Hi,
I am a single mom of a disabled adult son, we are in desperate need of help. My son has multiple disorders (developmental delay, tourettes, ocd, autism and a connective tissue disorder) and we are in wait to receive help from our provincial services for him (we were told a 6 month wait, meaning December 2024). But, I am unable to work due to 2 tumours being found in my body this May, we are still awaiting MRI for further diagnosis (in our province the average wait is 264 days for an mri). I did not have enough hours to qualify for employment insurance, and in this time have accumulated bills we need help paying. Part of why I didn’t qualify for employment insurance is because I also have ptsd from a major assault by my ex, ptsd from a severe surgical injury that changed my life (Ive had 3 major surgeries to correct damage and live with permanent damage from the injury). I have severe depression and very severe anxiety. I cannot afford counseling as the cost is out of reach and I have no insurance.
Our power and water bill is 898.00, and will be cut off soon. Our gas bill is $550.00, and again will be cut off soon. We have no money for food, and have utilized the 2 times we could go to the food bank this month (which supplies 3 days worth of food per visit). We also owe the pharmacy $300.00 for my sons medications, which they were kind enough to release without payment up front. If he doesnt have those he cannot function at all. We are desperate now.
We applied to social services where we received a total of $255.00 for the month to help support my son’s needs. This is nowhere near what we need to get through this challenging time.
My son is also facing surgery soon with a 2 month recovery, meaning I cannot work during that time as I’m his only caregiver. His father walked away from him when he was diagnosed at the age of 4. While he is required to pay child support still, he intentionally withholds for months. We are in that position now, and the government has tried everything to get the support. We have no family to help, and have sold everything we possibly can to try to make an impact on the outstanding monies and keep ourselves fed.
I am not sure what else to do than to ask for the kindness of strangers to help us. We need 1400.00 to get the utilities paid, 300.00 to pay for my sons prescriptions and whatever else anyone is willing to contribute to help us fill our cupboards and freezer so we have food security.
I have included the paypalme link, and pray that help comes. Never had to do this before and hope someone can help us.
paypal.me/tchev705