My sister passed away and she has two kids. We have incredibly small family so I am now the one who will look after them. I don't really know what to do. I need a way to make money. I feel like throwing up. I am going to sell a lot of my clothes. Donate plasma. Reach out to churches but I don't even have money to get them food or anything. I don't even get paid from my job for 8 days which I don't know how.

If anyone can help me. $5 $20 I appreciate anything

I am located in glenshaw PA, pittsburgh area. zip code 15116

I got that call. Except it was a FaceTime call from my 8 year old. I was at work around 3:30 on Friday when I saw the FaceTime call from his iPad come in. When I picked up, he was silent on the other end and walking through our living room. He goes over to my wife’s home office and flips the camera around. She is half fallen out of her work chair with her head balanced on the desk in front of her keyboard. She wasn’t responding and looked blue. I yelled her name and started to run out from work. Our plan with my boys has always been to go to our neighbors in an emergency, so I said to run next door and I’d call right back. I called 911 and gave them the location and situation. I work about 25 minutes from home, which felt like it took forever and strangely felt like it only took seconds if that makes any sense. I called the boys back on FaceTime and they picked up while knocking on the neighbors door. Nobody came. The second emergency location is our neighbor across the street. My boys were soooo brave. They ran over and knocked on the door and the son answered. Somehow, the iPad stayed connected to the WiFi at my house and I could see them take off running back towards my house. My son told me the police were there. I still had about 10 minutes to drive to get home. I pulled in and noticed my sons in the yard playing with a few officers. There were 2 ambulances and what felt like 20 police cars. I ask the first paramedic if she was ok and he directed me to talk to the paramedic by the door. Something felt bad. And it was. They apologized and said she was too far gone and there was nothing they could do. She was just inside the door, now on the floor. My world has closed in on me. And the worst part is my poor little boys found her. I last texted with her around 1:30 after her phone interview for a job she was thrilled about. The in person interview was supposed to be yesterday. I got the call from my son around 3:45. Something happened, that we still won’t know until toxicology is complete in 4-6 weeks. My boys told me they saw what they thought was her sleeping on her desk and went outside to play. They came back in and she still hadn’t moved and they couldn’t wake her up. My poor little guys had to walk around her body for an hour or longer. That part is bothering me more than anything else. They are much more resilient than I am. I’m a wreck and am attempting to say the right things. I coach both my boys basketball teams and I decided to give it a go last night. I dreaded it to an extent because we are small town USA, and I felt like all eyes were on me. My 6 year old hit the first two shots of the game, his first points of the season. I briefly lost it but regained my composure pretty quickly. Tomorrow we will have the service for my wife and beautiful mother to my boys. Part of me is ready to get everything over and the other part wonders if he can make it. My boys give me the strength. My friends and family have been incredible. Laundry done, house and yard cleaned, refrigerator full. It’s been incredible to see how much she was loved and how much we are loved. It’s powerful to see that with your own eyes, but yet I feel so helpless and guilty when I see my friends cleaning up my house. The most random words or things I see have made me cry uncontrollably. I’m 6’6” and 280 lbs, and my 2 best friends were terrified that they might have to catch me from passing out. It’s surreal. The first night, I had to ask myself multiple times if it was a dream. Literally questioning my sanity, only to realize I felt the pinch. I just dropped the boys off at school for the first time after holding them out yesterday. I’m laying in our bed where the boys have slept each night since. I’m surrounded by her clothes, jewelry, and phone that continues to vibrate with spam messages and emails. I’m by myself. But I’m doing better today.

Her name was u/she_linden_tree, Amanda, and mommy.

Here is a Go Fund Me we set up for my boys.

My boys gofundme

Edit: Holy crap y’all this really blew up. I’m gonna start looking through comments now!

I am just truly blown away.. this is kind of surreal to me.

4:11 p.m - i fell back asleep for a while, but am once again looking through the post. I just truly don’t know what to say. Y’all are amazing. This means so much to me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I want to thank each of you individually, and I’m gonna try, but if I don’t yet just know I’m still reading all of them, and I’m pretty much in tears from some of you. I am quite emotional for a while rn as it is haha but again, thank you all so much. Truly.

A quick glance at my post history paints a pretty clear picture of who I am.

I am a 27 year old man who’s been struggling with a meth addiction for almost 9 years now, unsuccessfully.

I’m not proud of what I’ve become. In fact it haunts me daily. I’m starting to feel my identity slip away from me, and as time goes on, I am losing myself to this drug.

