Hi, I’m Krista Allen, and I’m asking for help during an unexpected crisis.
I’m a 62-year-old mother of five grown children and grandmother to thirteen. I’ve been married for 34 years and have worked hard all my life—as a waitress for many years, and for the last 28 years as a nurse.
Like many moms, I spent decades working long hours—often 60 to 80 hours a week—to make sure my family had what they needed. In recent years, I’ve been working night shift in nursing, which pays more but took a toll on my health. I suffered a heart attack, and my cardiologist warned me that continuing nights could cost me my life.
So in May of this year, when chest pain returned, I made the difficult but necessary choice to leave the night shift job I loved and find a day shift position to preserve my health.
That transition meant being without work for over 6 weeks, and now I’m waiting another 3 weeks for my first full paycheck from my new job. The bills haven’t stopped—and now I’m facing the possibility of losing everything.
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I am in urgent need of $4,800 to:
Catch up on past-due rent and utilities
Keep our home and cars
Buy food and gas just to get to work
I’ve never asked for help like this before. If I needed more, I just worked more. That’s how I was raised, and that’s how I’ve lived. But now, with my health and age, I simply can’t push through like I used to. And because of our household income, we don’t qualify for assistance—even though we’re out of options.
This is a one-time emergency. Once I’m past this gap, I’ll be able to sustain us again on my new full-time income. I just need a little help to get there.
If you’re able to give—even a few dollars—it would mean the world. And if you’re not in a position to donate, please consider sharing this with someone who might.
Thank you for taking the time to read my story. May God bless you for your kindness, whether or not you’re able to help.
My PayPal: @KristaA
Venmo: @Krista-S-Allen-05
With gratitude