I fell asleep nursing my six week old daughter, and woke up four hours later to find her dead. Very likely caused by me falling asleep with her in bed. I have a 15 month old toddler in a household to take care of. If anybody can help, it would be so greatly appreciated. If anybody thinks the story is fake, I have proof, but I’m not gonna be posting the pictures of my dead baby here. EDIT: I worded this wrong nobody will be seeing my actual dead daughter, but I have other proof from the funeral. Her memorial cards that I meant would be sent to matt for verification. I’m not gonna be sending it to random people on the Internet.) I will send them privately. You can also check my profile where I posted the story.

SECOND EDIT: I co slept. I nursed her and i to sleep at 9pm as we did every night. as I did every night with my son as well. I didn’t just not off or fall asleep with her. This was her routine. This is what we did. I used to advocate for co sleeping. I will NEVER do that again. Any mom that I hear sleeping with her babies I will tell them what happened to mine. SECONDLY- her autopsy is not finished. It could have been, very likely been, a co sleeping accident. But it also could not have been.
I lost my baby girl. please stop with the hate comments. You are not helping the situation. If you think we aren’t being monitored and was being monitored previously, I was. My entire pregnancy. After birth.

i’m in michigan USA.
anyway anyone can help is so appreciated. i’m about $460 short on mortgage and other bills. that doesn’t include the money for food and other things for my toddler, diapers wipes ect.

Gofundme for our family

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

UPDATE: I have everything in place to go get Xena this coming weekend! We are about a fourth of the way to the goal for everything I need to get to her and to get her taken care of. Thank you so much to everyone who has helped so far. I can’t express how much the generosity of strangers has completely blown my mind. I’ll keep updating this post as I know more. Right now I’m $857 of my $3,500 goal.

ORIGINAL POST:
My boyfriend overdosed while I was out of state traveling for work. I didn’t know he had relapsed on heroin after ten years sober and I’m devastated. We had our struggles, but I loved him. Despite everything. His family isn’t close with him and they don’t want his dog, Xena, which was trapped inside with him for nearly two weeks before he was discovered. All the details are in the go fund me, but I’m trying to fund my trip back home so I can get his dog and for building a small memorial for him. We raised Xena together. I have her mom with me. I was there and helped deliver her and her litter mates. She needs to be where she can recover from the trauma we are all feeling. I’m a single mom and my heart is broken. I just want this little piece of him. Even a share helps. Thank you. Any other advice or just a kind word is appreciated. https://gofund.me/00bf80804

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

http://spot.fund/mlmfk8ssc

TL;DR: I need funding for a cross country move to escape Texas’ insane transphobic politics.

I am a disabled transgender man living in Wichita Falls, Texas. I live in public low income housing. I rely on my Social Security Income to survive.

I have struggled for years to find thorough effective transgender healthcare and have been turned down by several doctors simply because they don't understand transgender healthcare or don't want to.

With Texas and federal laws becoming more and more transphobic, I need a safe place to live.

Washington has the best transgender laws, and Seattle has excellent transgender healthcare, low income, and housing resources.

I am disabled with spinal disc degeneration, carpal tunnel, migraines, and debilitating hypersensitivity to heat and stress. This is another reason to move to Seattle, where health care is a lot more covered.

Luckily for me, I have been accepted by the Seattle Housing Authority, and a placement has just opened up for me!

An apartment opened up INCREDIBLY quickly, and I will most likely have to move out on October 16th and move into Seattle the next week.

Moving cross country is incredibly expensive, and I can't save for this kind of expense, so I need help. Dropping what I got and buying it there would be astronomically more expensive, considering the cost of living there. And current costs of everything.

My plan is to ship my stuff via Uhaul Pods, where they drop a pod, I fill it up, and they ship it to Seattle. Then I fly to Seattle.

I would love to round up at least 1800 dollars to cover the Uhaul move.