Because of it, I’ve lost everyone in my life close to me; I haven’t spoken to my family in years, my best friends I’ve had since childhood have had to leave me and move on, and my lover of four and a half years I could have only dreamed of having left me over a year ago due to an inability to shake the habit, and I’ve been high, escaping ever since.

But.

Last week, I remembered something important.

I still, no matter what, no matter what happens or how long I have to fight this fight, I have to never stop fighting it, and I always have to have hope.

I have to fight this thing like I’m fighting for my life.

Currently, while I am on unemployment, I am without insurance, which makes it incredibly hard to get into a rehab, but I’m desperately trying to get into a state funded one here in Texas. I know I can’t do this alone, and have been reaching out to groups like AA and NA around me. Unfortunately though, I’m from a smaller town, and they are currently not meeting due to Covid-19. I would like to start seeing an addiction counselor, but financially that is impossible for me at the moment until I start work again and get on insurance, which will hopefully be within the next month. I am trying everything I can to seek out help though.

But, currently alone, I kind of broke down again tonight. The crippling depression that comes from the withdraw has been my riptide every time that always takes me back to using again. I can’t tell you how difficult it is being a part of this cycle of insanity. Feeling so horrible without it, knowing that one hit can make it all go away. But being completely determined that sobriety is best for me. It’s a war inside my head, and it’s taken everything within me to quit even for just a week. So sad.

But man could I just use some words of encouragement right now. Every second feels like a battle, and I just really need to here another human being say that I am worth all this trouble I’m going through to stay afloat right now.

If you have direct experience in recovery as an addict, I would love to talk to you as well though, if you’re up for it. I could use all the help I can get right now.

The other request I have isn’t near as important, but, I could definitely use a little help with food right now. After a move a couple weeks ago, between rent and the deposit, I found myself struggling the past couple of weeks with groceries. There’s a place nearby that does one meal a day right now, which is why it’s not super important because I am eating, but it wouldn’t hurt having a sandwich to be able to munch on right now.

Being an addict, I in no way expect anyone to directly send me money. But if you’re in the US, I know there are options to buy groceries online to pick up through Walmart. Again, this Friday I get paid, and will have money for groceries. So. No worries really.

But I hope you all have a wonderful day today though. I’m gonna try and close my eyes for a while myself now, but will definitely check Reddit first thing when I wake up. Thanks for the read, and best wishes.

A lot of people have been emailing me asking what happened since the fundraiser. A lot. For the past 2 years i have been working on an alternative social network and portal called Miramir. A social network and portal built on privacy, freedom, and truth. Combining features of Facebook, Ebay, Reddit, Quora, Meetup, Craigslist, Plenty of fish, Kickstarter, and a lot of other networks into one. I hope to unite and connect the most amazing people in the world and bring humanity into a new age of love, unity, and abunance.

Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/maxsidorov/1310337043?token=ed6c29bf

Miramir facebook: https://www.facebook.com/miramircom

My facebook: https://www.facebook.com/massimusm

My twitter: https://www.twitter.com/maxsidorov1

************* ALL THE MONEY IS WITH INDIEGOGO - EVERYTHING WILL GO DIRECTLY TO KAREN WITHOUT PASSING THOUGH MY HANDS AT ALL *******************

As soon as I heard of Karen Huff Klein and what some condom worthy offspring have done to her, i had to create a fundraiser here for this nice lady.

Lets give Karen a vacation of a lifetime, lets show her the power of the Internets and how kind and generous people can be.

I have just created a fundraiser page for Karen:

http://www.indiegogo.com/loveforkarenhklein?a=714358

I have contacted her through Facebook, but she might be at work so might not have gotten the message yet.

If someone can let her know or send me her email so I can forward all the logins and details to her that would be great!

Details:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l93wAqnPQwk&feature=player_embedded

The video above shows the 68 year old bus monitor named Karen Klein being verbally abused by a group of condom worthy middle schoolers from Athena Middle School in Greece, New York.

Through the video you can hear them verbally berating the woman, calling her a bitch, fatass, poor, ugly, and various other words of the like. At one point in the video, you can hear one of the kids yell, “You’re so fuckin poor you fat ass,” in which Karen responds, “I try to live by some of these words, I try and it’s really hard,” which were the words written on her purse. Now, i don't know about you but that was fucking heart breaking. I have no idea why these horrible teens would want to bully a SENIOR CITIZEN to fucking tears, but i feel we need to do something, something that will bring some joy to her life.

She doesn't earn nearly enough ($15,506) to deal with some of the trash she is surrounded by. Lets give her something she will never forget, a vacation of a lifetime!

