Read my story. I am writing this to seek advice and funds to help find a lawyer and a medical expert.

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 The Suffering of
Larry W. Avent Jr
Medical Neglect/Late Diagnosis

Larry Avent Jr was born September 19, 2003. About 5 months before he was born the OBGYN doctor told us that something didn’t look right on the Ultrasound. He said that the fetus (baby’s’) bladder looked larger than it should be. He referred us to UNC Chapel Hill Hospital. I, Mother started to see the OBGYN Doctor there and had ultrasounds done about every two weeks. The UNC doctors told us that our baby would be born with Posterior Urethral Valves and his kidneys would be damaged. They also said that he would need to do dialysis and have a kidney transplant.
Larry Jr. stayed in the hospitals’ NICU for about a month ½, after he was born. He was fed by a tube; he had a lot of IV’s, and on the Oscillator machine. He had to have surgery (Ureterostomy) at 4 days old, due to the blocked urethras because he couldn’t release his urine. While he was in the NICU on the Oscillator machine, his head was laid on one side for a while and he had a sore on the right side of his head. We noticed it and told the Nurse and she informed the doctor. They ordered a cream to put on it. The sore went away but it left a bald spot on his head.
When Larry Jr was discharged from the hospital, he wasn’t on dialysis but the PD tube was placed, in case of an emergency to start dialysis. After two weeks of being at home, Larry had to go back because he was ill with an infection. His blood labs were off (potassium was high; kidney function was not too good). They started Peritoneal Dialysis on him around November 22, 2003. I, Mother had to learn to administer the dialysis, in order to take him home.
He went home around December 11, 2003. He did ok on the dialysis except for a couple of infections that were treated and he was released. Larry Jr was put on the Transplant list around August 2005.
The UNC Hospital called us with a cadaver kidney donor on March 27, 2006, to come and be evaluated for the kidney match. He was a match and received the kidney March 28, 2006. He did well with the transplant. He didn’t walk right after surgery. It took him a while to get his strength back in his legs but he still had a hop for a while. They had trouble getting him to take the medications. After awhile he started to take them better.
Larry Jr went home and did well except for taking his medication properly. He had labs drawn about three times a week and saw the UNC doctors regularly. He never missed an appointment. He started to become sickly around the first week of August. He complained of stomach pain, mouth pain and would vomit every so often. We took him to the emergency room, Halifax Regional for these symptoms but nothing they claimed showed. The local hospital called UNC every time we took him to the local hospital. They went by UNC Hospital orders. After a while, they noticed that his blood count/hemoglobin was LOW. They started treating him for anemia; giving him iron transfusions and also started the Pediatrician giving him an injection of Arenesp every two weeks. At his appointments, we kept telling them that something was wrong with him. We asked them were they missing something. They told us that the symptoms were normal.  At his last appointment before diagnosis, I called the Hospital begging them to check Larry Jr from head to toe. I, Mother told them that something was wrong with my baby.  He only received one due to the fact that his last appointment with his Pediatrician, he had a fever of 104. The pediatrician called the UNC doctors and informed them about the fever and the low blood count. They    had received the results back by then and told me they wanted him there at the Hospital right away. When we got there they told us that they got worried when I called and told them at his appointment that he needed to be checked from head to toe, so they gave him a special blood test. They said that he had EBV, which could turn into and act as a Lymphoma, because of taking the Anti-rejection drugs. We didn’t know it was serious but they told us that it was worrisome to them.
He had to do several test such as (bone marrow test, liver biopsy, MRI and so on). It took about two weeks to make a decision about what to give Larry Jr. He had to start Chemotherapy. They told us that he had Post transplant Lymphoproliperative Disorder caused by taking Prograf/anti-rejection drugs. He had lesions on his liver, spleen, lungs and lymph system. In this case he was Stage 3-4 and they were just diagnosing this because they were looking in the wrong direction. The Pediatric Nephrologist /kidney doctors told us that the Pediatric Onocologist would be taking care of him most of the time. He had to take Chemotherapy and they also had to reduce his medication (prograf). They told us about the Protocol, that they go by and asked us if we wanted to participate in the research. We told them if our son would have to go through any more pain, we didn’t want to, but if it was the same as going through the regular treatment, it was OK. They also told us that they didn’t think it was life threatening. They said that children usually do well with that Protocol. We accepted and signed the research paper. Dr. Blatt seemed like she cared more for the research than our sons’ treatment. We didn’t see her often. We saw Dr. Gold, Dr. Western, and the residents more. Well Larry Jr sat on the childrens' 5th floor at UNC for two weeks running fevers and vomiting. He got to the point he could hardly breathe before they moved him to the PICU.
*Larry Jrs' spleen had enlarged and was pressing on his lungs and Dr. Gold told us not to worry. They acted as if they had every thing under control. We had no idea our babyboy was dieing. He ended up losing his transplanted kidney, on Hemo dialysis (which he had never had before), Chemotherapy and much more. My son suffered before he died and we didn't have a warning.

