I moved to Canada at the age of 14 where a month later my mother had a stroke causing her to be in the hospital until I was 17.
On my 16th birthday my stepdad put me out. I called the police for help but was informed that as I was 16 (legal age to work) legally if he asked me to leave his house I had to.
As I was new to Canada I had nowhere to go and knew no one. Due to these events I had dropped out of high school as I needed to work in order to afford living and other expenses , leaving behind my early college acceptance to Biotechnology.
At the age of 22 I tried to go back to school and started college for Biomedical engineering technician as I was waitlisted for Biotechnology. I was doing well until second semester when my mom, who I had been providing care for since she got out of the hospital when I was 17(my step dad literally left her at my doorstep), suffered from early dementia.
Due to the dementia my mom went missing for almost a month in the middle of winter with no gloves or hat and as my focus was on finding her my grades dropped and my attendance depleted and I dropped out of college. As I was using government student loans to attend college this left me with a debt to pay of $38,701.
I am now 25 and after years of struggling to keep afloat not just for myself but for my mom I have struggled tremendously with mental health and other issues. In March of 2022 I was admitted to the mental health unit for approximately 4 weeks causing me to miss out on many more opportunities.
I would like to Please ask for help paying the sum of my student debt and for assistance with going back and finishing college as this cost is around $2,000 a semester and I am no longer eligible for student loans.
I have attached pictures of the program cost and student loan debt as reported by TransUnion Canada. I hope that this helps you understand my story and know that I am truly just trying to get my life in order so I can be self-sufficient and contribute to society. Currently I only make 700 on average every two weeks which hardly covers food and rent. I am willing to keep fighting to pay these costs as long as I am able to go back to school and out of debt as I believe being able to fix my credit and have a career will put me in a better position in the long run to be able to afford these things.
I would also like to say thank you so much in advance for just even taking the time out to read my story.
I have attached my PayPal link below
https://www.paypal.me/TFoster1312