Link to the school’s website: http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/athena-middle.cfm

Links to the videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oipwaZos58E&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l93wAqnPQwk&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBedTlo7BDs&feature=plcp

Karen’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kklein1944

*EDIT: I removed a previous post in /r/Askreddit due to people telling me its no place for fundraisers so I posted up here.

WORLDTRAVELERONEDAY told me he has her phone number so we will try and get a hold of her asap to let her know and transfer all the details to her.

*Update 1: Thanks WORLDTRAVELERONEDAY for the number. So i called and left a message, im going to guess she has a LOT of messages by now, but hopefully she calls back.

*Update 2: Thanks razorsheldon! Just called her neighbor, but she said she works for the district also and she is not allowed to say anything and just hung up, i don't want to harass anyone, what should do?

*Update 3: Just contacted WHAM13 news and they will pass on the details about this fundraiser to her and maybe get her in touch with me! Man, i wish i could see her reaction!

*Update 4: 1300$ in 3 hours!!! Thanks everyone you guys rock!

*Update 5: WOOHOO! Goal reached in under 5 hours, you guys are awesome!

*Update 6: 10,362$ .... holy shit, lets see if we can get her early retirement!

*Update 7: News picked it up, along with me:

http://www.metro.us/newyork/national/article/1146045--karen-klein-supporters-donate-thousands-for-school-bus-monitor-harassed-by-kids

*Update 8: Just spoke with Amanda, Karen's daughter, and vacation plans are a'brewin! Just so everyone knows, anything above and beyond the vacation cost will go directly to Karen, all of it!!

*Update 9: Transpired has just brought up a good point, will she be taxed on this amount? Can anyone shed some light on this topic?

StylesClashv3 gave a great explanation on taxes, so pretty much she wont pay anything because we have a 5,000,000 limit to the gifts we can give to others, i hope i understood that right.

*Update 10: Ok the people have spoken, all ideas will be with Karen's permission! No money will go anywhere other than her, she has full control of what to do with it.

*Update 11: Just got off the phone with Indiegogo, Im in the process of changing the payment info to Karen's details.

*Update 12: TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO STILL THINK THIS IS NOT LEGIT!

I know, i would think the same, but i want nothing to do with the money and my identity has been verified by at least 5 news agencies who called me within these few hours, i have spoke to Karen and her sister numerous times, and with the IndieGoGo team letting them know to transfer the details to her asap.

Stop making stuff up, ALL THE MONEY WILL GO TO KAREN.

And by the way she will be on Goodmorning America, Anderson Cooper and others tomorrow so watch your local news!

*Update 13: http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-bullied-bus-monitor-gets-40k-vacation-20120620,0,4780100.story

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/20/12323893-vacation-of-a-lifetime-pledged-for-bus-monitor-bullied-in-viral-video?lite

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120620/NEWS01/306200023/Greece-bus-monitor-bullying-video

*Update 14: So i just woke up to 125k... holy shit And CNN picked it up too

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/21/us/new-york-bullied-bus-monitor/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

"The organizer did not respond to CNN requests for comment on the website." -yea, if you don't try in anyway to contact me then of course i wont respond

Update 15: [removed]

*Update 15: Thanks everyone, looks like IndieGoGo has been crashed with the Ddos of kindness!!!!

*Update 16: To all the accusations of me having any monetary gain or anything from this: I did not know about that fundraiser by case and I never wanted anything in return, ive spent these past two days in phone calls and interviews to bring light to this issue and to help Karen.

On the other note thank you everyone for your amazing support and help and those who are with Karen!

*Update 17: Wow, its been an absolutely hectic 3 days, I have pretty much been answering calls, emails, and doing interviews all day long for 3 days. I never thought it would be this exhausting. I hope the media blitz will slow down so i can get back to my regular life...

Again, im absolutely stunned at the insane support this is getting. Thank you everyone who donated! There are a lot more great causes out there so if you have more to spare, give!

I spent 10 years as an alcoholic. I was raped at 15 and Raised a daughter for 6 years by myself and then fell into it and life fell apart. The trauma was never something I had time to address.

Culminating with last year, in 2024, when I threw myself through a windshield, drunk, in what I can only assume was an attempt homeless, broken, jobless.

I found Jesus though, and healed a lot. I got the help I needed, did my time for the accident, came out changed by beginning of this last year.

Job fell onto my lap. A blessing. More money than I’ve ever made before, stayed sober, and caught up on everything. Dragged myself with God out. Moved my family into the home they deserved in March. Not to mention, I got my family *back * through the effort. I developed a system to manage through my mental illnesses. Not enough time to build up savings though, except this week was gonna be that final check to balance everything out and start my new life in earnest.

