We alert you today to a 71-year-old man who is battling throat cancer. He is very frail, and the doctors are trying to help him gain weight through a feeding tube before he undergoes surgery in a few weeks. He draws a social security check but still needs to work to make ends meet each month. The feeding tube and pending surgery have taken away his ability to work. He is current on hi ...
Today we alert you to a single mother of two children (6, 10 months) suffering from two severe illnesses. This Need Alert, like so many, is a mission of mercy that brings together a heart-rending situation and a significant financial need. This single mother's mom was murdered when she was very young. An older woman adopted her and cared for her, but the elderly adoptive mother passed ...
We alert you today to a woman facing a second major surgery in less than a year. Last spring she was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a mastectomy in April. Unexpected costs associated with her surgery, combined with the loss of work hours during her recovery, put a substantial strain on her finances, and she got behind on her bills.
She was recently diagnosed with a pituitary ...
We alert you to a mother of three young children who is going through an unwanted divorce. She and her husband have been separated since April of last year. The husband supported the family as a truck driver, and the mother did not work, staying home to care for the children. Last month the husband abruptly stopped paying the household bills.
While discussing this situation with he ...
Today we alert you to a mother of three (10,8,6) who has been abandoned by her husband. The family moved from California to Tennessee last year in search of a better life. On December 31st, the husband dropped off his wife for her waitress shift like any other day. Several hours later while she was still at work, he blindsided her with a text that said he was returning to California. ...
Today, we alert you to a widow who was involved in a car accident which resulted in six broken bones in her right foot, requiring surgery. She also broke two bones in her left arm. Her job demands that she is physically mobile, and because she is a contract worker, she has no disability benefits. She also cares for her 27-year-old daughter with special needs. Her monthly bills are rel ...