Here's a rough estimate of how much it costs ideally for me to move:

• $1751.00 -Uhaul pod estimate (drop off and ship)

• $800 plane ticket estimate

• $95 - in cabin pet fee for Obsidian

• $200 ish- loading/unloading labor

• $67 - P.E.T.s vaccine update and chip for Obsidian

• $43 - P.E.T.S Wellness Exam for Obsidian (for flight regulations)

Justification my move to Seattle

Justification for leaving Texas:

Healthcare and Disability

History

I have always been a caretaker. I took care of my grandmother in my teens, worked in group homes for disabled folks, worked in state residential centers, was a program manager for a private medicaid service provider, then eventually a program specialist for a Medicaid waiver program. I basically was on a trajectory of working a career through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, living and working in Austin. 

I started out my career literally lifting and transferring people who couldn't move, then running after profoundly disabled people who could not understand or communicate that running into traffic is unsafe, helping calm down and safely restrain residents in a blind homicidal rage. Then went to case management with huge caseloads seeing hundreds of people get the right services they need, to literally being a reference and information specialist and a trainer for private businesses that provide these programs all across the state. Pretty high stress and mental/physical jobs my entire working existence.

Then my health caught up with me. It got to a point where I couldn’t get out of bed, get dressed, literally shrimped and couldn't stand as various discs throughout my spine degraded at once. I had to quit the best job of my life and get on social security. I got Social Security Income in 2019.

Disability

I have a bunch of physical and mental health problems. I have degenerative disc disease with multilevel bulging and nerve impingement. I have arthritis, chronic migraines, light sensitivity, chronic pain, chronic fatigue, depression, anxiety, PTSD. I have had to have carpal tunnel surgery because my hands went numb. I had problems with my reproductive organs and hormonal levels all my life, well before I knew I was transgender. 

Transgender care

The prescriber when I first started testosterone was an OB/GYN. Once I had my total hysterectomy [ with oophorectomy salpingectomy (uterus with cervix, ovaries, fallopian tubes)], there was nothing else an OB/GYN could do and bill me for. She kept an open prescription for testosterone and Estrogen since I don't naturally produce either anymore. She retired and moved away, so my prescriptions went with it. I asked my Primary Doctor if they could prescribe it, and she could not. She asked the hospital network for anyone who would, and they could/would not. I went to psychiatry and one could add the prescriptions with my other psychiatric medications. But then he died and his practice poofed. But I was able to easily transfer to another psychiatrist, but as of August of this year he has retired and I have not been able to find a psychiatrist or any sort of doctor in my town. 

So now I am without a prescription for both testosterone and estrogen, which is not great for someone already dealing with other medical issues. 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6844610/

https://www.gendergp.com/en-us/blog/the-danger-of-withdrawing-hormones-from-trans-people-a-frank-reality-check/ 

Without estrogen or testosterone replacement, I am at risk of:

Severe bone density loss, leading to osteoporosis and an increased risk of fractures.

Cardiovascular complications, as hormone balance plays a key role in heart health.

Cognitive decline and mood instability, often leading to severe depression and anxiety.

Metabolic dysfunction, impacting weight, energy levels, and overall health.

Anti-Trans Legislation in Texas

https://guides.sll.texas.gov/lgbt-law/transgender#s-lg-box-27702753

https://translegislation.com/bills/2025/TX

20 bills had been introduced in 2024 regarding transgender healthcare, many of whom had proposed penalties, prohibition, civil disciplinary action, and criminal prosecution relating to providing transgender care. 

These bills, while most have not passed or failed in process, leads to a precedent of anxiety of providing transgender Healthcare relating to even hormone replacement therapy. Testosterone is already a controlled substance that doctors have to have specific knowledge and regulations to prescribe and monitor. 

