My Health Is Destroying me Financially
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Hi, my name is Bernadette. I am an American widow. I am 63 years old. My husband passed away 12/13/2012. Since then the struggle has been real but I have been able to slide by with the skin on my back earning lower-income wages and working 40 hours per week. I have been working since I was 18 years old. I don't qualify for disability or SS. I desperately NEED help. I am currently seeing if I qualify for help with my medical and utility bills. Last December I was diagnosed with uterine cancer Stage 2. After my full hysterectomy early this year the lab results revealed that it was instead Ovarian cancer Stage 1. As I was home recovering I ended up in the hospital for 6 days with Ulcerative Ischemic Colitis Flare. Those 2 ailments and 6 chemo treatments total, one every 3 weeks kept me from work for 6 months. I continue to have issues with my eyesight from the chemo being checked regularly by my eye doctor. I am currently suffering from tendonitis in both my lower legs and feet currently being treated by my foot doctor. My teeth are decaying and I cannot afford to fix them. I do have health coverage until December 31, 2023. Because I was unable to work the minimum 24 hours per week due to extreme, rare pain from the chemo treatments, I have lost my health insurance through my workplace for the months of January, February and March 2024. I am currently applying for medical coverage that is somewhat reasonable which I will have to put on a credit card. I don't go to the hairdressers, I cut my own hair. I don't get manicures or pedicures. I don't buy shoes, clothes unless they are needed for work. I don't buy make-up or perfume. I have 1 hand bag and that is good enough. I don't get any sort of plastic surgery or facials. I don't go on trips, vacations or even go out of town. I had to cancel cable TV after my husband passed, haven't had it since. I pay $300.00/year on a prepaid phone service, and do not buy expensive cell phones. I do not go to the movies or purchase any kind of entertainment for myself. It's hard working 40 hours a week and being this ill. Purchasing food is an issue. I am exhausted by the end of the day. Some days I'm too tired to to take care of myself like I need to. My debt is due to medical bills, car repairs, and necessities of life since my husband passed. No matter how extreme I try to conserve money I just can't seem to survive it all without a credit card or a loan to help pay for life. Thank You! for taking the time to read my story. I don't have a lot of reach in the social media world. I never really got myself very involved in it. So if you could please share my story I would very much appreciate it. I truly, truly appreciate anything you can spare. It will be used to pay off my debts and relieve my mental, emotional and physical stresses of life. GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
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Bernadette Yee
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Salt Lake City, UT