WHY AM I HERE ON THIS SITE VERY HUMBLY ASKING FOR FINANCIAL HELP?
A close friend of mine recommended I try to post on this site and ask for financial help because she could see I was beyond overwhelmed with my current situation and had nowhere else to turn. I am here to very, very HUMBLY ask for financial help for dental, medical, and mortgage issues. At first I said no because it just seemed so foreign to me. I was raised to be strong and to stand on my own two feet by working hard to earn the money I need to live on. We were taught to not ask for help because if we did it meant we were being weak… and being weak was unacceptable! Given my upbringing, taking this step was extremely difficult for me but I honestly feel like I have reached a point where I genuinely feel like I have been backed into a corner and have nowhere else to turn because most of my family is gone…my parents passed in 2009 and my remaining siblings do not have the financial wherewithal to help me. Most of the close friends and co-workers I had when I was working (with the exception of 2) no longer stay in touch with me. I am used to working hard to solve my financial issues and since I am unable to work in a normal job… I have tried to find some remote side jobs… only to end up being scammed 4 times. I am unable to work in a normal job due to the progression of the MS and the fact that I am still recovering from 3 severe frontal lobe strokes I went through in 2022. I feel like I am way beyond being capable of solving these problems on my own so I gave in to my close friend’s suggestion to ask for help by posting my story on this site.
I have lived with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for well over 30 years now. Due to medical complications and the progression of the MS, I was forced to go out on permanent disability in 2005. Fortunately I had LTD insurance with the company I was working for in 2005. I was lucky to be covered by my company disability until I reached my retirement age. I was able to draw my company disability until I reached my full retirement age. My full retirement age happened at the end of 2025 so I was moved to social security disability when my company disability ended. Unfortunately social security disability is barely enough to make ends meet. I have genuinely spent the past year and a half trying to come up with a remote job I could do from my home but it’s been very difficult. Please believe me when I tell you I have done MY BEST to find fully remote legitimate side hustles in order to pull together enough money to solve my current financial issues but unfortunately the 4 side hustles I found ended up being scams and put me in an even worse financial state.
I have a BS in Computer Science but most of the technology I worked with is outdated and I lost the technology knowledge I used to have when I went through 3 frontal lobe strokes in 2022 due to a blocked artery in my brain. Once I get through completely healing from my strokes, I am hoping to dive into some technical courses so I can find a remote technical job in order to provide me with a solid legitimate second income source.
My first frontal lobe stroke was harsh… it impacted many key functions (mentally and physically) like the following:
- Personality
- Cognitive Functions (Planning, Decision-Making)
- Emotions (Apathy, Impulsivity, etc.)
- Speech (including Speaking/Thinking Intelligently)
- Motor Control/Skills
After each stroke I had, I honestly felt like I was a toddler just learning how to do things all over again. I did not even remember how to walk and I had to go through relearning how to walk 3 times. I have honestly worked very hard to get back to my old self but I still have such a long way to go.
Please open your hearts to donating whatever you can towards the $36,000 I need to solve my current dental/medical issues and to save my home. I need approximately $20,000 to save my home and $16,000 for implant dentures.
MORTGAGE/HELP NEEDED BACKGROUND
😃PLEASE HELP ME SAVE MY HOME 😃
After my strokes in 2022, I made the decision to live in my vehicle with the hope of saving the majority of my income until I accumulated enough for a down payment on a permanent home. I thought I could live in my vehicle for maybe 2 years and save everything I received from my disability income until I accumulated enough for a solid down payment to buy a permanent home. Living in my vehicle was MUCH MORE difficult than I ever expected…especially when I was also trying to recover from multiple frontal lobe strokes. I obviously wasn’t thinking clearly because it actually took me a little over 3 years to finally have enough money saved to buy the home I am living in now. Unfortunately after losing my company disability in December 2025 I got behind on my mortgage payments. The mortgage company has been holding off on putting my home into foreclosure but I have to come up with a sizable payment by February 15th (to bring the missed payments and late fees up to date). I have been unable to figure out a way to come up with what I need. Please help me with saving my home because I honestly do not want to go back to living in my vehicle again. I just need some help with some finances to give me some time to get myself back in a place where I can get into a solid legitimate job.
DENTAL/MEDICAL HELP BACKGROUND
My dental health has been rapidly deteriorating for about 10 years now. When the deterioration first started I went to my dentist freaking out because I didn’t understand what was happening… I mean I was doing everything I could to take care of my teeth. He looked at me with such compassion and told me it was probably due to the fact that I have been on a ton of medications to help me deal with the MS for over 30 years and I am fighting a losing battle with my teeth because those medications feed into my whole body including my teeth. Many of my teeth have just started disintegrating, which then causes part of my teeth to just break apart. I did reach out and purchase the best dental insurance I could find as well as afford. The sad thing is that dental insurance in this day and age no longer covers the kind of serious issues I have been dealing with…and most of them have lifetime financial caps. The one I could afford I purchased but it had a lifetime financial cap of $2,500. My cleanings were free and minor issues were at a reduced rate but I reached my financial cap 2 years after I purchased the plan. I have done my best to take care of my teeth. I mean I honestly do EVERYTHING I can to care for them properly but I feel so hopeless at times because it is truly like I am fighting an unending uphill battle! It is truly very exhausting… and I feel like the harder I try the worse things get. Most of my meals are put in a blender first because I can no longer chew solid food without feeling excruciating pain. To make matters worse I had a bad fall about 5 months ago and lost yet another tooth and cracked a few others so the pain in my mouth is constant now with or without eating. 🥲 Recently my neurologist and my dentist discussed my current situation and came to a united agreement that my best solution would be implant dentures. This is not cosmetic for me…it is genuinely a necessity! As of 2 weeks ago I am still a perfect candidate for implant dentures because I still have a decent amount of bone left (by the grace of God thankfully) but I am on a time clock due to my ongoing medical issues, the recent fall, and the many broken deteriorating teeth in my mouth. When I went to the implant office to have the scans done I honestly thought I would be told that I wasn’t a candidate for implants. But I received great news that I still had enough bone left in spite of all the deterioration and damage in my mouth. But the longer I wait the more I am risking getting serious infections in my mouth which could/would in turn cause serious issues internally in my body and could cause me to lose the bone I need to support the implants. Please believe me when I tell you I have done MY BEST to find fully remote legitimate side hustles in order to pull together enough money for what I need but unfortunately the 4 side hustles I found ended up being scams and put me in an even worse financial state.