  Help me with this soap opera that has become my life
 
 Life has not now nor ever been very kind to my family. I am a firm believer in the Bible but I think now my family has been handed more than we can take. I guess I will start with our mother, she has been ill for many years.She was diagnosed at age 52 with hardening of the arteries and (there is a specific name for it but my spelling of it would not make it clear) and blood clots. She had surgery for blockage on the right side of her neck (was at 90% blockage) and then the left side a year later. Just 2 weeks ago she had a lump removed from the left side of her face through her nasal cavity.  She has fought and will keep fighting the long road. My 2 brothers, my sister and I all fell into very bad marriages along the way. They all would make for a best-selling horror story, mystery novel. My oldest brother recently moved to Florida to help his friend who's wife is terminal (hospice is coming in and out now taking care of her). My little brother is desperate for money as he needs a good lawyer (or just a good lawyer to volunteer their time) right now to help gain custody of his daughter. Let's just say something is wrong with our judicial system when they would even consider letting a child live with a child molestor over a father who works his fingers to the bone, cooks, cleans, takes this child to school every morning, braids her hair every night and breaks him in two at the thoughts of having to live without her. He is a wonderful man, a devoted Christian and well, you get the picture. Then there is my sister and her children. They are living in horror at this very moment. My sisters husband is a very abusive man (using that word lightly right now). She is desperate to get away from him with her 4 children. He will not leave the house and she just found out that they are getting ready to forclose on it. No one in our family has money to help her get away. We so desperately wish we did. I suppose it now leaves me. I have 4 children of my own also. My ex-husband put my children and I through the works also, but we got away. I recently (6-1-2007) married a very, very wonderful man. He wants to adopt our children. The problem here is he is stuck in the Netherlands. We want him home so very badly. He had to leave to see to his family on June 6th and we just have not had the money for him to come back home. With life being crazy as it is and every dime being pinched just to keep a roof over the children's heads we don't have anything more to afford a ticket home. Now with all of this said I would like to ask for prayer from members here. Please pray for my family that everything will turn out ok. If anyone has any advice on how to get legal support for my brother and sister, how to get money together so my sister and neice and nephews can be safe, how to bring my husband back home economically or cheap or free would work best, I would really appreciate it. Sorry this was such a long post, I needed to get all of this off my chest as well as seek any help possible. Thank you so much, Lisa

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Hi, I feel like I have little right to add my wish list to AidPage having read some of the heart-rending plights of other users. I'm a UK barrister, and at 27 years old have most of the things in life that people could search a whole lifetime for and fail. I have two beautiful childen, the love of a good man, the health of my whole family, a roof over my head, and can pay my bills on time (usually!)

I decided to become a lawyer at 18, as I was pregnant, alone, unqualified and jobless. I worked my tail off, and eventually became qualified and very successful, in a top rated set. I now practice in family law, which, whilst not being particularly well paid, is extremely rewarding. Unfortunately, our current government in its infinite wisdom has decided to dock family legal aid to the point that barristers will seldom be hired for the more deserving cases where the client simply cannot afford representation. This has two consequences for my posting on AidPage:

1. I have a wealth of knowledge and specialist skill in family law that I will no longer be using. I anticipate that in the next year, hundreds, maybe thousands of very deserving individuals in need of representation in family law will, whilst technically qualifying for legal aid, be unable to find a solicitor to take their case, and if they do, they are unlikely to be referred to a specialist barrister, but will be represented "in-house" possibly by someone very junior, which may have disasterous effects for their case, which are amplified further by the important and personal subject matter of the litigation, eg whether your child is taken into care, whether your abuser can be excluded from your home, etc. I am happy to offer my advice to all for nothing, especially for those of you who are having difficulty finding decent representation in the legal aid pinch. All I ask is that you read point 2 and help in any way you can, if you can...

