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I am a longtime metastasized cancer (melanoma) survivor/warrior and also have Lupus, Fibromyalgia (comes with Lupus, I guess) and have been very fortunate with things remaining in remission for years, but not without recurring scares (lumps, bumps, suspicious xrays, scans).

I had such a scare this summer while up in Colorado working a work camping job in the Rockies. It was thought melanoma was back in a CT scan. Could not return to Houston (MD Anderson Cancer Center) due to lack of money, so we went on to my husband's next temporary job as Seasonal Work Camper help at their Fernley, NV warehouse.

I finally got into an Oncologist here and thank GOD the PET taken in early Nov. showed that the lymph nodes and enlarged spleen shown in the August CT scan (done for suspicion of blood clots due to swollen leg) were down and showed NO cancer. However, a nodule on my right area thyroid did light up and a FNA (fine needle aspiration) biopsy showed high probability of cancer.

We are heading back to Houston ASAP and awaiting the schedule (likely the 2nd week of January) for surgery. The surgery will dictate what is done next. If it is cancer, I will need follow up treatment and that may require us remaining near Houston. Since we live full time in our travel trailer now (we took work camping jobs to keep afloat after the economy took a downturn for the construction trade. Hubby is a very longtime carpenter.) we need help to pay for a month or two in a Medical Center area RV park in Houston, and for food, fuel and to pay our recurrent bills that amount to just under $1000 per month. We had a potential winter job lined up for when we arrived back in TX (our home state) but now we don't know what will happen and with nobody (hubby or me) working, we will be in dire straits. If we have to stay longterm, he will look for work locally in Houston, but for a month or two, we don't know what to do. Is there any kind of help out there for us? We really need assistance.

 Thanks in advance.

Hi, I've been the in the workforce for 27 years, and got divorced after 18 years. When I moved back to my hometown, the only jobs I could find were temp jobs - which I had without a cease in working for over a year - then got laid off with everyone else.

I received unemployment, while still continuing to look for work, and trying to break into freelance writing on the internet. Today, I found out that ALL california unemployment has been stopped cold - due to Congress refusing to overturn the law that made it that way. I support two people, and I had just turned in my financial aid papers so I could sign up to go to school. My question is, are there any grants that I can get that enable one to go to school and pay bills while they're doing it? thanks!

I am a highly-educated and intelligent woman of 40.  I have been a teacher for the last 14 years and have recently become burdened with debt, the result of an unexpected break of engagement.  Additionally, last year's school schedule changed, as did our paychecks (went from 12 checks per year to 10).  Because of my debt, saving for the summer was nearly impossible.

Though paying my debts down would be ideal, my immediate need is to get through the summer.  I have a little money saved, as well as a summer job, but it isn't going to completely cover the gap (for rent, utilities, groceries; basic living expenses).  I am therefore asking anyone for help totaling approximately $6,000, just to get me through until October,when I will be receiving my first paycheck of the school year.  I welcome any help anyone can provide.  Thank you for reading and hopefully, understanding and helping.

Hi there I am 33 and disabled with a daughter and a husband who has a large amount of medical problems and I am trying to go back to school with an online program becasue i am disabled but the money I get every month isnt enough.I get food assistancve but not much since i make a small income I am punished with very little food help. My bills eat almost every penny i make a month and so there is no extra money to buy food to supplement what the government wont give me. I make 100.00 in foodstamps to feed 3 people for an entire month. This has driven me to get a degree in a career that i think that I might be able to do even with my disability I cannot let my daughter stuggle like this and my entire family hurt like this.  So I have t put all the pain aside,but now i have to figure out how to make it until I can get my degree. I require so much meds that are too expensive not to have insurance so I have to have a position that will provide a good insurance once i graduate. I NEED HELP MAKING THE BILLS AND BUYING FOOD UNTIL I GRADUATE!

Mom in need, want to go back to school but don't see how I can afford living expenses. 1500 in the hole now without a dime due in 3days but what else is there to do?

I'm a machinist.  I was diagnosed at age 37 with Degenerative Arthritis in my spine in 1994 and limitations at the time were "If it hurts, don't do it"..  A few herniated discs, the MRI then looked bad.  I was told then to hold off on surgery for as long as I can.  Today, at 52, I can hardly use my left arm.  The pain is getting worse, I can't sleep at night, and no insurance.  So my career as a machinist has come to an end, at least for the time being I think.  But if I were offered work I would go.  No jobs. I sure could use some help getting funds to finish my degree in some kind of computer related field.  What concerns me the most is living expenses while I seek to change my career.  I have the ball rolling now to go back to school through the state on Tennessee via Human Services Vocational Rehab but have been told already that that department can not help me to pay for housing, or anything else.  I'm single and have not yet recieved food stamps but applied.  Hopefully that will come through soon.  But has anyone here ever been in this type of situation, and If so - where do I go from here?

