Hello, My name is James, am 40 years old and I am in need of assistance to help get my life back on track. First my story, current situation, then goals. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Back in January of 2009, I was diagnosed with HIV and Ulcerative Colitis. I was struggling emotionally back then (still am) but things have gotten better, was traveling and happy. In 2017, I moved back home to be closer to my family (was getting home sick as I got older) which was great cause I love my family. Towards the end of 2018 is when things started to go downhill. I was in lots of pain due to my Ulcerative Colitis and was rushed to the hospital in which I spend 2 weeks in of them trying to get rid of the pain I was having with no results and the conclusion was to completely remove the colon and rectal area. It took 3 surgeries over a year and a half before things were somewhat normal and healed properly. Had a job, got my own apartment and became a dog dad to my wonder girl Anna (Blue Heeler mix and ESA). Even though I had my colon removed, it still posed issues. I still get exhausted very easily and had to get back on my depression and anxiety meds due to all the stress I have been having. Then covid happened which didn’t help things, bills started piling up which caused my card usage to increase. My step brother passed away due to covid, then a year later one of my uncles died in a motorcycle accident, then my middle brother got into a motorcycle accident which didn’t help me emotionally. The beginning of the year 2023 I became a father to another dog which was dropped on my doorstep, a wonderful beautiful boy named Koda (husky). And later that year I enrolled into a debt relief program to help me get rid of my debt which helped reduce some costs but am still barely getting by. I can barely afford food, so I end up just eating one meal or snack once a day, sometimes every other day. All my bills are getting paid but it barely leaves anything to actually live on. And then towards the end of the year, my mother was diagnosed with beast cancer which I have been helping her out where I can. Physically between her surgeries and mentally when needed. I work overnights as a stocker at a grocery store which is becoming very very stressful which is impacting on my ability to keep my mental state stable.
I am about 30k in debt, live alone in a one bedroom apartment with my beautiful dogs which means the world to me and they also keep me sane.
My goal is to hopefully get rid of all the debt and get my life back together so I don’t become homeless. I want to be able to live comfortably with my dogs and do what makes me happy while still being able to support my family when needed. On my free time, I enjoy playing video games with my family and friends along with watching movies, and doing pixel art stuff with latch-hooking or perler. I want to be able to go out with friends without having them spot me cause I can’t afford anything or help them when needed as well. I would also like to build a career in either some at-home jobs or what I love to do is streaming as a professional gamer or content creator. But before I can even reach those goals, I need to get rid of all my debt and be able to save and do what I love. I hate asking for anything but I would love and greatly appreciate it if anyone is able to help me get my life back into stable order.
My paypal is paypal.me/roodwaggie or my cashapp is @noodleroo
Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving this a read and very thankful for those that are able to help. Love you all! Thank you!