2.  The dock in legal aid means I have a choice of losing approximately 80% of my income, moving away from family law, or changing direction altogether. I have opted for the latter. In my inimitable style of jumping in with both feet, I have decided to emigrate to Australia and fulfil my dream of opening an eco-tourism business - a fully self-sufficient and eco-friendly guesthouse/hotel, close to nature to offer not only an amazing holiday experience, but also to envelop people in new ideas and change their outlook on life for the better (and hopefully the 'eco-friendlier'). In order to set this up, I will need to find about £750k, which is going to be difficult with my imminent drop in income. This is where I hope you may be able to help. Yes, if you have a spare £750k floating around waiting for a good cause, then my all means let me know, but I am also interested in good ideas to add to the business plan, details of contacts in similar businesses, or small donations if you can afford it.

I look forward to reading your postings, and wish you luck, health and happiness.

All my love

Earthygirl x

My father passed away 3 years ago December, without a will. I am fighting with my step-mother who has never settled the estate (I live on part of the property my dad was going to leave to me).  I can't afford to pay my lawyer to get this over with and will need to pay off a mortgage on the property when I do get my lawyer paid.  Are there grant programs that will help to pay lawyer fees and mortgages on property? Or am I just wasting my time sifting through all these web pages?  Thanks for any help or advice

Wow I have never done anything quite like this before BUT I guess you could say I am desperate. Heres the story...

I am 23 years old and have a 5 year old son by a 25 year old Jordanian-American. Recently he served me with court papers asking a judge to grant him a passport to take our son to Jordan, where he has been living. He is wealthy beyond belief and has told the court he will pay any money necessary, in the form of a bond, to get the passport for my son.

I am very low income and just trying to make it as a single mother while he manipulates the child support system and only has to pay 190.00/month which includes all of his arearages. So his plan is to get some big time lawyer and get the passport where ultimately he will not bring him back.

I have police reports and documented conversations of him threatening me for the last 5 years that he will take my son, "for me to never see ever again." So I need to prevent him from going at all.

I am afraid for my sons life and fear our family will become a statistic.

I am very low income and cant afford an attorney but desperately need one to SAVE MY SON. Honestly I dont even know if this is the place to be posting but I feel compelled to fight for my son and have faith in people that they will do unto others as they would have done to them.

I have been helpful all my life to family, friends and strangers and I know that will pay off NOW when I need it the most.

So if anyone can help, I need an attorney and I dont have any way to pay for him/her.

thanks

tiffani

(Christopher's Mom)

San Bernardino, CA

I am a lawyer with a family. I have decided to transition into secondary education in an effort to support my family better. My solo law practice is not paying the bills and I think I would enjoy teaching in a high school more. I am nearing the requirements for a Master in Secondary Education through the University of Phoenix Online.

I am a single mom in the midst of an ugly custody battle / divorce. My (ex)husband is self-employed, has been lying about how much money he makes and is trying to prevent me from moving out of state with our son. My goal is not to take my son away from his father, but seeing how he was witness to a verbally abusive relationship, I feel that moving closer to my parents and family would be beneficial to both me and my son.

Lawyers are expensive, as well as the fact that I've had to hire a forensic accountant to try to establish the value of my husband's business in order for me to get any support from him at all. I have a great job, but my ex is claiming that somehow I owe him money through all of this.

He filed for a divorce in July and although it seems like this battle will drag on forever, I know my finances won't sustain me. I am asking for anyone's support (emotional, or otherwise) and words of encouragement from anyone who has been in the same or a similar situation.

A good friend of mine is risking losing her two children if she doesn't secure a good lawyer very soon.  She was mostly a stay at home mother and has very little income now, however, once the divorce is final she would be able to pay off a loan if necessary (she would be receiving half of the assets).  However, most importantly, she risks losing her kids because her husband has the upper hand, with more money, influence, and family.  She married into a religious family that frowns on divorce, despite the abuse she suffered. 

If you can help, just even a little, I would appreciate it greatly.  Her name is Loni Bodine and her two kids are Laney and Brett.  Please help.

