Survival until Dante gets paid
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Hey most of you reading this know Dante and I and know majority of what's been going on with us. I am writing this for those that don't know or don't know all the details.
In September 2021 I had Covid. I wasn't as bad as some but ended up I the hospital because my oxygen was low. It took me a few months to fully feel better but I had weird pain. My legs hurt to walk but only sometimes. My hands started to have no strength. It was weird but I didn't think much of it because I wasn't as active as I usually am at the time. I started walking on every day I wasn't in bad pain but I continued to get worse. I went back to work after working from home for months and my coworkers couldn't believe how swollen my knees were. I was still walking. I could barely openworks door though. It was painful. In May of 2022, we went to Texas to visit my brother. The pain got a lot worse. I tried to hide it from them but was bad. We came home and about 2 weeks later I couldn't even walk to Dollar General and it was only a block away. I had a good job that let me work from home at that time. I had also just received an inheritance from my Dad passing away. I used some of for clothes then realized I was in too much pain by the time the mailed to me to wear them so I bought some easy to put on clothes and things that I thought would help me around the house like a grabber, walker, butt wiper, ya know, mobility things. Dante at this time is trying to help me as I get worse and eventually ends up losing his job. I thankfully worked for a great company, got health insurance for the first time ever and got me a health care provider. I found out I am diabetic and have arthritis but I've never seen anyone with the issues I'm having that had those diagnosis'. I take pain well, even when I broke my shoulder before I had Covid, I didn't get it checked out for 3 days because I thought maybe it was just sprained. So anyways let me continue, my first provider was terrible. I asked for exercises I could do to help, she(weeks later) sends me floor exercises. I was not able to be on the floor at all or I had to call 911 to get me up. So I looked for a new health care provider and started seeing her. She blamed everything on me being fat even though she was also fat. I told her how much I walked and worked out before all this and she acted like I was lying. While I was dealing with this, I was only working part time due to using all my medical leave . My hands were throbbing from typing and I needed to use them for my job. 8 worked until I cried from pain every day then called out. I haven't had a full paycheck since January 2023, most of my inheritance went to paying my bills because of this. My work forced me to take a 2 month non paid medical leave and the last few weeks of my leave, I was trying to get a hold of my health care provider but she never answered. My work needed her approval for me to return so October 2023, I lost my job that I loved. One hour later, my healthcare provider’s office calls and says they are shutting down because she can't physically do it anymore and that was that. So, I lost my job, healthcare and my health insurance in an hour. I started looking for work from home jobs but we were already behind on rent because I was out of a job due to my medical issues and Dante was out of a job due to my medical issues. We were screwed.
Now it's March 2024 and we were evicted, lost everything I worked hard for. I cashed out the little I had saved in my 401k and got an extended stay hotel room. We got our taxes back and used them for the room and food. I go nowhere and spend only on necessities but am totally broke. Tomorrow, 3/12/24, we make our last payment we have for the hotel room. We need help for just a few more weeks and Dante just got a job today. We need necessities like toilet paper, dish soap, body wash, and deodorant. We need money for the room which is just shy of $400 a week. We also need money for food as my food stamps only last about half the month. We need money to do laundry especially since we have very limited clothes right now. We need a mop. I have bladder control issues because I can't walk fast enough to the bathroom(yes I am a mess). I really need a recliner that plugs in and will lift me. I sleep in a recliner but am having major issues getting out of it. It hurts so bad Icry. I think those chairs are about $400ish. I need money for ibuprofen and acetaminophen or I can't even sit without crying. We really need a hand up. If you are in this area, stop by, I will painfully show you how bad it is. I am not well and Florida is out of funds we have tried so many places. I am trying to get disability too but everyone knows that takes forever.
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Nicole Haney
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Ocala, FL