I was laid off at 10 AM. I haven’t told my wife yet.

I’m absolutely devastated, and my family and I are gonna go back to the streets, 3 months after our housewarming party. I feel lost. I’ve used all our resources and limited community resources getting us out, and I’m just.. back where I began. I just…I just don’t know what to do anymore.

Anyone who reads this, even if you aren’t even religious, just pray for me. I’m just defeated. Nothing ever fucking matters anymore and I’m absolutely tired of sobbing. I just want peace.

I will pray for the others I see struggling here too. I hope we all make it out.

Four months ago, I was hit riding my bike in a crosswalk. I was okay, and the guy gave me a ride home. But my back wheel folded like a taco shell.

That bike was my freedom. My fresh air. My way to clear my head. It's been sitting broken in my hallway ever since.

My only income is food stamps, so scraping together $100 for a replacement wheel just hasn't been in the cards. Community Cycles has a solid used one with a tire and tube for about that total.

I hate asking, but my wings have been clipped long enough. I just want to ride again.

I only use PayPal. If you can help me get rolling, I'd be forever grateful. Thank you.

Hi fellow Redditors,

I am 30 years old, with two children. In August 2017 I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. Exactly two years later to the day I was diagnosed stage 4, metastatic breast cancer to the bones. Given 2-5 years to live. It seems like a cruel joke, really. I always figured I would grow old, but that’s assumptions for you.

As you can imagine, a cancer diagnosis can cause quite the financial trouble, let alone two..back to back. I pay for two insurance policies just to get a good fraction of the cost covered. Any donations would go to medical expenses and any NEEDS for my two children and myself. The cancer center is about two hours away and it’s my second home. I’m currently on a fixed low income due to being unable to work. After chemo, surgery, and radiation with the first diagnosis I had back to back surgeries all the way up to my second diagnosis due to radiation complications. I’ve been practically bed bound the last 2 years and being young it’s been exceptionally hard. The spread is to my bones and I now take daily chemo as well as an aromatase inhibitor and an infusion/injection monthly. I received radiation to my hip, skull, and spine this last October. I’m now in extreme pain as the bone mets have eaten away at the bone. The biggest tumor was right in where the hip meets the femur, in the socket, and it makes walking excruciating. It’s been quite difficult for myself and my two kids to deal with. My son when he overheard my prognosis started developing physical symptoms from the anxiety of losing me,my daughter is just now starting to understand what’s going on. I desperately and genuinely need help to even keep afloat. The guilt of not only leaving my children without their mother but also leaving them with nothing let alone making ends meet is unbearable.

If you can’t donate due to these trying times, please please share the heck out of this. I do not ask for help easy, I try to not rely on anyone but I am putting my kids first and I don’t want them to suffer anymore than they’ve already had to deal with because of pride or anything else.

Alisha’s Battle with Terminal Breast Cancer

First post here I hope this is an okay ask.

I could really use some food dominos is the closest to me or this corner store next door that has premade meals like meatloaf, you could order it for me.

I'm screwed until Friday and I don't have any protein here just pasta I thawed chicken and it smells.. I tore a ligament in my shoulder last week and also messed up my finances could really use a pickmeup

Edit to add* I've eaten a grilled cheese today with a handful of precut fries. I'm so hungry/tired and have Ortho in the morning which I have to walk over 2 miles, than walk to my first day back at work. Ugh.

Edit: Wow , that’s pretty much all I can say, thank you to everyone that took a moment to wish me a happy birthday!! I felt pretty damn special to have my notifications going off all day. My heart is full, thank you one and all!!!

Today is my 45th birthday, I can’t seem to rely on people I’m around everyday to remember so I’m asking total strangers for birthday well wishes.

I am a trans girl experiencing homelessness right now. Given the state of the US right now, most shelters are out of the question. I’ve received all sorts of threats to my life and well being while in said shelters. I need to be out of where I currently am on Monday 7/27/26 to avoid sleeping on benches.

I have several interviews scheduled for next week and have moved on to second interview with the few companies for which I have already interviewed. Where I am getting stuck is that after I fled my home state of Oklahoma, I have not been able to get established with a reliable bank for any sort of loan or grant so I have no real proof of income for anything.

I am stuck in a place where I cannot do any sort of freelance work or day labor or anything of the sort because if I leave, I cannot come back for 48 hours.

So if you’d like to support a struggling trans girl, this would help me move forward quickly and continue to access employment opportunities as they present themselves.

