I am currently struggling my way through life, working full time to pay current bills and trying to put myself through college. When i was about four years old my mother died and since my father was not involved in my life i was orphaned then adopted by a guardian. Throughout my life i have had to overcome this obstacle. I still can remember my birth mother and how she used to sing me to sleep every night before her passing and carry this through my life everyday and think about her and what she would want me to do with my life if she where alive today. I want to go to college with every fiber of my being and I strongly believe that with her memory in hand i can achieve my goals and become a successful and vital person in the world. I struggled through High School when i was finding myself and discovering my past because of my mothers death but with my dreams falling further away with every failure i came across, my drive became so intense to make my passions become a reality in going to college and i managed to succeed at school and in my life. I really need help making my dreams become a reality so i can become a teacher and have a succesful life but without the proper fundings, i fear i will not be able to accomplish such goals and will be stuck working a minimum wage job the rest of my life.

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        My name is Wendy,im from the pittsburgh pa area.i have 1 son,age 16,his father died when he was 1 yr old,he chose to commit suicide.(easy way out).when i recovered from that blow and started dating again,that man also chose to take the easy way out and put a bullet in his head all because his ex wife wanted child support.i stopped dating for years and tried raising my son on my own,it was hard,my son despertly wanted a father and i wanted a male role model for him but since i always seemed to pick the depressed guys,i always blamed myself,until i got councling,then realized it wasnt me,it was the men i chose.i gave up,went on with my life for yrs,then i met and fell head over hills for a younger man who talked me into moving in with him 2 hrs away,my son loved him,my son was so happy he had a father figure,i gave up a decent job,all my furniture,we all seemed so happy,i got a job,made sure dinner was done everyday,cleaned,walked the dogs,fed them,watched his kids,his kids even called me mom,they loved us,i even took his kids to councling every week because there real mother didnt want them,everything was great until my bank account went dry,then he tossed us out into the street with just the clothes on our backs,no warning,no money,no car,no place to live,so we had to start all over from scratch,i picked myself and my son up,wiped us off,no man was ever going to keep us down,i kept my job,the mayor ,when he heard me beg the police for our clothes back,(which i never got them back)offered to help by calling someone and getting us an apt,NEVER DATED AGAIN,we ended up in that area for 5 LONG years,the school forced me to have my son evaluated for ADHD,the Dr placed him on straterra,shortly after,my son started getting sick,took him to dr,the dr said he's ok,couple days later my son started complaining he couldnt walk to school which was only 1 block away up a slope,when the hospital done x-rays,within 10 minutes,they life flighted my son to childrens hospital,my son had congested heart failure,he was dignoised w/dilated cardiomyopothy,i was in shock,my 13 yr old was a healthy boy,he didnt have heart problems,turns out,this strattera he took was a new drug,theyre finding more and more bad things about it everyday,but that dont change the fact that my son might need a heart transplant from it now,my son will never be ok,he can never play competitive sports,no gym class,no running,the make a wish foundation sent my son & i to maui hawaii ,had awsome time flying over the volcanos in helecoptor,going under the ocean in sumberine,was quiet beautiful,my son wants to go back and live there...not me,when we returned home from hawaii,we both ended up in the hospital for pnamonia for a week each. a few months later,he fell off his computer chair and broke his arm,elbow,upper arm,needed surgery but they couldnt do it for 4 days because my son had to get the coumiden out of his system,3 plates,2 rods,11 screws and wire (and 3 yrs later it still not healed,has big hole in elbow that wont heal)so anyways,we moved back to the pittsburgh area to be closer to the hospital,i found a job,3 months later,was laid off,found another right away,they wouldnt work around my sons schedule,he needs his blood checked every 2 weeks and heart center every month,my son health is my no.1 priority,i had no choice but to quit my job,my son is taking 7 different medicines 4 times a day,i have to be there to make sure his blood pressure doesnt drop to low,wish i could find a job thats steady daylight,that would help me out tremendously, i had to find a house that didnt have alot of steps,my son was home schooled,but this year i put him in reg school and he made honor roll,my son is a wiz w/making web pages,im very proud of him,he taught himself all about web designs and stuff.he also likes to chat with his old friends online,his best friend(14 yrs old) online was just in a wreck and died,i feel so badly for his family,but god must of needed an angel,my sons upset with me right now because i couldnt take him to the funeral(my car wouldnt made it up that mountain,i only use it when i have to because its blowing white smoke everywhere)im doing my best right now to keep sane,im basicly staying in denial with my sons condition because if i really thought about it all,id lose my mind,so its best i stay in denial,anywaysssss...... that is my life,a bunch of hard knocks but i still smile because i have my son by my side.and when i feel down,i go and read others stories,theres always someone worse off then me,so i count my blessings ,sorry for boring whoever is reading this,but thats my life,god bless everyone

hi i have md and my wife is sick we found she has skin cancer i would like some help with putting a bathroom down stair and to get rid of some these headache and i have ask for help before i work as a cashier an i ride my elec wheelchair four mile to work an back so please if anyone can help

hi my name is melanie, i am 34 years old mother of three boys all under the age of 5, i am a partime cashier and with two boys in preschool which in nj costs a fortune and a newborn i have no money upfront for dental work, i went to a dentist recently to see how bad it was and got a shock he said the total fix would be up to 25thousand dollars , hello dont have that money, can we do a little bit at a time, he told me no, other option dentures, 10thousand, nope cant pay that either can we make payment plan, again told no, so by now you can understand it is just embarassing at this point to even try to go to dentist just to get shot down, my insurance only covers 2thousand a year, of course for certain proceedures, but anyway, if there is anyone out there that can help me i would appreciate it, i really want my 5year old to stop asking me why my teeth are falling out, and would like to smile a great big smile at my husband.   buchanan026@patmedia.net

I am a starving artist trying to make it in Seattle. I make too much money being a grocery clerk to get food assistance. I am starving and I am about to be homeless unless I can come up with $900 by Aug 1st. I am a good person who has been struggling to help out my mom who is critically ill. I have put some bills on the back burner and now I am in over my head. All I would like is an opportunity to have one time help to get myself back above the water. I'm tired of treading water and I am afriad I just might drown if I can get help.

Thank you

Amy

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Hi, I am a single mother, or 3 young children.  I work at a fast food restaurant to pay my bills and take care of my children.  My rent is 1,000 a month which I am unable to pay!! Someone close to the family helped me get into this house and agreed to help me pay part of the rent.  Well they are now having to have back surgery and the help they were going to be able to offer is now not able to happen.. I am looking for a cheaper place, but in the mean time for the month, I am very behind on my rent and bills.  I desperately need help paying it until I can get moved into somewhere cheaper.  The whole reason I even agreed to move into such an expensive home was because of the room it has. But now I realized I just won't be able to afford it.  Thank you for your help and concerns...

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