. All that we have is ourselves--and YOU. The person reading this right now.
In the past I have been shamed, insulted, and criticized for "begging"--as if there is some moral failure in trying to make sure that we have food, heat, shelter, clothing, and medicine. I do not accept that idea. It's barbaric. Nobody is forced to help. Adults are free to choose what to do with their own funds. I am simply letting people know that our need for help exists. I don't see anything morally wrong with that. If you DO, then don't give. Problem resolved.
I am not sure what else to say here, other than please. Please, please, please help if you can. And if you can't, then please, please, please consider passing along our need to someone YOU know who might be able to help. The more people we can reach out to, the better our chances at receiving the assistance we need.
In an ideal America, the government would be taking care of this need, since my sister and I are both disabled right now and we both have children. But it just isn't that easy. Thank you in advance, from the bottom of my heart, on behalf of our whole family. Bless you all.
Organizer
Brandy Leigh Heinze
Organizer
Morgantown, WV