It is incredibly hard for me to ask for help, but my wife and I are at a point where we have to put our pride aside and hope for the best.

Right now, we are underwater and struggling to keep things afloat. Between my wife’s needs (she is autistic and diabetic) and my own (AuDHD), managing everything has become overwhelming. Basic costs and essential medicines keep rising, and our expenses are stacking up faster than we can keep up.

On top of that, we have faced immense heartbreak that took a massive toll on us financially. We lost our beloved dog last year, and earlier this year, we tragically lost two of our cats. The emergency vet bills and final care costs for our pets were incredibly expensive and completely drained what little we had left.

To make matters worse, our cars are completely falling apart—we’ve literally had to replace 6 tires between them in the last 6 months. Because of this, we are about to lose one of our vehicles. This is going to hit our income hard: I work doing Spark deliveries, and without two cars, I will lose hours because I need to make sure my wife gets safely to and from her job at the library.

In past times of extreme stress, we made the mistake of opening credit cards due to family and social pressures. Those are now maxed out, and though we have gotten them onto payment plans and consolidations, the monthly bills are burying us.

We already utilize local food banks and have some wonderful support for basic items, so we are doing everything we can on that front. But the flat-out dollar amounts for bills and emergencies are stacking up week after week.

We have been without our needed medications for over a month and this is making day-to-day living a struggle to keep going.

If you are able to help at all, absolutely anything means the world to us. Even if you can’t donate, sharing this post helps more than you know. Thank you for reading and for caring.