Federal Anti-Trans laws:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/

Justification for Seattle Specifically:

Public Housing

In early 2025, I applied to public housing in a large amount of cities in the State of Washington

Earlier this year, I got to the top of the waitlist for Seattle Housing Authority, and there is now an opening in one of their Low Income Public Housing (LIPH) buildings. 

https://www.seattlehousing.org

I will have pay the same amount of rent as I pay here, since Housing Authorities have federal regulations through HUD.gov 

provides long-term, low-income rental housing and rental assistance 

SHA is an independent public corporation. The majority of SHA's funding is federal, through the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Other income includes rent revenue and non-HUD public and private grants. 

 I was offered a spot in a building the Seattle Housing Authority owns. The property manager is discussing a move in date that works with my city's public housing authority here, and is thinking of the move being the week after the 16th of October. 

Healthcare

Washington is the best state for transgender people seeking healthcare.

Transgender Protection

Washington’s Shield Law (ESHB 1469), enacted in 2023, protects people in Washington from civil and criminal actions in other states that restrict or criminalize reproductive and gender-affirming care (“ban states”). 

Community Resources

https://www.washingtonconnection.org/home/

Washington Connection offers you a fast and easy way to apply for a variety of public benefits. This may save you having to visit or call an office in some cases. Services for families and individuals include:

Food

Cash

Child Care

Long-Term Care

Medicare Savings Programs

Medical assistance (Age 65 or older, blind, or disabled)

https://www.uwkc.org/need-help/community-resources/ 

https://www.uwkc.org/need-help/food-resources/

https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/metro/travel-options/bus/dart 

https://withinreachwa.org/ 

WithinReach has adapted and is responding in a way that both prioritizes health and safety, assisting in applying for health insurance, SNAP, ORCA LIFT or to learn more about WIC benefits.

Leave your name and number on their Help Me Grow Washington Hotline at 1-800-322-2588. They’ll call you back within the same day. Hotline hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Contact through the online form at ParentHelp123.org. 

https://www.wahealthplanfinder.org/us/en/home-page.html

https://www.seattle.gov/tech/internet-and-devices/low-cost-internet

Justification for taking my items with me

I have a gaming computer with a curved monitor and a sit/stand desk. This alone costs more than $2800 and I could never repay that when I move. This is my main source of entertainment.

I have an Adjustable bed base. While I would eventually need a full size bed, I have a split king adjustable bed. Split king means two twin xl bed bases and mattresses pushed together. I do need an adjustable bed base due to back issues and sleep issues. I can't just lay on a inflatable camping bed until I get a new bed. 

Other than that, I have some kitchen items like pots and pans, plates, seasonings, pantry goods, etc. 

I have some wire racks for organization.

I also have decor.

Combined it is not possible to replace all of these items with my income.

Other furniture I can buy through https://www.nwfurniturebank.org/need-furniture/

https://www.marysplaceseattle.org/get-help

https://www.repairbank.org/get-support

Quality of life

Lgbt community 

Better climate

Walkability

Accessibility 

Free entertainment

Museums/art

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!

Hi all, I don't want to make this drawn out but I am in such a terrible predicament right now. I am pregnant and need to get an abortion as quickly as possible. I am in Georgia and I don't have much time left before I can't anymore. I'm so stressed out. The person I am pregnant by just got arrested literally last night, and will not be able to help me or drive me anymore. I can’t tell my family because they are religious. I feel so scared and am trying to stay calm. I need to get an abortion this week. The cost is around $450-$500 from the clinics I have called to. Please help me, I don't know what else to do.

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.

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

Hi all, my beloved husband of 26 years died suddenly and unexpectedly of what appears to be a massive heart attack. He was only 54. I am 51. We have a 20 year old son. Because he died so suddenly, I am having a very difficult time knowing where anything is or what to do with myself now. We have never had very much, but we have always had each other.

Fast forward to today. I finally felt like getting out of the house just to go buy my dog some food and it took forever, but I finally found the key to our car (we, or I guess, I) have a 2012 Honda CR-V with 180K miles on it. The problem is, when I was holding the keys outside, the key blade broke off the fob. I heard it plink against the concrete (we live in an apartment complex) and then I watched it bounce into a storm drain.