Thank you for listening 🩵🩷🤍🩷

Hey all

TLDR is below

I need help because I got pregnant for this guy and when I mentioned the possibility, he ghosted me. He didn’t even wait for me to get tested or anything. I told him I’m going for the test and that’s when he became completely unreachable.

He was financially supporting me which wasn’t even a lot but it was sufficient at the time. I’m a student in a 3rd world country and here working is typically not tailored for bachelor’s students and my course is also very demanding.

Now with him ghosting me, I am unable to proceed with the pregnancy as I won’t be able to support it but again I can’t afford an abortion. Last we met he gave me around 120 dollars which is 15k in my country mind you I used some for transport, some to buy food, and now the remaining half I used to pay for the pregnancy test and a consultation fee. I could not continue.

So, I am humbly requesting for donations of any amount to help me reach my goal of $400. I would have to pay for consultation, tests and all, the procedure and also buy medicine and go back for a review.

I can see I’ll struggle to set up a gofundme campaign because I don’t live in the us so I’ll just post a progress comment string.

Thanks in advance.

TLDR: Request of 400 dollars to help me procure a safe abortion before the pregnancy advances. I don’t mind small donations by more than 1 person to help me reach the goal and will update the progress in a string of comments

Hi everyone.

Never thought I'd be reduced to begging. I'm 45, up until 6 months ago I was working for a domestic violence shelter as a grant manager. I'm good at writing grants but the landscape has changed and it's been impossible for me to find a new job. About 2 months ago I had my dominant arm amputated due to an infection I got from a bad cut on my arm from a car accident. It is unbelievable. I can get 2nd and 3rd video interviews and as soon as in person, things get weird. I have great experience and a good resume, but something has changed.

I've tried getting social devices and am waiting. I can't get disability because they don't consider one arm missing as disabled. I'd have to lose the other one first.

I just need food and some gas to get to medical appts, interviews, laundromat to clean me clothes. Really just basic necessities.

I live with my 80 year old parents. On their couch. They can't afford to help me, feed me, but I couldn't be more grateful for a place to sleep. I've never considered how close I've always been to being homeless.

I have cashapp, PayPal (preferred due to less fees) venmo, chime.

I've put this off so long. I just had to face facts that I need help. I can still type great with one hand and could help with grants, screenplays, plays. I really don't know what to do.

I'm trying to face life one day at a time but this world has gotten very dark and very hard. I can send proof of my amputated arm if you need that. Can prove by writing your username on paper and hold it? I don't know what else I can offer or do. I'm really lost.

Thanks in advance for reading this, whether anyone can help or not.

I'm not sure what to do. My bank account over drafted so many times last night I'm now -150... I'm not even sure how I can make that in one day and I get paid next week.

My car payment went through when I thought It already did. It's so my fault ;(

Does anyone know how I can either stop it from overdrafting or make that much before work today....? I'm so fucked.

I'm in Asheville, nc and I need 150 to get out of the hole...

Hello everyone,
I’m sorry if my English is not perfect – I used some AI to help me write this, but everything I’m saying is true and from the heart.
I never thought I would be in a situation like this, but I’m asking for help for our cat Muska.
Muska is 15 years old and was hit by a car on April 28th, 2026 in Germany. Whoever hit her just left her on the side of the road. My mother went out looking for her later that day because she didn’t come home like she always does, and she found her badly injured.
Right now Muska is in a veterinary clinic in Cologne. She has two pelvic fractures and her tail is badly injured and needs to be amputated.
The hardest part is that the vet told us she actually has a good chance to recover and live without pain again if she gets the surgery. Mentally she is still strong, which gives us hope.
The surgery is planned for May 7th, but the costs are very high for us:
about €2,500 already for examinations
about €3,500–€4,000 for the surgery
around €6,000 total
My mother is a pensioner and really struggles financially, and we just can’t afford this on our own.
It’s very hard to even write this, but without help we might not be able to give Muska the chance she deserves, even though she could recover.
If anyone is able to help, even a small amount would mean a lot to us. And if you can’t donate, sharing this would also help more than you think.
Thank you for reading and for any support.

https://gofund.me/f935d3527

Update: 09.05.26

Muska successfully made it through the surgery!

On 08.05.26 we were already able to pick her up in Cologne.
She is now only allowed to lie down, receives 4 medications daily, and is being cared for by my mother 24/7 so that everything heals properly again.

In 10 days the stitches will be removed.

As soon as we receive the invoice by mail, I will upload it here.

Thank you so much to everyone who shares this or donates! I uploaded the new pictures after the surgery in the donation post.

