Ahoy! I’m a single mom who was industrially disabled 4 years ago. Last year I spent the bulk of the year self representing a PTSD case of my trauma against a lawyer while under foreclosure in desperation. I find myself looking at the same circumstances with no where to fight my disability back from. I would’ve had fully vested CalPERS disability but after being terminated from an accommodation meeting by my injuring employer, they guided me through cashing out my retirement while I was psychologically disabled and without income.
I look for work constantly, volunteer in the places I receive food donation, and use creator and affiliate rewards to get paid for everytime I buy groceries. I sold all my jewelry a few weeks back to buy my children back to school clothes and supplies. My three degrees are now just a source of economic dissolution and stress. And I carry the weight of a second mortgage taken out while I was becoming disabled.
We have a family home we always stand to lose if I don’t find work, pets we couldn’t afford to say goodbye to (though this tragic story involves already losing 3 chinchillas and a bunny 💔), and I know everyone is struggling but I woke up this morning after a tough day cost me potential income to an overdrafted account. Again. $2 or $3 from a cluster of my followers and friends would make a difference to a family that just keeps pushing through no matter what.
God bless you for reading and sharing 🖤 I just celebrated two years without a drink through tears knowing I have nothing for my daughter’s upcoming birthday because I fight the hardest fight to keep the lights on and the fridge filled while the bills fall behind 🙏
