Lindsey C

Hello, my name is Lindsey! I'm a single mom of 4 amazing children. I'm a full-time caregiver to my elderly, disabled mother who is and always will be my backbone. I'm a stay-at-home mother who homeschools 3 out of my 4 children. My eldest is a 12-year-old autistic boy who blows my mind almost every day! His mind works in the most unique, genius, and gentle/caring ways! Next is my 9-year-old daughter who is so sweet and creative! She gets her creativity from me, and I love sharing that with her! It's something just for her and me! Then there is my 7-year-old daughter. She is so caring, strong, and independent. I know she will pursue a path of some sort of caregiver in her future. I call her my "emotional support child"; she does everything she can to take care of me, even if I try to hide my emotions... she figures me out. Lastly, my most recent addition, my 8-month-old son. I am absolutely addicted to him! He was born with a brain defect. It's not fatal. There's a chance it may not impact his growth or development much at all! So far, he is so smart. So big! He's 8 months old, saying "mama," crawling so fast, he wears 18 to 24-month clothes. So, so far, we are so blessed with his health! Since my father died a few years ago, my mom has almost completely given up on her health or living much of a life. When he died, it almost felt like I lost my mother as well. I had to step up into his shoes, and they were very big, busy, and intimidating shoes! He did everything for everyone. He took care of my mother and her home and her bills and all of us as well. So I was thrown into his position as head of the family, and I was NOT ready. My father did his best at taking care of my mother's home. And he was an engineer in the Navy (retired), so he was amazing at figuring out creative and CHEAP ways to fix whatever popped up. But... those cheap ways are now starting to fail. It feels like every week I'm finding a new issue, and I have no idea and no money to fix these problems! My little-big family moved in with my mom, so it's a full house. A full house that is falling apart! Between being a mother, a stay-at-home mother, a homeschool teacher to 3 separate grades, one of which is special education, a full-time nurse and caregiver to my mother, and a groundskeeper to this house that is falling down around me... I feel like I'm drowning!! Mentally, physically, and financially! I only have a truck, which is almost impossible to get my mom in and out of. So I need money to get a better vehicle that is more suited for this family and my disabled mom. I need money so I can start fixing all the problems in this house so we can sell it for a fair price and move somewhere that is fully functional. I have to take my baby son to a special hospital that is 2 hours away every 3 months for brain scans. Hotels are not cheap, especially for a room big enough for 4 children and 2 adults, one of which is handicapped. And not to mention the finances of everyday life! I'd love to be able to accomplish all these goals and be able to live a semi-stress-free life with my family! I'm not used to asking for help. I don't know if this even works. But I'm at a point now that I feel like I'm running out of options. I feel like I'm failing as a mother and daughter. So please, anything helps. And thank you from the bottom of my heart.