Dear kind friends,
My name is Susanna Sharkey and I’m 41 years old. In 2011, I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. I worked up until 2016 when my doctor took me out permanently. At that time, I applied for Disability. From 2016 until 2020 I was repeatedly denied for disability. I finally got approved in April of 2020. During the 4 years of fighting disability, I fell behind on a lot of my bills. The only income I had was $350.00 every two weeks from child support, not enough to pay everything. The main bills I fell behind on are my utilities(gas and electric). The utility company put me on a program called the Arreage Management Program, but the amount they gave me was still too much for me so I couldn’t pay and I was kicked out of the program. Currently my gas and electric total $10,000. A ton of money, I know, but I went four years paying only what I could. I have talked to the company and some charities but there is nothing anyone can do at this point. Help is very limited in the state of Rhode Island. I’m honestly not the type of person to ask for help which is how my bills got so behind in the first place. I’m asking for help now. I cannot pay this off on my own. My utilities are extremely important as any change in temperature can effect my MS. Anything anyone could do would be so much appreciated. I know everyone is having trouble right now so I feel embarrassed to even ask. If anyone would like to contact me directly, please send me a message on FB. My name is Susanna Sharkey. I would be glad to tell you my story about living with MS. Thank you so much for reading. God bless you all. ❤