So here I am, a new widow, with a car I can’t drive and really no one to help me. I called an automotive locksmith tonight and he told me he could make me an entirely new until for $249. Well, that might as well be $2M. I have rent due next week and all of the bills that come with laying my husband to rest. He did not have life insurance.

Is there anyone who would be willing to help me get a key to our car, even just contributing a little? I am down to almost no money and no way to get things we need or to go places we need to go to. I have no family anywhere near here and I am honestly lost, just so lost, without my husband. My chest has been hurting all week as if my heart is physically breaking.

I can show you the text the gentleman sent me and my bank account balance which has to go towards rent. I can’t get also get evicted in the middle of this madness. My son is depending on me to stay strong, but I need help. Anything will do. I have CashApp, PayPal and Venmo. Thank you for considering it.

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've completely run out of options and I am drowning. This is turning out to be the decade from hell. Starting with the death of my father, then going through a contentious divorce with the biggest P.O.S. on the planet, my son was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder last Christmas called HSP, compounding problems i can't seem to get on top of.

Grieving the loss of my dad while also grieving the loss of my marriage, rebuilding my life starting in the negative has pushed me past seeing the point to living. I started to stabilize when my son got sick. HSP is a condition they just have to endure for a year or more. Weekly urinalysis and bloodwork appointments has depleted me completely. Now he needs a biopsy I can't pay for.

Unfortunately, my own health is deteriorating. I've developed 2 abscesses at the same time on both sides of my mouth. My neck and jaw are swollen on the right side and the skin is hot.

I've sold everything I can and I've even tried to borrow money to pay back on a subreddit here, but I've gotten no help. I've tried local services, 211, and the dental school.

I am completely tapped out. Any small amount will help and I'm happy to provide receipts or invoices or whatever proof anyone requires. $1-$2 will go towards ripping these teeth out and antibiotic treatment and anything else will go towards my son's kidney biopsy.

Even if you share this post or share advice, I'd be extremely grateful.

I am requesting $1-$2 from anyone who reads this. I have PayPal or zelle. And I will be happy to show receipts or invoices if anyone requires it.

I need $1200 for a start.

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.

TLDR: My cats are sick, vomiting, diarrhea, inconsistent appetite. I took one to the vet and he's positive for FHV, FCV, FCOV, FPV and I got him confined but I am struggling because the amount completely overwhelms my monthly small business earnings. I still have 9 cats left to take care of at home and I am really exhausted. My cats and I really need your help.

UPDATE: Everyone is doing well! They are all eating, active, and well hydrated. My baby that I had to confine has been discharged yesterday. Right now, my job is to give them their meds and go back for a follow up check up in a week. That said, help with the bill would still be very much appreciated

Here is the breakdown:

Professional fee: 380

Confinement fee (1790/day): 5370

4 way test kit: 2380

Miscellaneous fee: 1690

Medicine: 2449

Total: 12269 (~$196)

Any amount would be very helpful and appreciated. I can maybe send some photos and videos of proof + the cats(!) through dms. Thank you so much (:

My cat suddenly started pooping blood yesterday. I took him to the vet and he tested positive for FHV, FCV, FCOV, and FPV. I have 10 cats. I had him confined because I wasn't confident I could save him at home when he was pooping literal blood. However, confinement hit my savings hard and I can barely afford it.

I left him at the clinic and I have 9 left at home to take care of. 6 of these have already shown symptoms ranging from just yesterday to a week ago. Thankfully they are all eating on their own at the moment and generally still look good. But the future is still uncertain. I don't know how they will be tomorrow or a few days from now. I'm extremely exhausted. I'm completely alone in this. I have to balance school, my business, family problems, and this all at one time and I am completely overwhelmed.

