I would like to start by telling whoever reads this a bit about myself and a little bit of back story.. My name is Joseph “Christopher” Matthews, I am 47 years old but I feel like I’m 87.. I joined the US Army right out of highschool, even had to get my mother to sign for me because I was too young to join.. I completed basic training and advanced infantry training while stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia.. My first duty assignment sent me to Fort Stewart, Georgia where I would stay thru completion of my duty assignment.. I did spend some time across the pond in the big sand box in Kuwait and Iraq.. I had a terrific track record with many medals and accomodations..

I suffer from night terrors, horrible nightmares, manic depressant, bipolar, I have terrible anxiety, my lungs are shot, diagnosed with emphysema, asthma, COPD, recently diagnosed with diabetes, I have spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, I’ve had around 15 surgeries, many many broken bones, a titanium rod in my right leg, plates and screws hold my right wrist to my arm, They found a mass in my ear canal and have several teeth that are in need of repair..  I have neuropathy in my feet along with toenail fungus on both feet that won’t go away, Obsessive Compulsion Disorder, sleep apnea, and of course all the other usual aches and pains.. I’m sure there’s more but that should paint a pretty good picture..

I was employed at Habitat for Humanity for almost a year before having to take unpaid medical leave due to difficulty breathing and completing assigned tasks.. Since I was a part time employee I wasn’t eligible for paid medical leave.. That’s about the time when everything started to come unglued and fall apart..

My wife and I sold our townhome with the intention of buying a house.. Selling it was easy because everything on the inside was new.. We had a busted water pipe on the second floor which leaked through the ceiling and destroyed the walls, the ceiling, and the floors. It was a disaster with $55,000 worth of damage.. After selling We decided to rent an apartment for a year to wait on the housing market and also to give us time to be able to find what we wanted in a house.. And in the course of that year I was going to college, taking a few classes, and also working at Habitat for humanity part time while we stayed in the apartment.. fast forward to the end of our lease about a month before it was set to expire, we noticed that we had bed bugs.. Now I don’t know if it came from somebody at the apartments. Another neighbor perhaps, or if it came from Habitat for humanity on something that I may have brought home, I’m not sure.. We had to get two companies to come out. The first company didn’t get rid of them but they still charged us $3,000.. The second company charged us $8,000 but they got rid of them. They sprayed and used the heat treatment at the apartment and then came and sprayed at our new house two or three times.. The biggest downfall was we had to throw away our brand new living room suit. We had an ottoman, a recliner, and couch that connected to a sectional.. It was a nice gray leather set that I really enjoyed, but the company said that they couldn’t get rid of them. It was infested so bad that we couldn’t take it to our new place and we had to dispose of it. I hated throw it away because that put us not having any furniture at our new place and then having a shell out at $11,000 that was unexpected.. At our new house I have a window pane that’s broken that I need to replace the glass because there’s a hole in it. I have two other windows that need repair.. I have a big hole in the bathroom closet because I had a water leak from the shower that I had to rip the wall out to repair and I still haven’t replaced and fixed that yet.. There is no ventilation in the bathroom so the popcorn is starting to fall and break off of the ceiling.. The garage spring broke so I will not go up and down. It’s very hot in there without the garage door being able to open up. You can’t really go in there, The laundry floor and spare bedroom floor needs replacing.. It’s all I can do to keep the grass cut. I run out of breath and about die. I have to take a break and cut it in sections over a few days at a time.. I am also in need of about $12,000  worth of dental work.. I have two policies but still isn’t enough. It covers about one crown and one root canal and maybe a filling or two and then I have to wait again till July for it to start over.. I just don’t have $1,500 laying around for each tooth.. We only have one car and the windshield has a huge crack in it and it has needed replacing since last year.. I have two sheds in the backyard, one for storage and one for a workshop.. My workshop has a limb sticking through the roof coming through the other side in the ceiling. I need to take the limb out and replace the shingles but I don’t want to pull the limb out because there will be a hole in it so I have to wait till I’m ready to fix it before I remove the limb..  The list goes on and on and on.. My wife cries herself to sleep every night and so depressed and down because of the money problems.. We can’t afford to barely live after paying the bills. We’re just barely scraping by if that.. We get groceries on Saturday if we can because Thursday and Friday the refrigerator is empty with nothing to eat.. I just found out today that there was fraud on my checking account. Someone got access to my card and spent my entire VA check till I have nothing until it’s reversed which could take up to 15 business days.. I don’t know what I’m going to do, I thought about hanging myself but then somebody would have to cut me down and we won’t have the money to bury me.. What do I do? Where do I start? I Didn’t request specific finances for a certain situation because my whole life is a situation and any money would help. It would go to good use.. Things are very stressful, my wife and I have started sleeping in separate rooms due to not being able to take care of things due to financial hardship, it is very depressing.

