Single Mother of 3, Nurse unable to work b/c I'm a cancer patient.

Colorado Springs CO

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Hey there everyone, I've posted twice before asking for monetary assistance with meds, utilities, and internet. I imagine I must be hard to trust. An anonymous poster in distress, with a cloud of Murphys law lingering directly above her, so much going wrong in such a short amount of time can be seen a suspicious. I mean, my car was even stolen a month ago and weeks before my secondary vehicle was hit by a drunk driver. Never in my life have I felt so humbled. Normally I am helping people in this position, never have I been the one in need of the help. Considering the situation I'm in and the assistance I was hoping to receive. I have been posting to my snapchat as well and reaching out to any friends and family I felt appropriate. I have been lucky enough to have two individuals reach out and help me get my meds $70/$80 and my internet $180. So much stress was relieved thanks to these two and I am forever grateful. Sadly, I am having a next to impossible luck with my utilities. I just got the bill after my first post when I had just asked for help with meds and internet (my children are all currently distance learning at home). I had one friend offer $50 toward the $183 which honestly was amazing, but she never came through. There was a time when I had paid her bills including rent for nearly a year while she got back on her feet, so that really caught me off guard and somehow brought out so much emotion in me that I just feel like I am never going to get through this. Of course I know I will, next month things will be back to normal. I am posting to ask for anything at all, resources, charities, donations, anything. I am so lost in all of this as I've been working since I was 17yrs old. I've never gone this long unable to work and my oncologist won't budge on allowing me back on the floor. I had been doing medical billing and coding since the start of the pandemic but they haven't had enough work for me and I've not been able to secure a single shift in 3 weeks. I don't know what in the world is up with UEB, my savings are depleted and my tax return is another 6 to 8 weeks out. On the first of the month I get a check from my investments, which always covers my bills. This month, however, just hasn't been good for me financially. I have my sister's dog while she is stationed in Hawaii and her dog has to go through a few hoops before he can get home. He somehow managed to snag his paw in the worst way on the fence and needed to spend a night at the Vet ER, he suffered a seizure there and cost me every bit I had left after rent and this includes my stimulus. My sister was only able to help with $250 of the bill. I know I am probably over explaining but I honestly just don't know what else to do. I am so lucky to have my meds finally as I felt awful without them and my children are all able to attend school with my internet covered. I just am absolutely stuck when it comes to utilities. If anyone is willing to help I will provide all proof necessary and promise to return any donations back in full on the first of next month. Please, if there is just anyone out there who can help, $183 is A LOT. I know, but anything helps, $10, $20 anything if you are able to in that regard. If you know of any resources outside of Leap that could help me that would be amazing as well. I am so sorry for being this. I am so sorry for asking. I wish I had any other clue, anything else I could do. I am truly humbled with each word I write and just ridiculously embarrassed. I'm certain I'll get a lot of aggressive replies for this but please before you do, remember I have children, I would walk through lava for them, I have cancer, if I could go into work I absolutely would, I went during radiation and sometimes even during chemotherapy, my oncologist says I absolutely cannot work and risk covid, I already pick up shifts with an agency doing billing and coding at home, they are just overstaffed right now. I have applied UEB, I have someone helping me figure out my options there, LEAP says they can't help and I am a human being, I am hurting, I am in a position I have never been in before in all of my life and I am desperate. Thank you for all of those who consider helping me and those who bothered to read this far. -jp