Help DanzNewz Get Back on His Feet

Hi Friends,

I'm Dan. I go by Danz Newz online and have been streaming and making videos & podcasts professionally online for at about 15 years. I'm starting this page to ask for help to get me back on my feet, financially.

A couple years back I started a GoFundMe to help my partner Liz and I move back home. I wanted to be there for my Dad, be close to my Mom and Grandfather Dave, and get back on our feet. We made it through the incredible support of everyone who donated to our page. Unfortunately, early on we had some major setbacks with me suffering back and knee injuries. Immediately after Liz had gotten set up at a new job, they had to go to the ER for severe abdominal issues, later requiring surgery. All this and having hospital bills begin to rack up. It was just tough getting knocked down one after the other, when we had just barely made it home with no money leftover to start with.

My family helped us so much. Something that was amazing about being back home was the chance to reconnect not only with my parents, but my Grandfather Dave as well. Dave was 92 when we moved back and wasn't very mobile, getting around with his walker about the house and sitting in his recliner most the day, watching TV. We'd stop by and watch a movie with dinner now and again, at first. I started coming by and hanging out during the day to make food and walk the dog, just help Dave and make sure he was okay. We'd mainly just watch movies all day until my mom came home from work. Shortly after Dave suffered a fall, at a time when neither my mom or I was there, so I started coming by more frequently throughout the week. Being there most of the day, taking care of him. I absolutely cherish the time we had together watching movies and telling each other stories. Despite his declining health, he never showed it in his spirit. Honestly most of the time, he seemed pleased as punch, even when he was in hospice at home and confined to a bed.

We spent half a year watching every movie we could think to share with each other, while I'd take care of him during the days I was there. Dave passed away on Dec 23, 2022 with my mom and I there with him. I've never gone through a loss like this before and hit my family really hard. That was all very tough to deal with, along with my own financial situation being as dire as it was. I make my living on entertaining people with my videos or streams and I was in no mental state to be producing or performing that kind of content.

Mid last year, my family helped get us moved into an awesome house that we're renting with my sister Haleigh. It's a really great space and not too crazy price wise, either (compared to everywhere else we looked, HOLY MOLY the renting market is getting rough). My biggest problem has been, my main income has been from streaming and I haven't been bringing in enough to break even the last couple of years. Because of my situation, I've been spotty and inconsistent with streams, which is the death knell for discoverability/growth online. I feel like I've driven myself into a hole that's filling up with water and I'm drowning in it. I'm behind on credit card bills, phone bills, rent, back taxes... it can feel crushing, like there's no way out at times, it's miserable.

Mental health aside, I've tried my best recently to take care of my physical health as best I can with a better diet and regular exercise, but I've had multiple dental related episodes of infections along my jaw. The bottom line is I have no money to take care of it and that scares me. I've been to the dentist twice in the last 5 years and my face has swollen up 4 or 5 times with abscesses in the last year. I'm worried for my health and know it's only going to get worse the longer I wait. It's getting more and more to the point where it's affecting my speech. I've got an appointment in a couple weeks from now and I'm going to go from there, but I'm worried about not being able to afford what needs to be done.

The ultimate point being: I need to start getting ahead, as opposed to feeling like I'm on the back step in life at all times. I don't ask for help lightly, I take anyone willing to put up their own money to help out someone else very seriously. I'm shooting this shot because I just want to feel comfortable again. I want to start producing videos, streams, and podcasts again without feeling like I'm under a 1,000 lbs weight!

I'm sorry that this is all a bit of a dump, but I just want you to understand where I'm coming from and what I've been through. I get that I'm just a silly guy on the internet who doesn't really contribute much beyond a brief period of escapism (hopefully). "Where do you come off asking for some else's hard earned money?" I have a hard time justifying to myself that this is a way to solve my problem. It's MY problem, not someone else's... but this is something that I can do right now. To not just suffer silently until the walls come crumbling down, but to let people know what my situation is and if they can and want to help, give them the opportunity.

"Why $3,000?" In recent months I've had to borrow money to pay rent/bills and I'm also months behind on multiple bills, that amount covers what I owe and gets me ahead, allowing me to focus on putting all my time and effort into producing comfortably and consistently, getting me back on my feet.

I appreciate you for reading my message and considering helping.

Love to ya,

Dan