Hi my name is Lisa and I have the following disabilities and physically I’m completely incapable being employed anymore
●Lumbar Spondylosis w/ Facet Arthropathy
●Degenerative Multi Joint Disease w/ Myofascial pain
●Bilateral Complex Regional Pain Syndrome- Region is my feet and ankles
I have a son and his name is Tristan I raised my son as a single mom working two sometimes three jobs I managed to never miss a beat with his games, school functions, or holidays I slept a couple of hours a night since the day he was born to ensure all the above For the entirety of his adolescence and to the best of my ability I worked very hard to not let him be too tainted by our poverty and did everything I could to sheild him from the dysfunction of other family members (one major traumatic incident occurred, explanation included) I didn’t let him live in an unrealistic reality either though I needed him to know where he came from and how fortunate he was to have a small but mighty village helping me raise him in a loving stable home especially coming from a family such as ours where most of the kids became statistics Regarding the aforementioned family trauma was 3 days before Tristan’s 13th bday my mother committed suicide in our house while we slept, because she was crashing on my couch after coming back from jail we agreed to let her stay for 2 months only provided she followed all of our house rules and requests she didn’t I told her she had to go the night before and she took her life instead and we’re the ones who found her of course But he knew that my mother and I had a poor relationsh I later discovered that one of her reasons for taking her life, most likely was because she stole my identity and put me $43,000 in debt I couldn’t fight it I tried though because she was not alive to defend herself so I was held liable for it I was financially destroyed by that My credit is destroyed now and it’s taking me several years to pay it off just for more debt by her to surface so I can’t get loans I am in the throes of applying for disability benefits and that is just a long drawn out nightmare of a flawed process for 2 years now I have been unsuccessful at finding any type of assistance program in place for Americans awaiting approval What are we supposed to do and we have to fight for this money that we need so desperately I meet all the criteria I actually exceed so many requirements yet I keep having to appeal their decisions A positive I hold onto is I’m very fortunate that my son is as stable intelligent and emotionally healthy as he is but he has the same mindset as I do He refuses to follow suit with this family and he stands strong with me on breaking the cycle But he has been the most affected by all of this Disregarding all my pain and what I go through physically, my son became collateral damage We need help more than we’ve ever needed help in my entire life I don’t know what to do where to turn or how to get out of this I don’t want to put a $ amount out there because I don’t want to overreach I have no expectations of anyone to think I expect any certain amount that needs to be met I just need to survive and ask someone for help So whatever anyone thinks they can can contribute is more than what I have and would be INCREDIBLY APPRECIATED and will certainly help No amount is too small
For 36 years of my life I worke hard labor jobs ultimately abusing my body and resulting in it turning on me These neurological and musculoskeletal disorders cause me chronic debilitating excruciating pain daily One of my conditions is rare incurable and registers at a 42 out of 49 on the McGill Pain Scale My son’s education is being affected by it in a colossal way because of his inability to go full-time and accept all the scholarships he was offered Instead he had to assume all my responsibilities and become head of the household He’s unable to have the experiences of the campus life because I can’t be left alone for long periods so he has to take classes online only part-time unable to accept opportunities that came with the scholarships because he is unable to fulfill the requirements by going full-time due to my disabilities Our situation has obligated him to work full time just to pay our basic bills just to have utilities and a roof over our head Everything else has piled up He’ll now have student loan debt, something he would not have had with those scholarships This is all because I can’t take care of our house, myself, our four animals, who are just as much a part of this family as Tristan and I are Their extremely affected as well as as I cannot afford their veterinary care until I begin receiving disability benefits that I applied for two years ago and all four of them are two years behind on vaccinations including their rabies Their nails don’t get trimmed they’re not getting their heartworm preventatives anymore and most importantly regarding preventives their flea chews and they suffer scratching One of my part time jobs was working at an animal hospital for many years in addition to my restaurant manager job and my bartending and server job at another restaurant Working for the Animal Hospital allowed me great discount opportunities for all of their supplies hence us growing our fur baby family to the size that it is I never thought I would end up being unable to provide for my family Finally my son’s job requires him to drive his own car throughout the entire shift and we each have our own car – mine is necessary for my friend and my neighbor to get me to my doctor’s appointments every week sometimes several a week and now both cars are completely broken down and now he’s unable to work and I’m missing appointment We don’t have money for the repairs for either one and we’re going to lose everything if I don’t come up with $ to fix these cars and get a few months of bills paid so we have time to catch up and try to pad our finances a little bit I have many more details I could provide but I feel like this is such an incredibly long story as it is so I really want to conclude this I however would be more than happy to answer any questions or tell anybody more details and how this is affecting us and what we need if you reach out to me I would be more than happy to do that
I cannot tell you what it means to me for anyone who even takes the time to read this even if they can’t help because it’s a lot here and it can be emotionally taxing to read stories like this and I know that because I used to be someone who helped families like mine I can’t put into words the magnitude of appreciation my son and I would have to any and all who are able to help us no matter the amount You would just be our angel on Earth I thank you all
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