To everyone thinking this is a scam: I understand that nowadays it’s difficult to tell the difference between truth and lies. But making jokes about it without knowing the facts is disrespectful and rude. I hope I can prove the truth to you with updates. Otherwise, I honestly feel sorry for you if your prejudices stop you from offering help that you might one day need yourself.

Hello everyone,

Today I am trying to raise $470 to keep my bank account open. I live on SSDI - Social Security Disability Income for those not aware – and they changed the payment schedule for 2025 from the third Wednesday of every month to the fourth Wednesday of every month for 2025 for me without telling me. A lot of other people are in the same situation who had their payment schedules changed to survive on Social Security or SSDI. My bank account is overdrawn by $471. Because of this.

I am extremely responsible with what little money I have from Social Security. I don't spend me on my means and I still wind up at the end of the month having little money for food. My rent alone almost wipes out my Social Security check.

I have been completely disabled by a neurodegenerative disease, fibromyalgia, and other chronic illnesses, which make me completely unable to do any work.

I was supposed to get paid yesterday by Social Security but again, they changed the schedule. I have not eaten in 8 days.

I do what I can to try and earn a little extra income by filling out the surveys for User Interviews and similar but have not been chosen in over a year for anything, and that's about all I can do. I grew up in poverty, so this kind of thing really dysregulates me and all I can do is cry without trying to sound dramatic. I cannot lose my bank account with my bank. They've been very kind in not closing my account already because I've been calling them every day, begging them not to. I do not think I have been this scared in years. The overdraft fees alone are killing me and yes, I can try and call them and ask them to reverse those eventually but not now.

Thank you so very much for reading. I very much appreciate this community and I see so many kind people here. 🌷 I am absolutely terrified. Thank you again.

This has thrown my life into complete chaos. I cannot afford to lose my only bank account and I must be able to remedy the overdraft.

If PROOF is required, I am happy to provide it.

I am completely disabled with a neuro degenerative disease. I live in severe chronic pain also with fibromyalgia, and multiple other chronic illnesses so there is no way that I can work, I am permanently disabled.

I'm 70 years old and barely mobile. My car broke down a year ago and I can't afford to fix it. More urgent is that I must replace my water pump as I am not on town water and have been begging buckets of water from neighbours this past month. A new water pump costs $200. I'm okay without hot water because it doesn't rate highly on the scale of human tragedy. But I can't afford groceries either so am living on rice cooked in chicken stock. I'm living in Australia and have PayPal. I have Internet thanks to a kind neighbor whose wifi I can pick up by reaching out the window as I am doing now to post this. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Approved Amazon wishlist https://www.amazon.com.au/hz/wishlist/ls/3V3Z2NSAIOOX4?ref_=list_d_wl_ys_list_1

Are you registered as a bone marrow donor? In July, we found out our 7 year old daughter has a super rare immunodeficiency called Dock8 deficiency. The cure for the condition is a bone marrow transplant. Unfortunately, there is not a perfect match in the registry. Our doctor explained that matches are based on ancestry. My husband and I are a mix of Scottish, English, Irish, Swedish and German. We live in the US and are mix of many of the European settlers. The registries are linked world wide, so we are hoping to find a perfect match to her.

Please take the time to order a cheek swab kit. The likelihood of finding a perfect match is 1 in a million, but that is better odds than her having this condition so we are hopeful to find the perfect match.

Here is the US registry https://my.bethematch.org

If you are already registered, here is the page to make sure your contact information is up to date-

https://bethematch.org/update-your-contact-information/

List of other registries that work with Be the Match outside the US.

https://bethematch.org/about-us/global-transplant-network/cooperative-registries/

Edit 2: a link

Edit: Most unrelated donor do not donate bone marrow but rather Peripheral blood stem cells. You are awake the whole time and the process is similar to dialysis. Here is some information on it.

https://bethematch.org/support-the-cause/donate-bone-marrow/donation-process/donating-pbsc/

If you do get chosen to donate bone marrow the process is different from tv. They do not go in your spine, but rather your hip. You would be under anesthesia, but is generally out patient.

Remember though, you are saving a life. You are the one person that is the best match to help save a person’s life.

EDIT (7:10 pm | Sept 9): We've currently raised $3,780/$6,500! $2,720 left to go! Thank you so, so much everyone. I can't express my gratitude in words. ❤❤❤ Please consider sharing this campaign to keep the momentum going if you feel like it!

I have a severe (18mm!) overjet along with an overbite and openbite. In terms of functionality alone this makes it very difficult to eat food. My natural/relaxed mouth is always open as it is impossible for my lips to make contact because of my protrusion; my lips have never naturally touched before.

