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Hello, I am sorry you are going thru a hardship. As we all are. But Heather, from your photograph you and your boyfriend have assests. Think about it........... That gaming system and stereo system are just materialistic items. Which I believe can be turned into quick cash with the thought of an eviction in progress then mostly certainly I would be looking at my assests and selling them to make ends meet right away. Take a long look around the home your end and think about what is replaceable. Because first thing is to try and do what you have to do to survive and then after you have crossed the path of doing everything in your power then you ask for help. We are too in need of help. We are currently taking our valuables to pawn shops and listing them for sale, and putting up signs for sale in our front yard of various things that took us years to get and/or payoff. It's called managing. Hope this information helps.... and if your boyfriend is the owner of these fine things, he should have no problem with this because it too is his responsibility. Thing is, you don't ask for help, and then sit down and play a video game, watch "CABLE" on that fine tv or turn on that nice stereo system... when so many people are homeless...... Could be alot worse

I just don't know where to begin. We have had the worst luck in the last 18 months. My daughter who is now 17 came to Georgia to visit her father two years ago. She wanted to stay, and I said Ok.  Since then her father and I have reconciled (after 14 yrs). I moved here in Sept 2005. He lost his job of 6 yrs in October 2005. We live on a Mountain, and were strapped with places we could move especially with not the money to move on. So he found another job, but they were doing weekly layoffs and taking away days to minimize on hours. So, my daughters 16th Birthday in October of 2005 she got nothing. We cried. We got over it eventually. Then nothing had changed by Christmas 2005 and it was taking nearly everything he made to pay bills, and gas to and from work. We had no Christmas, not even a special dinner. We ate Ramen Noodles and Eggs, and lots of Beans for months on end. By April 2006 we were under an Eviction, because we got so low on money (from trying to eat) that we were paying house payments by the week. Til it was behind and we were being evicted. By May of 2006 we had no choice but to move in with his Brother. This was very stressful. Because they had thier own family problems. However this did relieve a little stress of the house payment for awhile. After only one week, he found another job. Then after yet two months of trying to catch everything up, and of course paying 50.00 a week in rent (Me, him and my daughter all in one bedroom) he was laid off again. This was August 2006. Then they recalled him, yet to be laid off again in the first week of October. My daughter also had a very bad car accident October 18th (two days after her 17th birthday) totalling our only other vehicle by no fault of hers. Which left us with one vehicle and no way to get her to and from school. There is no bussing where we live. We have been managing with help from her friends getting her there. But then he was laid off a week in November and now he will be laid off from December 22nd Thru January 4th. We are behind on  all of our bills. And a cut off notice for the Electricity in the amount of $400.00. This is our part of what we are behind on with just the Electricity. And our whole house is Electric. I am lost , and have no where to turn here.

My father died since I moved here, 800+ miles from home. And I couldn't be with my family during that time of need. I have something wrong with my stomach and need medical attention badly, and cannot get it here. And my husband has severe Epilepsy, and his medications are 70.00 per month. And he is due for another doctor visit this month to get his six month prescription. We have no money for any of this, and he only has two weeks left of medication. I have search all resources available online, and throughout bigger communties that are 75+ miles from us, but no one helps our zip code. I don't know what to do.

Now, to make matters even worse, our dog acquired something and is in the process of dying as I write this. I am at my wits end. She is very ill, and bleeding profusly. Vet's wont help because of our finantual situation. They told me to put her out of her misery and bury her far from the home.

We will again have no Christmas, and we had no Thanksgiving. If anyone can help with anything this would be a blessing in Disguise. I will not ask for anything specific. Only pray about it and hope someone has some ideas for our situation that maybe this year we could provide our daughter (who is understanding) with something for Christmas. And maybe help with my husbands medications and doctor visit for December. As for myself, I am thankful to be with my husband again and I love him very much. And I wouldn't have it any other way if it meant being without him and my precious daughter. As for me, I don't want anything. I have what I need, my husband and my daughter. I just don't want either of them to suffer. His seizures are very bad. And He has been seizure free for 13 months with his medications. Which is at an alltime record for no seizures. Usually even with medications he has them every three months at least once.

Happiest of Holidays to everyone and God Bless you all!

rnchapman@tvn.net   is contact email.

I have also set up a account with paypal if anyone can help and want to donate there they can donate to paypal to us using our email address rnchapman@tvn.net

Thanks in advance, and if you can't help, thanks for taking the time to read this.

The Chapman Family