Lend a helping hand

[robbat2]

Consider this:

• You are diagnosed with breast cancer. Your insurance covers many, but not all, of the resulting expenses.
• After being mistakenly told you are in premature menopause, you find that what you thought was a new tumor is in fact a seven-month-old pregnancy. You're not prepared for the expense of a baby after just fighting your cancer to a standstill.
• Meanwhile, you and your husband lose your jobs, running up yet more debt before you can find new jobs.
• Your cancer returns.
• And in the middle of this, the bank forecloses on you.

It'd pretty much suck big, spiky rocks through a straw, wouldn't it? If you can spare a few dollars, please go read this post in beckyzoole's journal and send a small donation to otterhill. If enough people send $5, it just might be enough to keep otterhill and the_geoffrey from losing their house on top of everything else that's happened to them.

Thanks to unixronin for pointing this out to me, and having a nice summary. I've contributed from my PayPal account now.

Comments

[mindcrime.livejournal.com]

Auch. I can totally relate to how life gets thrown upside down when cancer comes knocking. When I was diagnosed last November nothing on this planet could have prepared me for the emotional, financial or practical problems I would encounter. As if the illness itself isn't enough to fight.

I'll go make a donation and I'll hope your friend(s) pull through allright.

[robbat2.livejournal.com]

So many close people, so many problems.