The last 3 years have changed my life. I’ve worked as an RN for the past 15 years. I’ve worked in ER, in a care home, ophthalmology, surgery, and medicine. I have even worked 1 year in Saudi Arabia 12 years ago. It’s safe to say I feel confident in my practice.
At the time when the Covid Pandemic started in 2020, I was working as a casual staff where I provided relief for staff that go on vacation or are sick. For 3-4 months when the Covid Pandemic started in 2020, I was lucky if I got 1 -2 shifts a month. I had to utilize the CERB assistance during that time to pay rent and cover other bills. Later in 2020, I got a temporary full-time position. In a span of a year, I was seeing so many changes in regard to policies being pushed out in the hospital I worked in and the other facilities in my area, that it was negatively affecting the care being provided.
I had to make a choice as a healthcare professional if I was going to go along with these changes, knowing it was going against the ethics and nursing standards that have been laid out for many years. I chose to advocate for patient safety. I was ridiculed, bullied, harassed, and eventually fired from my position. Those decisions cost my career. My employer submitted a complaint to my regulatory body about conducting myself unprofessionally, which forced me to give up my license to practice.
During my career as an RN, I wanted to start a real estate investing business and had successfully purchased a rental income property several years. However, since losing my nursing job, I had to sell my rental property just to cover my rent and bills until I could find any job. I had applied for a loan over a year ago and it’s still pending. That delay has really messed me up in the ability to move forward. I’m now facing eviction at the end of November. For the past 2 years, I’ve been trying to find a job and I just recently obtained one as a caregiver, which is a far cry from being an RN. As a result, my rent and bills are mounting. I feel like I’m drowning and it’s very overwhelming at times. I would appreciate a hand up so I don’t lose my place.
I’m asking for $30K to help clear things off and get me back on solid footing. I definitely appreciate more than ever the stress of being behind and potentially losing everything. It’s changed my outlook on things. I’ll definitely pay it forward and help others on this website once I get out of this stressful situation. Thanks so much!