My current mental/physical state prevents me from working in a normal work environment… I still struggle with speaking and fully understanding many of the words spoken to me. More times than not it is extremely overwhelming being around others. I honestly need the ability to work remotely from my home. I struggle every single day to just take care of myself. I am finally beginning to get to a point where I am starting to feel more like myself again but I still have such a long way to go… I also still have issues with becoming completely overwhelmed when I am around people because of my struggles with talking and especially with putting the right words together. The doctors told me I was lucky because most people who suffer frontal lobe strokes don’t make it through it. Well I cannot say I feel lucky because I lost so much. BUT I am so very thankful I am still on this earth because it allows me to still have time with my children and grandchildren. I still have so much to relearn which constantly causes me extreme anxiety and stress. Even the smallest changes in my life cause me to become completely overwhelmed! I do best with a steady routine because I do not handle even the slightest changes very well. Getting overwhelmed is so bad at times it feels like I am suffocating… I do believe in God and I do believe that everything happens for a reason. There’s no way I could keep going without the strength God gives me every single day. I am hoping I will get enough donations to reach my current financial needs. The implants will prevent the medications I have to be on (due to the many issues the MS causes in my body) continuing to cause the deterioration of my teeth. The current state of the deterioration in my teeth will start causing the possibility of infections in my mouth to move into my body. It could also start destroying what bone I have left to be destroyed. If I lose the bone I currently have…implants will no longer be an option. PLEASE help me stay strong and as healthy as I can. Also please help me live almost pain free and have the capability to eat normally again. I am here telling my story hoping and praying others will be gracious enough to understand I am genuinely in a situation of urgency.
😃WHAT WOULD YOUR DONATIONS DO FOR ME… 😃
- Cover the cost of the implant dentures which will prevent infections in my mouth to move to infections in my body… Getting implant dentures will also help me eat solid food normally without pain
- Ease the burden of the stress, fear, and pressure I am currently trying to deal with due to the possibility of losing what little bone I have left which would ultimately lead to no longer being a good candidate to get implant denutres
- ALLOW me to stop feeling like I am stuck in “desperate” mode all the time
- Provide me with peace of mind so I can genuinely focus on completely healing from my frontal lobe strokes, allow me to focus on learning the technical skills I need to learn to be able to work in a remote technical job
- Allow me to focus on getting back whatever I can intellectually that I lost from the multiple strokes
- Allow me the time I need to become stronger, healthier so I can stand on my own by creating the additional income stream I need to replace what I lost in 2025 when my company disability ended
- Keep me from losing my home and from having to return living in my vehicle
Monetary Donations can be made to any of the following:
PayPal.me/sideartist
https://cash.app/$KathleenPope
https://venmo.com/u/Kathie-Pope
Please believe me when I say…I am not just trying to get a hand out from others. I honestly need help so I can get myself re-trained in today’s technology so I can find a legitimate technical job I can work from home in. I also need time to completely heal from the multiple strokes. I believe that is the best way to get back on my own two feet and pay my bills without needing assistance. If I can get the immediate issues resolved so there is not so much stress and pressure on me. The number one cause of MS flare-ups is stress so making this step to post my GENUINELY HUMBLE REQUEST was the only solution I could come up with because I honestly need help to enable me to get back to doing things on my own. I do not have the ability to get a loan because my disability income is so low. I also cannot get approved for a payment plan on the implants for the same reason. I also had my wallet stolen in the chaos of my 3rd stroke happening in a parking lot. The EMT’s told the police there was no purse or wallet at the scene when they arrived but there were over 50 people surrounding my vehicle. My wallet had everything in it… all my credit cards were used and maxed out and there was some additional credit card and loan fraud done. I currently have a reputable company helping me with getting the fraudulent credit off my credit report but it takes time for those changes to make a difference.
In all honesty I have been working hard to find a completely remote job to replace the income I lost from my company disability ending in 2025. Unfortunately there just seems to be more scams out in the world today. I GENUINELY NEED some help to get past this VERY STRESSFUL HURDLE I am up against right now so please open your hearts to this dire quest of mine. It will mean so much to me and I assure you it will change my life in so many positive ways… it will definitely give me the boost of strength and hope I need to get me back on track in standing on my own two feet.
I sincerely want to thank each and every one of you for taking the time out of your busy schedules to read my story and for any way you can open your hearts to help me with my current financial needs—whether it’s a donation, sharing my campaign with others, or keeping me in your thoughts and prayers. I truly believe that hope grows when we come together in kindness and compassion. And I believe in prayers…the bible tells us if others also pray together with me the prayers will be answered so for those of you who believe please pray for me and with me. Also please know and genuinely understand that I would not be here asking for help if I could solve my current financial issues on my own!
With my sincerest gratitude,
Kat Pope