A couple of months ago, I was in the hospital, and I fell beind on bills.  Once I got out, I found a new job, and was positioned to catch up and restart my life.

The day before I was to begin work on my new job, I was waiting at a stop sign when I was struck by another vehicle, rendering my vehicle inoperable and causing a mild injury to my back (currently getting treatment).  The person responsible, who lives in a different town than I, did not feel it necessary to provide his telephone number to the police officer filling out the report.

I'll actually skip further details, but it was a week and a half before I was able to get to work with a rental car provided by his insurance company.  I was a pizza delivery driver, and in that week and a half without my car, I lost a few hundred dollars in revenue which was supposed to go to my car payment.

While my car was undergoing repairs, my finance company decided to reposses the car.  Now, the rental is gone, and so is my car.  If I lived in a metropolitan area, this would not be so much of a setback, as I could use city busses and trains.  But I live in Bristol, Tennessee, where there are no trains, and there are three bus lines which run about every hour and a half.

I have no children, but I am married to a wonderful woman who has medical difficulties which prevent her from working.  I have been turned down for a restaurant management position because I don't have a car.  I've been offered a decent factory job, but I've no way to get there.

My finance company called me on Friday, August 18th, and offered me the opportunity to get back into my loan, and therefore my car.  I have to come up with $572.34 by August 31st.  Now almost out of money, I'm looking for money anywhere I can find it.  A church near my home has sent to the finace company $80, bringing the remainder down to $492.34.  I think this is an achievable goal, but not without help.

I aspire for so much more than my life was before my hospitalization and accident, but without a car, I don't know what to do.  I'm very intelligent, and with the resources I need, I could make a good life for myself.

I am seriously concerned about the direction my life will take once this crisis is resolved.  I fear that I may never fully recover if I'm without a car.  There are only a handful of jobs within walking distance, and now with my back injury, the types of jobs I can do has become further limited.  I am qualified for many well-paying and secure careers, but I can't get those positions without owning a car.

I just need help once.  I absolutely do not want others to pay my rent and my electricity and to support my wife and me.  I want to support myself.  But I do need my car.  I suppose it's like the story about giving a man a fishing pole versus giving him fish.  I could catch my own fish, if I only had a pole.

Please, any donation is greatly appreciated.  Thank you.

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I need a bit of support like most others on this site. I currently have a job and I rent my own place. I take care of a mentaly ill mother and her two and a half year old daughter. We have a happy home and things are going well for her now. I recentley hurt my right knee very badly and did so out of work hours so I was not covered by insurance. To make things worse I did the same injury to my left knee about three years ago just walking along the beach. My knees have caused a snowball effect of problems for me scince doing so. I have had to learn to basicly walk again. This has been a great deal of trouble for me as I used to be very pro-active and played a variety of sports. I have had to cut back my hours at work because of the pain in my legs, partly due to the fact that I dont burn energy like I used to and I am now becoming overweight from sitting down all the time. I dont drive a car or own one for that matter and I rely on walking everywhere I go. Scince my hours at the office are down, my pay has been greatly affected. Bills have been backing up and it is becoming very stressfull.

My plea is not for a car or a new set of knees, I just need some money to keep these bills from killing me and putting a baby out on the street. I am willing to pay back any amount from $1 to $1000. Please help me (us) if you can. Thankyou to anyone whom has taken up their time to read my plea.

I am a mother of 3 who lost her job in construction May 1 2005. I have been unable to find a job and now have a back injury that has me using a wheelchair. I have months of therapy and then back surgery. I have lost everything and have had to move in with my parents and now my vehicle is about to be repossesed. I am looking for random acts of kindness to help pay some bills and medical expenses. For anyone who donates I will pay it forward with a random act of kindness, via cards to homebound, baked goods for those left alone in nursing homes. Whatever I can do to pay it forward. I appreciate you reading my story and thank you in advance for your assistance. Money can be sent to my paypal account.  God Bless.

Been out of work because of a broken back on the job and got tossed to the dogs.

2 years ago I was hurt on the job and my wife and I have been without every day after that. I would like to get work but due to my injuries I will not be able to keep a job. I need help The SSD has been in the works for 2 years and I still wait what is wrong with America? Please help    bewatters2266@yahoo.com we love God and we belive he will help.

                        Let god bless you

My name is Nathan. I am 21 years old, and have plans for a full and vibrant life. I rent a house with three other people in Evergreen, Colorado. However, I broke my back in January while snowboarding. In that one moment my life has been halted. I am now making a recovery, but I have been out of work for three months and I am unable to make payments on my thousands of dollars worth of medical bills. The original total for my hospital bills was $33,000, which they have graciously discounted to a lower sum. But now I am recieving new bills every day from medical providers that I haven't even heard of, totalling from $70 to over $1000 for each bill. Since I can't work, I feel like I am falling behind and that my life is being stifled at its beginning. I had plans for volunteer work and travel in Asia this year, but now I have this enormous hole to climb out of. If you have any advice or help to give I would humbly appreciate it.

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  Hi, my name is Michael, I am married and have 4 children, the children are 12, 11, 9, 2. I have been unable to work since March of 2007 because of a knee injury. I have had 2 surguries on my right knee and they want to do another, but every time I have surgery on the knee it gets worse, and my doctor won't tell me the success rate for the next surgery is. I try and walk but my knee catches and then pops, it is very painful. My wife has been trying to support all of us herself, but she is a nurses aide and doesn't get enough money to support us. The bills are piling up, I am in the process of trying to get social security disability, hopefully they approve me quickly. My wife is probably going to have to quit her job, because gas prices keep going up, and she works 30 miles away. I really hope to find help soon, we only were able to use a $100 for groceries for the next 2 weeks, and I know they won't last. Please if anyone has any ideas let me know. my email is mikes197131@yahoo.com

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Hello, i'm a 39 year old mother of 3, 2 of which are grown up and starting their own life with their partners. I am in need of help with rent, oil, school tuition and car repairs and more.

I have been divorced now for almost 6 years and have been used by many, i had an injury last july and i've been going further in debt and can't seem to get caught up. Please help

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