Tara Shochat

Here is the link to the paypal donation site I set up for her:

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     I was in Chapman's master's/credentialing program. I was expelled from Chapman with only one semester left to go. I had an argument with two professors regarding where I would be doing my student teaching who then, in turn, wrote a total of eight pages of complete lies and slander about me. It went before the Student Review Board-which was made up of four professors who work intimately with these two professors. How biased is that??? The next day they voted on my expulsion. I then appealed to the provost, but to no avail. I then went to the dean of the department who gave me an offer: "If you voluntarily leave the program I will pull the letter from your file." I told him that those letters of lies should not even be in existence. I told him I would not voluntarily leave. He said “Sorry” and I was expelled.
     When I first went to the review board I came with all my documents that disputed everything these professors wrote, plus I had a 3.6 GPA and was never in trouble academically or socially, but it meant nothing to them. Those professors’ lies were gold in their eyes. I cannot afford a lawyer and have called many to see if I could get one on a contingency, but so far no such luck. I have found that a private school is an oligarchy. Thay can do whatever the hell they want. Now I am at square one with a $46,000 loan. Does anybody know how I can obtain justice????????

I am a 17 year old high school student in California. In February of 2008, I got hit in the mouth with a golf club at my high school. It was an accident by the other student but she did not even try to help me at all. My school called the ambulance after I called my mom! That is how slow their response is. A lot of my teeth are chipped and fractured. Part of my lip was cut off and part of it was stitched back together. It is extremely difficult to eat and really embarassing to smile and open my mouth. I found out that I need 3 dental implants, crowns and veneers. At first, I thought I was covered because my family and I had Kaiser and Delta Dental. The procedure for my teeth alone costs over $10,000 and they need a down payment of $3,500. This is already at a dental school. Well my mom and I talked to the principal at my school who acts hard because he used to be a cop and was a Vietnam war veteran. He said it was an accident, the school does not need to have insurance because it is a government entity. I was shocked at that response. I just want my mouth to be fixed before I enter college. I do not have the money to pay for this and my senior year in high school is already ruined because of my unfortunate situation. We have a lawyer but I believe he is pushing the problem until I am 18 to get more fees. Well I need to pay the down payment first for them to start work on my teeth. Please give me ANY advice that would help. Is there any type of assistance or loan for medical/dental treatment for under 18's. Please help me, anyone.

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I am a single disabled mom who hired an attorney one year ago, who died after charging my elderly parent charge card, and then sending statements before we saw he charged the card, paid him a total of 25 thousand dollars, then we sold our home he put 10 thousand in his trust fund for trial and 7500 is not showing on records, to say the least he died from cancer before we went to trial, I went to court three times only and recieved $4200, I went through DV and he did not even keep it updated, I had to finish the divorce on my own and took a great loss.I have a creditors claim filed, and a case with the state bar, since then I have slipped and fell and ended up in the hospital and the store insurance adjuster denied my claim,theirwas a withness who waited for the manager to give her name and number and he said it was not necessary, he wiped his foot across the slippery substance and put a sign up and took my information.She was gone by the time he finished with me. I can not find an attorney to take this slip and fall accident case. I ended up in the hospital the day after.I am getting so in debt I do not know where to get help.  I am afraid there is no help anywhere, and my son and I will end up homeless,  Please help!!!any little bit will help!!! willing to split any pledges I get within 4 days

   Hi! This is all kind of new to me, so, I guess... here is our story. 

    In September of 1996, I met the man who is now my husband. (Rob)  At that time, he told me that he was the father of two children. Briana who lived in Arizona, and Marley who was due any day in the state of Washington. (We did and still live in Ohio.)  I accepted that.  

   By October of 1996, Rob was trying to set up child support for Marley. (He would have done the same for Briana, but we were unable to locate her since her crazy mother moved around so much.) By December of 1996, paternity was established, and child support began coming directly out of his weekly pay checks.  We received pictures of Marley, sent gifts, and wrote letters.  Things went well for about 3 years.

   In June of 1999, we were contacted by the state of Arizona. They wanted to know if we were interested in getting custody of Briana. (DUH!!!) We began a two year battle with Briana's mother, grandmother, and Arizona Dept. of Children's Services. (ADCS) By January of 2001, we had traveled across the country in my sister's Grand Am, gone to court over the telephone, and fought HARD. We got full physical custody on January 21, 2001. All the while, Rob paid child support weekly for Marley in Washington.

   So, here we are living in a two bedroom apartment with a 5 year old who had no place to play, and couldn't make friends in the area because she was one of very few kids. We considered buying a house, but, with the way things had been going financially, we opted for a mobile home instead. I was managing a gas station, and Rob was a roofer.  In August of 2005, we bought a 3 bedroom trailer on a large wooded lot in a great school district with LOTS of kids for Briana to play with. The trailer park has 24 hour security, and we were really happy with our choice. So much so that eventually, my parents moved near by, and later my brother and sister bought and share a trailer here also. All the while, Rob paid child support weekly to Marley directly from his pay check.