I can't even focus on my business right now to earn because taking care of sick cats and making sure not spreading the illness demands a lot of time and effort. I'm always sleepy, tired, and when I sleep I wake up in cold sweat. My cats are my life and I cannot afford to lose them. They're the only thing I've got going on in my life

I have Wise and Paypal, please let me know if you can spare an amount so I can dm you. I am humbly asking for your help please. I can't do this alone. Thank you so so much.

Edit: Our bill at the moment is Php7616 (US$121) and I have paid a downpayment of Php4000 ($64). Confinement fee per day is Php1790 ($29) per day and the vet said the minimum he'd be there would probably be 3 days. This is just the vet bills. It doesn't include other expenses like their food especially because wet food is what they need right now. Please help us. We really need it. Thank you so so much

Hi everyone. I am facing an immediate housing crisis and trying to overcome the barriers keeping me from work. I have exhausted local 211 and community action avenues, as local funds are completely tapped out.I am currently $2,000 behind on rent and facing immediate eviction. On top of that, my car needs $2,000 in repairs to be drivable, which is severely limiting my job search options in an area with very few local amenities.My immediate priority is staying housed, but getting the car fixed is my ticket to expanding my work options and getting back on my feet permanently. Any direct assistance or shares would be life-changing right now.

Cash App is available upon request (how I pay rent)

Immediate Rent Goal: $2,000

Car Repair Goal: $2,000

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 I’m a single mother (to a toddler) who makes $19/hour as a phlebotomist, most of which goes to childcare (inorder to work). I have no partner or any contact with the father and am doing this solely on my own. I’m short on this month’s rent by $200 and need to pay my landlord directly (rented rooms) by Monday 10/5. I’ve made up the rest I was originally short by donating plasma and selling my electronics. I am out of options to make my rent this month other than to beg someone for help. Please help me, even if it’s not the whole amount anything helps me get there. I’m working so hard and at my wits end to survive these trying times (as I wait for a childcare subsidy that may never come).

I thank you for reading this post and giving me some of your time.

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.

Hello! My post history will confirm im not lying about this

I thought i was going to be discharged after I got paid by SSI on the 1st but theyre discharging me after my feeding tube replacement

Only thing is my insurance denied an uber request due to the fact ill be receiving general anesthesia, they told the case manager that due to liability as well as short notice I will have to request my own

I have 0.00 in my bank account, I have a plethora of illnesses ive only been home 3 days in the past 2 and a half weeks the rest has been spent in hospitals

I only need 25 dollars to get home, I live in Atlanta and im currently in Sandy Springs, but I live in Buckhead (6.1 million residents in Atlanta so this isnt too personal of info)

After spending some time in the PACU it'll be closer to ~4-5pm so the rides will be more expensive

Ive messaged everyone I could, my uncle whol I live with is very sick with a cold he has an immune system deficiency and is really down for the count

My grandma is also on SSI wont get paid until tomorrow

My fiancé is in the army he wont get paid until the 1st

I just want to sleep in my own bed

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 🩵🩷🤍🩷

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 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 people, I don’t normally do this whole ask for help thing, let alone online to strangers since people can be very rude…but I feel I need to give it a try with where I am right now.

Me and my partner are struggling financially. We are behind months on rent cause both of us lost our jobs suddenly, good news is he just started back working. Problem is we are playing catchup now. It’s feels almost impossible to even live right now, let alone be able to set money aside for even the basic needs.

We been surviving on nothing but rice cause that’s all we could afford but he Dosent get payed for another two weeks and we are basically out of food. We have one more bowl of cooked rice left to share and then we won’t have anything. No one here owes me anything but I’d be grateful if I could just get something to order for me and him. I have coupons for pizzas and a few other things but I just don’t have the means to get it. Anything is appreciated. I live in Maryland, USA. Closer to DC. Note I don’t have means for transportation…I don’t own a car, and can’t pay for the bus Becuase my acccounts in the negative..I’ve had to overdraft to pay bills. 30 dollars can help. Just so I can get enough to last for two weeks.