*HumbilyAskingForHelp

Hello, my name is Crystal also known as Sunshine. I’m always a happy-go-lucky person despite my diabetes and recent  diagnosis of COPD. I’m always willing to help others even if I don’t have it myself. I always see the good in people no matter what, I love unconditionally and I never judge. My light shines through to other people, but lately I have not been like myself … my world seems to be very sad and dark. My family and I need help tremendously. We are about to become homeless because my landlord is selling my apartment. I am renting a duplex from him and have lived on one side of the duplex for four years and moved to the other side and have been living there for another four years.  He just threw this at me on August 8th 2025 and demands that I find an alternative apartment in six weeks and if I don’t, he is going to take me to court and evict me! We did nothing wrong for this to be happening to us. We have always helped each other out. I took care of the lawn- for no expense to him and no compensation to my family. when something broke, I would fix it out of my generosity. I thought my landlord was a more of a decent person, he says he’s an ethical  person but what he is doing to me and my family it doesn’t seem like he is an ethical person, now it seems he is only looking out for himself and his family.  Meanwhile, he has other properties that are worth a million dollars combined! That is only something that me and my family could only dream of! I feel he is only looking for a payday (money) and we all know money is the route to all evil.  He doesn’t seem to care about any of our feelings, including my children who start school in one week.  I have pleaded and cried with my children in front of him and he has no remorse and further, he served valiantly for our country.  With this economy alone with two minor children (ages 9 and 12 - the formative years!), my husband, my service animals, and my sister and her family, I don’t understand where he thinks I am going to go that fast. About a year and a half ago, my sister and her family became homeless with the same situation. Her landlord sold the house and she and her family had no place to go, so of course me and my family made room and took them in. My neighbor moved out of the other side of the duplex in June 2025-who was a very good friend of mine. So I thought that my landlord was going to rent the other side to my sister and her family, versus selling the house. So now we are two combined families with no place to go. Recently, my husband has been out of work because his boss passed away and at the very same time, my beloved and cherished father passed away. I’ve been researching my options and there really is not any for a woman like me who is working to support two families and have worked all my life. I have reached out to  family members… I’ve reached out to various resources. I’m at my wits end. I don’t know what else  to do. School is going to be starting in one week. My kids birthdays are coming up and I can’t even scrape together enough funds to celebrate their birthday this year. I can’t afford school supplies or school clothes. I do not want to put my children through going to a shelter. we have never been in a situation like this.  When I was 21, My mom‘s life was taken from me suddenly  and unexpectedly. At that  point, I was so lost! I lost everything - my mother, my pets, my stability, and my hope. I bounced around every where until I could get back on my feet and right now I feel exactly the same way. This time I have a family which makes it even harder to get back on your feet in such little time with no help. I feel so lost … my children depend on me and I feel like so helpless that I can’t even do anything for them. i’m reaching out for support to help us with some finances to help us get back on our feet. I would never even think of asking for help if I felt I had an opportunity I feel as though no one is hearing my screams for help. I have tried to be resourceful and have contacted many agencies seeking financial aid and community support.  I have gotten nothing but a run-around from each one I contacted. I am putting myself out of my comfort zone and am pleading for anyone to help me and my family. Thank you for your time and consideration. Please share this post and give my family some hope.