   Right around October of 2005, we received a letter in the mail from Washington Dept. of Children's services. (WDCS) Apparently, Marley's mom (who had not contacted us in about 2 years) was in prison for stealing money from her employer. Her mother had gotten custody of Marley. (Without Rob's knowledge. Believe me, we fought to get Briana, we would have fought just as hard to get Marley if we had known what was going on.) Anyway, the child support was now going to be paid to Marley's grandmother, Kim, instead of Marley's mother, Janet. All the while, Rob paid the support weekly directly out of his pay check.

   ***Admittedly, there was an issue of arrears in late 2003. Rob had changed jobs, and the employer "forgot" to send money to Washington. Through income tax refunds, and increased amounts taken from Rob's weekly check, the arrears were paid in full. (We can prove this.)*** 

   In November of 2005, I lost my job. The company I worked for sold the retail location I managed, and opted to sell fuel wholesale because the govornment gave them a tax break if they did. (They sold all but ten of their 114 stores.) By this time, Rob had become a robotic welder techician, and was making REALLY good money. We decided I should try to fulfill a life long dream of owning my own business with my mom, and sister. (By 2007, the business had failed miserably.) Okay, back to 2005... It was around Christmas that we received notice that the child support case for Marley had been closed. The letter we got said that either the child was no longer in need of support OR the primary care giver was not in need of assistance.  We called WDCS. We were told there was no information available due to "privacy issues" with Marley's mother, but that support would no longer be taken from Rob's check, and as soon as Ohio tied up their loose ends, the case would no longer be enforced. Rob continued to pay support weekly from his pay check.

   In March of 2006, we started to receive checks in the exact amount taken from Rob's weekly pay checks. We contacted his case worker in Ohio. She was not in the office, so he left a voicemail. (We contacted this woman AT LEAST twice a month, and left voicemail every time.) So, Rob called WDCS.  The VERY nice, and helpful case worker there said the case was closed on their end, and the checks were coming back because they had no one to give the money to. She even said that we had a limited amount of time to cash them, (90 days) and new checks would not be issued if they were just not cashed. So, we cashed them.

   The Ohio case worker did not contact us until...(are you ready for this???) September of 2007. She said she was trying to get our new address because Ohio Child Support Enforcement Agency (OCSEA) was not notified of the move in 2005. (NOT TRUE! we had correspondence mailed to our new address from OCSEA concerning the insurance he provides for Marley.)

   It was at that time that Rob asked about the case being closed. The case worker freaked out, and told him he had been illeagally cashing those checks, and she would notify him of his arrears, the case was not closed. She would make arrangements to intercept the checks from Washington.

   In October of 2007, we received a letter stating that Rob was $541 in arrears, and it would either be taken out of his 2007 state refund or his federal refund, or both. We contacted WDCS, they agreed to fax the closure letter to the case worker again to prove the case had been closed. Mind you, Rob was still paying support weekly from his pay check.

   In February of 2008, we had our taxes done. We have been going to the same tax preparer from H&R Block for the last ten years. (And my parents before us for fifteen years.) He told us our refund was going to be$4900. We were SO relieved. You see, we live in Lorain County in Ohio. I DARE you to find a job in this area. Stores, and manufacturing companies have been closing all over this county, and the area has become VERY depressed to say the least. We had moved my brother-in-law into our home to help make ends meet, but, he turned out to be a non-working crack head. Needless to say, the bills were piling up, and we fell behind in our lot rent for the trailer. We went to court a week after we had our taxes done for an eviction from the trailer park. We took our tax info from H&R Block, and the judge gave us until March 30, 2008 to pay the lot rent.

   When it came time for our check to be picked up from H&R Block, I called and they told me to call this phone number. It turned out to be the IRS. I was given another phone number to call. It was OCSEA. I spoke to a woman who called herself Betty. I explained the situation. I will never forget what followed. She said; "Oh no, that's not right. The arrears were far less than $4900.00! I reviewed this case myself with our tax girl. This is very wrong. I'll give you her extention. Her name is Chrissy... you can leave her a voicemail, she'll get back to you." Since then, we have contacted OCSEA once a week. We have not heard from them. WDCS has AGAIN sent notification of closure to OCSEA. Still nothing.

