Help Us Get Back On Our Feet
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HELLO. My name is Christian or "Pinoy'' online. I'm a freelance video editor, mostly for content creators on Twitch and YouTube. My partner of 10 years, August, who works with me was rushed to the emergency room a few months ago due to teratomas and ovarian cysts forming inside of them. One of them being the size of an American football. Originally we thought they were cramps and had no intention of bringing them to the hospital for a couple of days. Unfortunately, August began vomiting and could barely walk. At the emergency room, we found out the symptoms they were experiencing alluded to ovarian cyst torsion. Thankfully the cysts and teratomas were removed cleanly and they're doing much better now, but only a few days after coming back home our A/C had broken down and the electrical system for our house was found to be corroding.
Last year around this time we lost our main source of income and since then we've been trying to work with as many clients as we can. In this time period, we were helping support our family with whatever funds we could earn on top of paying our mortgage, bills, taxes etc. In that year we accrued a lot of credit debt while trying to support all of us. Everything was somewhat manageable with the clients that we've thankfully acquired however with the recent hospitalization, surgery, lack of health coverage, A/C breakdown and electrical worries we've found ourselves falling behind and concerned since our job heavily relies on our mental/physical health and ability to work at home on a computer.
All of the funds raised would be used to pay off our debt with a priority on August's surgery bills, A/C and electricity.
If we're being honest we've been avoiding opening a GoFundMe for a long time now in hopes that we can turn things around for ourselves, but have realized we need help. We want to make sure our family can stay afloat as well as ourselves. Any donation is greatly appreciated and we are eternally grateful for helping us get back on our feet, especially during this difficult time.
I've also provided a google drive that contains the surgery costs and estimates for the A/C as well as the electricity.
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Christian Cartwright
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Orlando, FL