Hi - My name is Cindy. I am seeking out people who are middle-class and being denied assistance by our govenment. I am looking forward to advice on how to turn my situation around. 

I am a single mom making $40k a year (which used to be considered good money). But, I receive no child support my son's father (literally nothing ever) and with the cost of daycare and everyday living expenses such as car pymt, gas, auto insurance & healthcare costs. I have had to move home with my parents!! At 34 yrs old!! And I still don't have a damned dollar in my pocket even now that I have moved back home! I have no healthcare plan for myself because I can't afford the additional premium. Therefore, coverage is only on my son...AND I STILL PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR MOST MEDICAL SUTUATIONS DUE TO THE PLAN HAVING A $1500 DEDUCT!! HA! I can't even cry about it anymore. Additionally, I pay taxes for no reason because I get paid "too much" to qualify for food stamps or any other form of gov't assistance (which I am embarrassed to say that I really need).

I AM A 38 SINGLE PARENTS OF 3 WONDERFUL BOYS.I CAME TO CHICAGO BECAUSE I WAS IN A BAD ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP. HE TRIED TO KILL ME TWICE. MY SELF ESTEEM WAS GONE. WE STAYED IN A SHELTER FOR 4MONTHS UNTIL I GOT ON MY FEET. I AM A MEDICAL ASSISTANT/CERTIFIED PHLEBOTOMIST. JUST RECENTLY IN DEC'2007 MY 2YR OLD WAS DIAGNOIS WITH DIABETES. SO NOW I CAN'T WORK FOR AWHILE. I'VE FILLED OUT ALL THE STATE FUNDS THERE IS. BUT I'M ALSO ABOUT TO LOOSE MY HOME.I HAVE SO MANY BILL COLLECTORS CALLING MY HOUSE. I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLETE COLLEGE IN BUSINESS HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT. AND ALSO IF SOMEONE COULD HELP ME FIX MY BATHROOM. WHEN I BOUGHT THE HOUSE IT SEEMED GOOD. BUT AFTER 2WKS OF BEING IN THE HOME, I STARTED HAVING ALOT OF PROBLEM BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THEM FIXED.I'M AFRAID OF MY KIDS CATCHING SOMETHING, MY 15YR OLD IS A CHRONIC ASTHMATIC AND ONE OF HIS BIGGEST ALLERGIES IS MOLD. THE DOCTOR STATE THAT THE BABY SHOULD NOT BE AROUND IT. SO PLEASE SOMEONE HELP OR GIVE ME SOME ADVISE

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