Hello everyone.
Before I explain my situation, I hope you will allow me to tell you a little about myself and my family.
I am a 44 year old single mother of two, and the caretaker for my 73 year old mother. I work multiple jobs to make sure that we have a roof over our heads, food in our stomachs, and clothing on our backs. I have always been the think/plan ahead type of person and I have always made sure to have extra money in the bank just in case an emergency were to arise. Recently such an emergency arose when my car broke down and I had to use that emergency money to have it fixed. No car means no transportation to work and no transportation to work means no money for our bills and basic living needs. This wasn’t a big deal until last Tuesday when we had a tornado warning, high winds, and torrential rains that ended up flooding my home. We were walking through my living room in shin deep water and while we were able to evacuate, there was damage to my home, floors, walls, rugs, ect. We had the insurance people come out and they told us the odds of the damage being covered were very slim. While most of the damage is minor, our hot water heater was damaged beyond repair. As of now we have gone a full week without hot water and are depending on the kindness of family and friends to help us out by letting us shower at their homes. We were able to find a respectable contractor in our area who was able to quote us a price of $4700 to replace and install a brand new water heater and remove and toss the old one. This was the best quote we got with many others in the area being much higher. Unfortunately, even with the better price, I just do not have the money to handle this unexpected cost and just don’t know what to do at this point. I thought about asking friends and family for possible loans but I know that most of them are struggling more than I am and I just cannot justify asking them.
I have to be honest. I have never, in my 44 years of living, asked anyone close to me to help me financially, let alone perfect strangers.I normally would never do this but I am hoping that maybe there are a few kind souls out there that will be able to help us out, without it hurting their own pockets. Our family would truly appreciate it.
On behalf of my family, thank you in advance to anyone who may be willing to help us raise this money.
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