Help Kayla get her life back - Starting Over

UPDATE 09/08/22:

Hi beautiful people. I want to start this off by saying THANK YOU to those of you who have donated and those of you who have shown me kindness & empathy. Those two qualities are sadly lacking in people today. Unfortunately, things have taken a turn for the worse for me. My dad had a series of strokes at the start of May. Even through all the rehab, he has lost his ability to walk, cook/clean, bathe, use the restroom, etc., requiring him to have a caretaker 24/7. His apartment is evicting me under false pretenses, and now they're threatening to kick him out too. My dad is disabled, and they're telling him his caretaker can't be here (due to false/exaggerated statements). My dad is completely unable to me here on his own, and there isn't anyone else able to do it, as he needs someone with him all day and all night. I am at rock bottom and scared to death for my dad and me. I have never hurt this bad in my life - nor have I ever been so broken. I have never needed help more than I do right now. If you're reading this - I hope life treats you kinder than it has my dad and me, and thank you for reading.

Hi, anyone who might be reading this. First and foremost, thank you for taking the time to be here, & I apologize for the length of this.

The past few years of my life have been incredibly arduous & dismal. Without getting too into it, I was in an exceedingly unhealthy relationship. Back at the beginning of May, we separated.

Back in August of 2020, the car I had (a 99 Toyota Camry) blew a tire and had a couple of minor things wrong with it, and we decided that it was time for me to get a new car anyway. His dad was a car guy, who frequently bought cars & flipped them & sold them, so I asked him to help me find a new car. The only requirements I had were that it was a sedan and that it wasn't any older than 2000. Unfortunately, he ended up buying a 1995 Honda Passport, and regrettably, he went ahead and bought it without asking if it was what I wanted. Don't get me wrong, I am very thankful he helped me, but I got incredibly screwed over. For the next two years, I continued to have problem, after problem, after problem. His dad would usually help me when something mild happened to it. Right after his son & I broke up in May, the transmission started malfunctioning & the brakes all of a sudden are completely bare. At this point (July 21, 2022), I cannot accelerate over 20 mph or drive it for more than 5 minutes, and it has no brakes. I added pictures of the RPM being high/not letting me shift (from last month) & damage from strangers in my old parking lot. I also have videos of the brakes giving out and the transmission going out.

Dismally, it's just my dad and me. He raised me alone as a single father. On May 6th 2022, he had a stroke, & he was admitted to the hospital, having had about five more strokes throughout the next week. After he was transferred to a rehab facility, he was miserable. They mistreated my dad so much that he was in tears. I have only seen my dad cry twice in my life. Because of how discouraged and crummy he felt, he ended up signing himself out against medical advice (AMA). I had moved back in with him right after his stroke and was helping take care of him full time. I wasn't able to work during this time due to him needing nearly 24/7 care from me. Recently, he agreed to go back to a different rehab that is a lot better.

Now that I am able to get back to work, I don't have a vehicle. I have a lot of priorities in life right now, and when my dad comes home, he'll have doctor's appointments that I'd like to be able to take him to. But also, I have an amazing work opportunity that requires a vehicle. :(

I have never been this concerned and strained in my entire life. I try so, so hard to remain positive and stay optimisstic, but it's so hard when I feel like I'm being repetitively kicked while I'm already down. I have had constant anxiety attacks, & I can't stop thinking about it.

If you've made it this far, thank you so much for reading. I would really love you if you could share this wherever you can<3

Stay happy & healthy, everyone

xoxox

Kayla

PS: My car was regularly hit in the parking lot of my old apartment complex. I had a shattered headlight twice, a shattered reverse light, and a broken tail light.