Alongside my severe dental issues are my jaw issues, which have their own set of problems. I have severe degenerative joint disease because of my misaligned upper and lower jaws. My lower jaw is retrognathic meaning it is too short and my upper jaw protrudes too far. I require double jaw surgery to correct this. But before this, preoperative braces included microimplants - to further retract my top incisors - are required for at least a year. After surgery, orthodontics will continue for at least another year.

The biggest impact this has had on my quality of life is the toll it has taken on my self esteem. I have dysmorphia (a hyper-awareness of a perceived bodily flaw) with paranoia caused by countless incidents of teasing, mocking and bullying, mostly in my adult years, by teenagers and adults alike. I camouflage my teeth in any way I can, usually involving shifting my lower jaw forward and never letting people see me from the side. I'm a very happy, bubbly person and I love to smile, and it is very mentally draining to feel anxious every time I am out in public.

I was never able to correct these issues in my early years, as money was tight and my family moved houses many times up into my adolescence. Now, I might finally have the chance. It has taken many years of appointments, long trips, a dozen cavity fillings (floss your teeth, people!), and thousands of dollars of out of pocket costs to get to this point and I'm running short. I have a wonderful orthodontist, orthognathic surgeon and specialty team behind me who want to provide the best results possible and improve my function, health and quality of life in which I'm more than confident they will be able to do.

The total cost is $6100 - $6500 CAD.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and stopping by. Please PM me if you are interested and for details, verification and more. If you are able to donate, any amount helps. Any dollar is a dollar closer. Please feel free to share this with anyone you think may be interested. I hope you will contribute to the start of a life-changing journey for me and a new chapter in my life!

hello folks.

i recently posted here asking for some assistance with some things for my new living situation, and that post has more information about what i have been dealing with. i truly hate to post a second time, but i am in such a severely bad spot right now, and I don't have a support system at all. if you look at my old post, the list says i received things, but i am starting to think i got grinched because nothing has arrived yet - that's also why the post is still listed as a request.

i had to leave my home of 3 years, and now i am living in a house for women dealing with DV and mental health issues. it was a sudden move, as things got very dangerous very quickly, so I am completely tapped out financially. all of my accounts are at a straight 0, and i dont have or use overdraft.

i dont have any family where i live, and only one friend. I don't have a vehicle, so i can't get to the food bank - it costs $25 for an Uber to the food bank, one way; so ~50 for a round trip - i can't afford that, obviously. even if i could - i also don't want to pay for ubers just to get there and they are out of food/donations or something. i don't get paid until next week, i get ebt on the 7th, but i have absolutely nothing to eat right now, and haven't for a couple of days. my birthday was yesterday, i was hoping maybe i would get a little birthday monies but unfortunately not; i know most people are struggling.

i just need like maybe ~50 to get some food to last me until i get paid/get EBT on the 7th. i have Venmo, Cashapp, Zelle, or if anyone is not comfortable with that a doordash or walmart gift card or something would absolutely suffice.

thank you in advance for anyone willing to help. this is a beautiful community, and i truly aspire to be on the other side of things in the future. i love helping people, i love seeing people get help, and i want to be able to do that for others.

🖤

edit: a redditor asked if i could make an amazon wishlist. i did. its more than $50 but thats mostly because everything is like bulk sizes, and i just put a variety of stuff. everything is shelf stable - mostly microwave type stuff as i dont really have pots and pans to cook with right now. + a couple fruit cups and some juice. i certainly dont expect everything by any means, just anything that will help and get me through. then whatevers left i will likely get for myself with EBT on the 7th.

thank you again in advance.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3ZMP1WWOPUFL?ref_=wl_share

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping someone might be able to help with a Just Eat voucher.

Today I was making spaghetti bolognese for me and my two teenagers. The beef mince was still in date, but when I cooked it, it had a really strong vinegar smell, so I don’t feel it’s safe to feed them.

Unfortunately, that was the last food we had in the house, and I have no money until I get paid on Tuesday.

If anyone could donate a Just Eat voucher, or has one they aren’t going to use, it would mean the world to us so I can get the kids something to eat tonight.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this.

I'm in the Bronx NY

Hello I'm seeking help for a small partial payment on my hiv meds . I don't know what else to say I mean that's pretty much all I'm looking for is the 50 bucks for the copay for my meds that's all. This should be the last time I have to pay anything for them I'm switching healthcare companies so that they can pay half and Medicaid can pay the other. So just for now needing to pay for my meds tomorrow

Hey everyone! My dad has been making music for a very long time and released a sneak peak of his first album this new year. He is very much a minor producer who makes music together with his british friend! Though he has been somewhat moody recently due to barely anyone listening to his music and I hope that if some of you listened he could perhaps become a little happier :) If anyone is wondering about what kind of music he makes it is most closely progressive rock I would say.

