Hello, I am a middle aged mother with three of the most precious boys you will ever meet. Unfortunately, my boys all have special needs (ADHD-Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and severe learning disabilities). Between my three boys, they also suffer from severe asthma, allergies, migraine headaches, anxiety disorder and panic attacks. I myself am in my late 30's and just over eight years ago I had heart surgery. I am not in the best of health, but I do manage to keep a full-time job. I have been employed full-time at the same job for almost eight years now. My boys' father left me when I was just three months pregnant with my youngest son. My ex became abusive and highly involved with drugs and alcohol. He has not seen his kids in almost ten years and I believe that he does not care to.
Thankfully, I met a wonderful man and we have been together for many years. Although we get along quite well, the amount of stress in our lives is unsurpassable. Being in ill health and raising three special needs children is a challenge on its own, but having next to no food on the table, no money to pay for bills or utilities, and no money for much needed medications, day to day living has become a huge burden on my family.
My husband has been looking for work for as long as I can remember. When he is lucky enough to get an occassional job, it usually doesn't last because he has to take off extra time to deal with our children's issues (medical appointments, counselling, psychologist appointments, etc.). The list goes on and on.
My husband started his own lawn and garden care business about a year ago. Some days he has a few clients, but most days his schedule is empty. We are struggling to make the truck payments just to keep my husband working, but we are having extreme difficulties. We can't make ends meet as it is, and we are barely managing to put food in our cupboards. We can't even send the kids to the dentist as we can't afford the cost and we barely scrape together enough money to cover the cost of the necessary medications.
At this point in our lives we aren't even making it paycheck to paycheck. Most days we have next to nothing in our cupboards and all of our bills are up for disconnection. We are nice, honest, decent people and we are trying as much as we know how to give our precious angels the life they deserve. I already know that my children have missed out on so much and I know that I will never be able to give that back to them, but I hope that I can give them a little more happiness in their lives if I can just spread my story.
I know that there are others out there who are in desperate situations also, and if I could, I would love to help every one of them. No one should ever have to go to bed hungry or miss out on some of the beautiful things the world has to offer. As much as I believe that the world is a beautiful place, there are days (most of them) that I feel like my family and myself were never meant to be a part of it. It absolutely breaks my heart. I don't want my children growing up with the same negative feelings that I have come to live with. I too dream of having a house one day, maybe a nice little car and a couple of animals. I guess there are lots of dreams that I have, but at this point in my life, I would love if just one of them would come true. I know in my heart that I have worked extremely hard in my life, but yet, due to unforeseen circumstances, I don't seem to be getting anywhere.
I am hoping and praying that just one kind individual, who has the means to help my family, will find it in their hearts to contact me. If you are the person I am looking for, please, please...contact me
onedesperatemom@yahoo.ca
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