Help save Lori's HOME and get on her feet!
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This is my beautiful friend Lori and her boys! She is a single mom of two awesome sons Dylan and Sean. Lori was the devoted and loving wife of John. This family lost so much when John passed away a few years ago. John was an active presence in our community and a veteran. Please take a moment to read their story and help this family catch up on bills and save their home!
(From Lori)
It is unusual for me to ask for help, but unfortunately, times are rough for many of us currently given the status of the world. The last seven years have been incredibly rough on me and my family, as we lost my amazing husband, John to a rare form of cancer in his hip . John was the sole breadwinner of our home. My sons were still in school at the time. I personally have not been employed due to a spinal fusion I had done on my back and being a stay at home mom. A decision my husband and I made to have me around to take care of our kids. With John gone, I have been paying off our living expenses with his life insurance policy. It has carried me over since his passing. My boys help where they can but I am now down to having only enough money to pay the next few months of my mortgage and fear that I will lose the roof over me and my son’s head (my other son lives with his friend).
I have been doing everything I can to try to find a job, but there’s been a lot of complications in doing so, beside the obvious effects COVID-19 has had on the job market. I have been working hard with the help of friends to work on my resume and make myself more marketable for this changed job market. But honestly I haven’t had a job in over two decades. My back issues further complicate my ability to work a "normal" job. Honesty, I am am still dealing with the loss of my best friend and husband. I have been fighting severe depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief, and intense physical pain in my back. I am trying to find a long term solution to my situation and tried filing for disability a few years back, but I was denied.
I continue to do everything I can to budget and use the money I have left to keep me and my family going. I have also been working on "myself" these past few years to work through my grief. I have dedicated a lot of time to improving my mental health through therapy, but it is still a constant battle I fight daily.
I am so grateful to Keith and Melissa for offering to setup and manage this fundraiser. I originally told them no to the idea of a gofundme. But, then I realized I really do need some help. I will gratefully accept whatever people are willing to give, because I really just want to keep a roof over me and my son’s head. I am asking for help, in hopes that it will get me through until I am able to get back up on my feet and find a job. I appreciate you taking the time to at least read my story. If you do decide to make a donation, that would be wonderful and very meaningful to my family. It you are unable to help please keep us in your prayers and consider sharing this page. Thank you so much!
(From Lori)
It is unusual for me to ask for help, but unfortunately, times are rough for many of us currently given the status of the world. The last seven years have been incredibly rough on me and my family, as we lost my amazing husband, John to a rare form of cancer in his hip . John was the sole breadwinner of our home. My sons were still in school at the time. I personally have not been employed due to a spinal fusion I had done on my back and being a stay at home mom. A decision my husband and I made to have me around to take care of our kids. With John gone, I have been paying off our living expenses with his life insurance policy. It has carried me over since his passing. My boys help where they can but I am now down to having only enough money to pay the next few months of my mortgage and fear that I will lose the roof over me and my son’s head (my other son lives with his friend).
I have been doing everything I can to try to find a job, but there’s been a lot of complications in doing so, beside the obvious effects COVID-19 has had on the job market. I have been working hard with the help of friends to work on my resume and make myself more marketable for this changed job market. But honestly I haven’t had a job in over two decades. My back issues further complicate my ability to work a "normal" job. Honesty, I am am still dealing with the loss of my best friend and husband. I have been fighting severe depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief, and intense physical pain in my back. I am trying to find a long term solution to my situation and tried filing for disability a few years back, but I was denied.
I continue to do everything I can to budget and use the money I have left to keep me and my family going. I have also been working on "myself" these past few years to work through my grief. I have dedicated a lot of time to improving my mental health through therapy, but it is still a constant battle I fight daily.
I am so grateful to Keith and Melissa for offering to setup and manage this fundraiser. I originally told them no to the idea of a gofundme. But, then I realized I really do need some help. I will gratefully accept whatever people are willing to give, because I really just want to keep a roof over me and my son’s head. I am asking for help, in hopes that it will get me through until I am able to get back up on my feet and find a job. I appreciate you taking the time to at least read my story. If you do decide to make a donation, that would be wonderful and very meaningful to my family. It you are unable to help please keep us in your prayers and consider sharing this page. Thank you so much!
Organizer and beneficiary
Melissa I. Blue
Organizer
Streamwood, IL
Lori O'Quinn
Beneficiary