Okay. So. I don’t really know how to go about this. Most of my life, I have had pretty solid support and privilege in terms of financial stability and comfort. I was a person who would be able to help out other people when they needed some aid, and I would still feel comfortable with what I had left. The past year and a half to two years have slowly but surely been taking a toll on me mentally, emotionally, and financially in ways I hadn’t had experience with.
I have had help from my parents in the past to help me cover what costs I can’t handle myself. Now, though, I have spent a lot of my time from November 2018 through now in the ER, hospital, and at specialist doctors appointments for various health scares, procedures, and mental healthcare–both in partial programs and inpatient. It’s kind of a weird feeling that I can’t quite count how many times I’ve been in serious health situations for the past two years of my life…. like, I’ll just forget about one of the things I’ve gone through because at this point it’s common/routine.
Sorry I’m so long-winded, but this is who I have always been lol :) I’ve kept y’all updated on most of my medical “adventures,” but if people need details then I can talk more about it privately. And now, I’ve found myself in a place where I know what I want to do with my life: I am going to be a teacher!! And to do that, I am in the process of applying to graduate schools for a masters in early childhood education!!! I want to teach kindergarten or first grade, and I’m so incredibly excited for the opportunity to educate young kids and help them to love learning (hopefully, lol).
My parents have to take care of my brother, who is on the autism spectrum and lives in a group house for adults with special needs. It’s very expensive for him to stay there, to pay for the staff that lives with him/his housemates around the clock, and other services he needs. With the current global situation, it’s been an even bigger struggle to keep things going. In order for my brother to keep getting the care he deserves, I have been trying so so hard to become financially independent.
I’ve been out of work for 6 months now because of my mental health emergency and subsequent injuries and illnesses. I won’t be able to work the care-based jobs I would be right now (nannying, working at a daycare, etc) until at least this pandemic has ended/become controlled. At this rate, I probably won’t be able to work until I’m about to start or have started grad school.
I have undergrad student loans still outstanding, the upcoming grad school expenses, and thousands of dollars in medical bills that I need to pay (plus more that haven’t even started to require payment quite yet–I am so anxious about those ones because I know they’ll be pretty high). I do not have the money to pay for this, and I won’t be getting money to do so anytime soon.
I want to be able to help take care of my brother. I want to be able to go to school and follow my dream of teaching. I feel really weird about asking for help on this… but I need it. In any way folks can. I’ve never done this before so I feel kinda anxious about it, but if anyone can help me *at all* it would be so so SOOO appreciated. Sorry for this novel of a post, but I wanted to put out as much detail as I could because I don’t want people to think I’m just asking for money?? I need help and honestly even words of encouragement are appreciated. I know lots of us are in a tough situation and I don’t want to ask for too much from anyone.
Thanks for reading. Love you all. (I’m a PayPal novice so not totally sure how this works but I shall drop a link)
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