Please help me!
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My name is Rhonda and I'm in dire need of financial help. I am taking my last class for my bachelor degree then I will do my last internship left after this semester. This class is $1000, I have a balance of $520. I applied for my last internship but I will not be able to register until I have this balance paid in full.
I have worked very hard on my educational journey. I have made the presidents list 7 times and the deans list numerous times. My overall GPA is 3.79. I have worked my whole life to take care of my family and friends. I have always taken care of everyone in my life from as far back as I can remember. I grew up in an alcoholic household and had to take care of my mom and my little brothers. I am a survivor of every abuse imaginable.
During my educational journey, I held a full time job and I was doing okay. In 2013, my good friend Donna died, she was like a mom to me. Ten months later my eldest son Michael (27 years old)died from complications of pneumonia . I buried him on the same day my only daughter would have been 22 years old.
I continued to work and go to school full time and in March of 2014 I had an emergency hysterectomy. I still worked and attended school, even though I wanted to quit and give up with every ounce of my being. I persevered and with my mom, step dad and my dear friend Bea cheering me on, they watched me walk across the stage with my Associates degree ( with honors). In July of 2014 the unthinkable happened and I got the call that my youngest son Tony was "gone"! I could barely breathe, my friend Bea was the first one there and held me as they took my sons body out of the house. Tony also died from complications of pneumonia complicated my severe sleep apnea and morbid obesity. He died while going to the bathroom (my life would never be the same).
In August of 2014, the building I was working in was affected my the great flood that most of the metro area was affected by. The building started to take a toll on my asthma and also the grief became overbearing. I ultimately took a leave of absence from my job to work on my grief and try to find a new normal. I decided to stay in school and obtain my Bachelors degree, I knew God was directing my path.....I knew I would work in the helping field and help others deal with their grief. I had to bury my sons on my own as my husband died in 2009 leaving just me to deal with our boys and our grandsons. I am not one to ask for help for myself, It is really hard for me to do, but I don't feel that I have any other options. I've tried to apply for private loans, unfortunately when my husband died he left some major debt and because we were married it was left to be my debt. Therefore my credit is not the best. I was told by sallie Mae that I should try to get a cosigner, the only person that could've consigned for me or would have was my mom. However, my mom died May 29 after being diagnosed two weeks prior with stomach cancer, 4 days later my best friend Bea,( my biggest cheerleader) was taken in a motorcycle accident. I struggle with depression and anxiety. I also am doing the best I can to make ends meet. I had some unexpected car repairs that had to be done which really set me back.
Baker has told me that I have until November to pay for this semesters tuition or I cannot register for my last class. I've come so far to give up now. Last week as I sat in class I thought to myself that I should just quit, no one is left to see me graduate. I don't have a way of coming up with extra money, I've been selling my plasma just to put gas in my car and buy the necessities. I know I can't give up, I have one son left and I have grandsons that I need to make proud, I have people to help, I have hearts to mend. I know that going to school is a privilege, but I'm almost there...I am almost done. If you can find it in your heart and pocketbook to help, I promise to pay it forward when I am able to. Thank you for reading this and letting me share my story...God bless you!
I have worked very hard on my educational journey. I have made the presidents list 7 times and the deans list numerous times. My overall GPA is 3.79. I have worked my whole life to take care of my family and friends. I have always taken care of everyone in my life from as far back as I can remember. I grew up in an alcoholic household and had to take care of my mom and my little brothers. I am a survivor of every abuse imaginable.
During my educational journey, I held a full time job and I was doing okay. In 2013, my good friend Donna died, she was like a mom to me. Ten months later my eldest son Michael (27 years old)died from complications of pneumonia . I buried him on the same day my only daughter would have been 22 years old.
I continued to work and go to school full time and in March of 2014 I had an emergency hysterectomy. I still worked and attended school, even though I wanted to quit and give up with every ounce of my being. I persevered and with my mom, step dad and my dear friend Bea cheering me on, they watched me walk across the stage with my Associates degree ( with honors). In July of 2014 the unthinkable happened and I got the call that my youngest son Tony was "gone"! I could barely breathe, my friend Bea was the first one there and held me as they took my sons body out of the house. Tony also died from complications of pneumonia complicated my severe sleep apnea and morbid obesity. He died while going to the bathroom (my life would never be the same).
In August of 2014, the building I was working in was affected my the great flood that most of the metro area was affected by. The building started to take a toll on my asthma and also the grief became overbearing. I ultimately took a leave of absence from my job to work on my grief and try to find a new normal. I decided to stay in school and obtain my Bachelors degree, I knew God was directing my path.....I knew I would work in the helping field and help others deal with their grief. I had to bury my sons on my own as my husband died in 2009 leaving just me to deal with our boys and our grandsons. I am not one to ask for help for myself, It is really hard for me to do, but I don't feel that I have any other options. I've tried to apply for private loans, unfortunately when my husband died he left some major debt and because we were married it was left to be my debt. Therefore my credit is not the best. I was told by sallie Mae that I should try to get a cosigner, the only person that could've consigned for me or would have was my mom. However, my mom died May 29 after being diagnosed two weeks prior with stomach cancer, 4 days later my best friend Bea,( my biggest cheerleader) was taken in a motorcycle accident. I struggle with depression and anxiety. I also am doing the best I can to make ends meet. I had some unexpected car repairs that had to be done which really set me back.
Baker has told me that I have until November to pay for this semesters tuition or I cannot register for my last class. I've come so far to give up now. Last week as I sat in class I thought to myself that I should just quit, no one is left to see me graduate. I don't have a way of coming up with extra money, I've been selling my plasma just to put gas in my car and buy the necessities. I know I can't give up, I have one son left and I have grandsons that I need to make proud, I have people to help, I have hearts to mend. I know that going to school is a privilege, but I'm almost there...I am almost done. If you can find it in your heart and pocketbook to help, I promise to pay it forward when I am able to. Thank you for reading this and letting me share my story...God bless you!
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Rhonda Lynn Manion
Organiser
Charter Township of Clinton, MI