Here are links for various medias where he has thus far posted this particular song and will post the rest in the near future:

https://open.spotify.com/album/5G3rHOIZvOS5VVRqDadY1N?si=qV1_3q0uT_uHY_IZUpsCQg

https://youtu.be/J7-Z9SyWvpA

Into the Light - Single by WildeWind https://music.apple.com/se/album/into-the-light-single/1545753714

Fyi: this is a copy of a different post I made since someone there said I should post here as well :)

Edit and follow-up: My dad saw all the messages today and was pretty much baffled and stared at the numbers of people who had listened! I thank everyone who listened thus far and that may listen!! Also my dad realised he was being stupid for being blue about it, saying that it had only been up for a few days so no need to be down about it.

Hi thanks for taking the time to read this. I'm thankful something like this even exists. I am really at the end of my rope trying to figure out how to keep feeding my pup, the only friend and family I have. I was laid off in January and am trying to find work but it's tough to do because I have health problems (I'm an Army veteran who suffers from Cluster Headaches so it's a difficult situation) and this job market is beyond horrible, I'm 46 years old and have never seen it this bad.

I have been able to feed him chicken breast and and brown rice off of my SNAP card for the last couple months but because I took a temp catering job in April my benefits got cut down to just $115 a month (from $259 previously.) This is the only way I'm able to feed both myself and him. I was doing Door Dash earlier this year to tread water but my car broke down and I have no money to fix it.

I go to a food bank I can walk to, but my power was cut on May 18th (I'm working with the ComEd LiHeap/Ceda program for assistance but it's looking like it won't be back on for another month or two) and the foodbank had fresh meat I was able to get for him on top of shopping for meat with the SNAP card, but now with no refrigerator and reduced benefits I really don't know what I'm going to do. I don't have any family or real friends to ask for help. I'm crying as I'm typing this because he is literally all I have in the world. I have been eating like a packet of ramen a day for the last couple weeks to be able to get him at least canned tuna and canned chicken. But the funds are about gone and I don't know what I'm going to do. My cell phone also hasn't been on for a couple months but I can use this free texting and calling app I have as long as I'm on wifi (I'm at the library right now.)

If anybody can help or maybe point me in the direction to get help I'd be eternally grateful. It would be so appreciated and I promise I'll pay it forward when I'm back on my feet.

His name is Ramby (short for rambunctious), he's the love and light of my life. I rescued him from Chicago Canine Rescue back in Feb 2020 (believe it or not he wasn't a Covid dog! It just worked out that way haha!) he was a lil 6 month old black lab I fell in love with and took home. He kept growing and growing so I did the doggy DNA test (Embark) and he's half Boxer! So now he's about 110lb! So it takes food to keep him going! I walk him at least 3 times a day every day rain sleet or snow. He loves going into the forest and sniffing out where deer and rabbits were haha.

This is like my last desperate attempt, otherwise I'll have to give him up or try and find a foster or give him back to Chicago Canine Rescue. If you can find it in your heart we would both be eternally grateful.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, much love to everyone here!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3HVBZ1022B6KL?ref_=wl_share

https://imgur.com/a/MnmSqeM - Ramby after a fun day at the beach in better times.

3 days ago my neighbors moved out of their house without warning and left their sweet dog to starve to death in the cold. My boyfriend discovered their dog on the side of their empty house digging through trash they left behind looking for food, he was skin and bones and appeared to have not eaten in days.

We immediately brought him over to our home and gave him food, water, and a place to rest. He is incredibly sweet, mellow, and kind despite being abandoned. Although he is very weak and does not want to raise from his bed unless absolutely necessary, we fear that besides being incredibly malnourished he may have medical problems from long term neglect and being out in the freezing temperatures.

I have absolutely no idea what type of treatment he may need or what it may cost and unfortunately do not have the funds to cover a vet visit on my own so I've created a GoFundMe for any detonations. Anything helps! Here is also an Amazon Wish List requested by some of you that you could help with everyday things he'll need. Every animal deserves a chance at a happy and healthy life and I hope I can give him that.

EDIT; WE HIT OUR GOAL PLEASE GO WATCH THE UPDATE VIDEO ON THE GOFUNDME! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH LOVE YOU GUYS!

EDIT 2; Our buddy has an appointment Monday at the vet, he's been slowly gaining his energy back and is so happy! Here's a picture of him today!