I am in a really bad crisis and I need help..

Well, in the update you will see that the car died. The engine is gone. It will be several weeks for Hyundai to fix it, and I need to work. I need to get to work and back and don't have the ability to rent a car. I hate to ask. This is embarrassing and humbling. Thank you for any help you can give.

This is so embarrassing for me, but here goes:

Wow, the worst year ever. I am sorry to report that the engine in my gorgeous gently used new car went kaphlooey. It was during the Hurricane Debby as I was driving home. I got a lyft home, but because we were in a state of emergency, they towed it off of the interstate almost immediately.

After getting it out of impound ($300.00) I had it towed to the preferred repair shop of the warranty company. Apparently, it is still under Hyundai warranty, I called Hyundai and scheduled an appointment. It is not until Aug. 27th. And it may take up to two weeks to get it repaired. The warranty company does not pay for towing or rides. They reimburse at a small rate.

Meanwhile, not having a credit card, I am unable to rent a car. Well, I did through priceline, but did not read the fine print about the $400.00 deposit required. I went to get the car, but did not have enough on my debit card to cover the deposit. So, I lost the $313.92 that I paid out. No refunds.

I am having to rely on friends or hire a car to get to work and back. It's hard to find a friend to wake up and take me at 6:00 am. So, it's been uber or lyft. I have missed shifts because of this.

I hate to even do this again. To ask for donation. It's embarrassing, but we are just hanging on and I am out of options. We once again had to get a forbearance on our mortgage. We missed the deadline for eldercare services to help pay the utility bill. The groceries are dwindling and we don't even have a vehicle to go to the local food bank.

I am a 62, almost 63 year old nurse. I am employed, but can't get reliably to work and am afraid I will be fired. My wife is a veteran and disabled. We have a house full of rescued pets and trap/neuter/release feral cats that rely on us. This is so hard for me to ask, but please consider a donation.

Hi, my name is Lara. I an a 62 year old nurse, still working. My wife is a 68 year old Navy veteran who relies on disability SS for income. Last September, my private duty patient passed away. It turns out that after the death investigation by the AHCA, my nursing agency was committing Medicaid fraud. They were not able to admit any more patients, but the agency did not let the nurses know. So, I was without work for a month, thinking that they would assign me a new patient and not knowing about their defrauding Medicaid.

No new client was given to me and we were behind in bills for a month or so when I finally found out about the situation with this agency. I applied to another nursing agency, but had to wait for a new assignment. It went very slowly.

Soon, we were several months behind. My car payment was several months in arrears. Then our mortgage was in arrears and we negotiated with the lender and got help from HUD. We relied on food banks for meals and at Thanksgiving picked up the makings of a Holiday meal donated by a local car dealer. Christmas was a meal made from the food bank donations. But, we celebrated and I kept a positive outlook.

Things were looking up, and in the beginning of January, I got a full-time client, even though they are in the next county over. I took the assignment because I needed the work. As a 30 year nurse, I needed a private duty job because my knees no longer allowed floor nursing.

But, unfortunately, on Monday, January 15th my car's engine failed and the car is shot. I still owe on it and a new engine is more expensive than the car is worth. I looked around on line, found a few reliable cars that would suit us. It has to be able to carry a manuel wheelchair and be reliable enough to get me to my job which is almost 30 miles away. There's no public transportation in my small county of N. Florida. And my wife has many medical appointments at the VA in Leon county. That's the closest one and transportation is not provided, even for the disabled.

The only vehicles I found require at least $4000 for a down-payment due to my recently bad credit score. We just don't have that amount. As we move forward, my only recourse is to rely on others to help us out. We need a new (gently used) car/SUV.

Thank you for your consideration.