  In the mean time, we have 13 DAYS to come up with the lot rent, and court costs for the eviction, totalling $2500. We cannot get a loan. (we tried) Our families cannot help us. (we asked) We cannot afford a lawyer. (they want to be paid), and although I've spent the last month and a half praying, and fasting, there appears to be no help in sight. God has answered a few prayers. I got a good job, Rob is still working, and we're healthy. Briana doesn't know what's going on, and I fear that on March 30th. she won't have a home.

  The real tragedy is that Rob and I have no idea if Marley is safe, we don't know if she's still in Washington, and have not been able to contact her in years. Unfortunately, the immediate problem is more important at this point. We have no place to go, cannot afford to move, and only have 13 days to figure this out.     

   By the way, Rob is STILL paying support from his pay chech every week.

   We have contacted our congress woman, several lawyers, and a few father's rights support groups for assistance. No one has been able to help. 

I am a single father of 3. I receive no assistance from their mother. I have been taking care of their needs every day since the middle of April. I am trying to gain full custody - I cannot afford a lawyer, so I am going to attempt to do it on my own. I would also like to know if there are any programs that I would qualify for. I am able to make ends meet. Barely. No extra money for clothes, no extra money to make car repairs. No money for Christmas. I'm not looking for a handout, just a hand up. Any advice would be most appreciated. I would also be willing to do extra work go make a little extra money. I am a computer geek.

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Hi,  I am a grandmother trying to get custody of my grand-daughter.   I can not afford a lawyer, or I would have had one by now.  I am looking for a lawyer in my area, who would be willing to take on a case, on a pro-bono basis.   I am also looking for someone who can help me fight CPS, because they do not work the way that they say, they are supposed to.    Also I am a DES certified child care provider, and am looking for clients, in my area.               I really need my grand-daughter to be raised in her own family, to share our traditions, background, and curtural values.   This is very important to our family.   Also it is important to me to get back to work again, doing what I love, caring for our precious children, who are our future leaders.   If I can make a positive difference in a child's life, it is all worth it to me.         Thank you for your time,   The best Amma.

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I'm a single mom with very low income who needs a good family lawyer to obtain child support and fullcostudy of my son, that allows me to pay very small montlhy payments.

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I have spent the last 20 years developing educational programs for NYC children, often got paid too little too late I'm helping arts organizations, my Dad died a couple of years ago and I've been teaching Mom and other family members to run their business within my business, I have programs to help churches and troops, recently stopped an Arts in Education job that required me to work on Sunday during church time and prayed and trusted that working with my business and writing grants for my new arts-in ed program and working as a cater waiter would pay the bills. There was very little work in catering, It's not enough. I'm working in a 10 week program ,once a week,to teach a 5th grade in Queens and I'm looking at selling things in my apt to make up the difference or just declaring bankruptcy. I went to HRA for a "one shot deal" loan to pay for rent arrears of  $9400 they say if I can get $4700 to pay they may pay the rest. I went to my union and they can't give me anything unless the "one shot deal"from HRA comes through. I'm going to another union office and a charity today and talking to legal aide again as time allows and calling friends for temporary loans and posting notices for sale of my things. I'm in court for the second time next week.

The building has 110 violations in it, at least 7 official ones in my apartment. I'm the only one who has painted the common areas in the hallway and everyones door, I have cleaned up feces in the hall many times when the lock was broken and had to fight to get out of my apartment with the drunks and  others on the stairway. I got a plumber to fix the plumbing after having the ceiling come down on me each year till iI did, the whole kitchen cabinet almost fell on me after leaking last year(just missed it) lost most of my food and dishes and some clothes, I've plastered in my nextdoor neighbors apartment which is horendous and gave him roach and mouse killer to help us with vermin, for a while I was the one to put the garbage in the black bags, because the garbage men wouldn't pick it up otherwise, there are mostly Africans in my building and I've found they are afraid to fight poor treatment. People have talked and talked to the landlord and haven't gotten any response, so I started to do the work.

Someone stolen some of the money Dad saved up for her and my sister is investigating that. I had hoped all the work I'm doing would have paid off by now. Just probability if nothing else.I've prayed everyday since October 07. I am martial artist who can give healing massages for a low price, I can teach children, do computer work, teach acting, do native american crafts, skilled seamstress, help find grants for organizations, skilled published writer, develop arts-in-education programs for children, teach teachers how to teach academics through the  arts to their children in schools, give a presentation in Native American arts, songs and dances, provide unlimited, low cost, videophone, teleconferencing to churches and deaf and hearing schools and organizations, make costumes, teach kung fu sword.

Please help! I don't know what else to do!

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