It is really starting to eat at our relationship and destroy everything around us, I feel lost.. I really only have one friend that I can find in trust with my life, But lo and behold. He has stage 4 throat cancer and is laying up in the hospital slowly dying.. The friendship of 30 years is slowly dissolving.. If it weren’t for this little puppy that we have, I probably would be one of the 22.. I would greatly appreciate any help. Doesn’t matter if it’s financial ( although it would be greatly appreciated  ) or just someone to talk to, Maybe somebody can help me lift some of these burdens off of My shoulders. Thank you..

Christopher Matthews

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• Hello. I am a single mother of two older children. I work very hard doing in-home visits, and driving to meet clients for work. I am very dependent on my vehicle. My daughter was recently in a bad car accident that completely totaled her car, the insurance company does not want to pay her for a new one, so I have been driving all three of us to and from work while she and her brother both save for their own cars. Today, on the way home from a job my engine light came on. My car has over 175,000 miles on it, it’s a 2010 Kia and I’m faced with trying to get it fixed vs. the prospect of buying a new used one, which I don’t have the money for. My children are teenagers, but both live with me, they are both great kids. I have all the caretaking responsibilities but their father is absolutely no help financially. I have gone through the court system but they are not enforcing the child support order. He is behind over 6 months in child support, which would go directly to fixing the car situation for my daughter. He ignores my texts and calls. I am at a loss as far as what to do next, I’d like to come up with between $5,000-$7,000 to help with both cars, but honestly any amount would be helpful. I despise this situation and am struggling with depression in general right now, like many people that are financially overwhelmed. I am humbled to ask for help, but I feel I must do anything I can. The cost of living has gotten so high. We all work and are just trying to sustain that. Thank you for any help you can offer.

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I am writing to you today with a heavy heart and a sense of urgency that I never imagined my family would experience, in hopes that your compassion and generosity may help us through an incredibly difficult time.

A little over a week ago, our lives were irrevocably changed by a devastating fire that consumed our family home in Ruidoso, New Mexico. This house was not just a structure; it was a labor of love built from the ground up by my parents, who are now in their mid-80s. They built this home to raise our family in, and it held irreplaceable memories, embodying the heart and soul of our family’s history. Now, it’s been reduced to a pile of rubble waiting to be sifted through.

My parents, who had poured their hearts and souls into maintaining this home, are devastated. The fire took everything from them—their belongings, family heirlooms, and the security they once felt. Thankfully, my parents escaped with their lives, but they are now homeless.

My husband and I have brought them into our home, but it is a small home, with all rooms upstairs, that we share with our two daughters and the small space and stair situation is proving challenging for my aging parents. We are undoubtedly going to have to find them a rental of some kind very soon. A rental that, quite frankly, neither myself nor my parents can afford. Their home was paid off so they had no mortgage to worry about each month.

Both of my parents are on a fixed income and, as you can imagine, the thought of starting over is overwhelming for them to say the least. Insurance has helped some, I will not pretend that it hasn’t – but as a family we are still struggling to provide them with not only a temporary home that is conducive to their most basic needs, but also ensuring they are continuing to receive the necessary health care they require on a bi-weekly basis, in a city where they have no existing providers (my husband and I are not located in Nevada, not New Mexico).

This is why I am reaching out to you, kind-hearted individuals who might be able to help us in our time of need. Any contribution, no matter how small, will make a significant difference. Your generosity will help us secure a new home for my parents, replace essential items, and offer them access to stay on top of their basic health needs and the stability they desperately need right now.

From the bottom of my heart, I thank you for taking the time to read our story and for considering our plea for help. Your support means more to us than words can express.

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