I am not very good at this, and I feel some background is necessary. I am going to apologize in advance, as this may be a little lengthy, but please bear with me.
I am a single mom, three beautiful girls. My oldest is 16 and I have 12-year-old twins. They used to go back and forth between my home and their dad’s until about 3 years ago. He moved out of state, and they have lived with me full time since.
One of the twins, had MRSA in 2017. What was supposed to be a quick 20 minute outpatient surgery turned into two surgeries that were over an hour each, and a hospital stay of 4 days. After the surgery, the antibiotics were not working so they had to give her major adult doses of top strength antibiotics.
We almost lost her. Due to the strength and amount of the antibiotics needed, she now has auto immune issues.
At the same time, she was diagnosed with scoliosis and her older sister was diagnosed with anemia, and discovered her white count was low. Since my dad had leukemia, they said they couldn’t rule that out and referred us to a hematologist in San Francisco, as well as an immune specialist and orthopedist for her sister.
I finally had saved enough money to purchase my first vehicle in over a decade. We were making trips to UCSF every 3-4 weeks for testing and whatnot for a few months, as well as driving to the Hanger Clinic in Sacramento for a custom brace for her sister’s scoliosis which was progressing rapidly.
About 6 months in, my car broke down. I spent all of my savings trying to figure out what was wrong, on top of feeding and supporting the girls because their dad did not contribute at this point.
I had it towed to several mechanics, transmission places, etc. s. Finally one figured it out and tells me that there must have been a hairline fracture that just kept getting bigger from the vibration of driving. Something finally snapped off and I needed a new motor. I had planned on using my tax return to do this. H&R Block screwed up my taxes and I ended up only getting a fraction of what I expected.
I have been working paycheck to paycheck. They qualify for EBT, thank god, but it only goes so far. So a lot of my pay goes towards food at the end of the month and whatever other needs they have. I don’t qualify for cash aid because on paper, we share custody.
We live with my mom because neither of us would be able to afford to live anywhere on our own.
I have had to rely heavily on friends and family to get anywhere outside of town.
Every time I get a little money put away towards getting my car fixed, something comes up that takes priority. I have been without my car for almost a year now. I have missed so many important things.
I am not one to ask for help. Ever. I have always been very resourceful and independent. Also, because I know that there are so many people out there that have far less than I do, that need it more, and possibly are even more deserving. The motor is going to run me about $1600. The motor, labor, and back registration, and insurance is going to run me roughly $2500-$3000.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
J.T.
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