Pete

I'm a 49 year old Alaskan Native woman who is currently enrolled at Charter College seeking an associates degree in medical assisting that needs help to find scholarships, grants that will include tution and living expenses.  I've just recently found out that I've gotten in really deep because good things have started a snowball effect all at the same time, and I feel like that I'm spread out real thin, and I'm in need of desperate help.  I'm working at repairing my credit as well as trying to attain a degree and I don't want to loose everything that I've been working for because I really want to be successful.  Help!!!!

     hi im a 40 yr old women with grown children.normally i would never do this because it is very embarassing but here goes.i was diagnosed with liver disease 2 yrs ago, i continued to work until one year ago,because i just couldnt take it anymore with the nausea and be tired all the time.i tried to get medicaid,but i was laughed at and told that i had to have  disability. i applied for disability but its been 6 months now and i am penniless. i also need major dental work because bad teeth are bad for the liver.  i also developed a severe anixiety disorder and depression because of my disease. im not asking for handout i will try to pay anyone back who helps. if you have any answers or would like to help please email me at tjc6587@yahoo.com  thank you

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                          hi, my name is tammat this y .I cant beleive that im doing this but i have nowhere

   elese to turn. two years ago i was diagnosed with cirrossis of the liver cause  by    excessive

   aspirin intake and alcohol. I am very tired all the time to the point that i had to stop working.I tried to get medicaid for my medications but i was laughed at since i dont have kids under 18 anymore.i was told i had to file for disability which i did, it has now been 6 monthes with no decision.at thtis point i am penniless anything would help.

               I aam a very nice person. i will help anyone out who needs it.in fact two monthes before i became disabled i loaned a friend 155.00 that was  7 months ago, and she hasnt given me one penny back even though she knows i have no money.if anyone can hep me i will try mu hardest to repay the moeny.i have always worked and this is very hard. right now i have 2.00 in the baank .i love to read and i love animals i am also a veed. my emgetarian becaause i cant eat much protein because of my liver disease,but i love animals so i wouldnt anyway.hoo.com

any hel would be areciated. my email adress is tjc6587@yahoo.com

I am a 30yr single mom of three (8yr, 5yr, & currently pregnant) going to school online full time to earn an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice, to be used to help the fight against child abuse.  I have been able to get a grant and loan to pay for my schooling (books and tuition), food stamps, and medicaid.  But unfortunately it has not left me money for bills and living expenses.  I do not recieve child support or afdc because I have what's called a "Good Cause Case" with the Texas attorney general.  This is because I can not let my ex know where I am at because he had molested my daughter and CPS did nothing about it.  He is still running free and abusing another child.  Naturally I would tell someone to go to work and school at the same time like everyone else, but not everyone has my problems.  I have medical problems that interfer with me doing all three things at once successfully.  I have a kidney disease that has caused me to have short and long term memory loss.  Normally this would not pose a problem but because I am pregnant I can not take my medication for Alheimers, and it has helped a lot.  I don't want to give up on school but I can not get acceptance for any loans or grants due to a voluntary repo 6yrs ago (the transmission went out on my car three months after I bought it and the company gave me the run around about fixing it so I told them to come pick it up and it is now on my credit report).  I am hoping to find someone to help me out by lending me $400 per month.  In return I am willing to sign a legal contract promising to payback the loan 6 months after graduation, just like a school loan.  I will also grant you access to my grades online so you can see the progress.
I am able to give whatever paperwork proof someone would need in regards to my health problems (kidneys disease {FSGS}, heart problems, and memory loss), college attending, and monthly bills.  Please help.  Thank you for your understanding and patience.
You may email me at StephaFo9@aol.com
Sincerely,
Stephanie Ford

I am a college student who used to recieve all the financial aid I need to get through a semester. I no longer do because my parents no longer claim my sister as a dependent. They still cannot afford these expenses any more than I can. I would get even less financial aid if I had a job (which I want but if I got one I would be in the same boat or possibly an even worse boat. I have no car to get to the job anyway.

I tried pawning some of my stuff... most of it they wouldn't take and I only got 15 dollars for my stereo, but I simply do not know what to do... it is also worth mentioning that I cashed in my savings bonds. I am so in over my head.

So I have all of these things I need (books, food, medication, doctor payments, supplies for classes ect) that I cannot afford now. I also owe my grandmother $777 and simply don't know how I will ever return her money. On top of this my laptop (for homework) crashed. I seem to be in a hole I cannot get out of.

It's weird, I need the money for other things but every time I get any money (example - the $15 from pawning my stereo) it goes strait toward the debt I owe my grandmother because I hate owing money to her.

I need a grant in the worst way! Please help me someone!

I have read some of the different problems people are having who are a member of this page and I relate to most of you and hope you all find a way to fix your problems.

Then again I also hope I do... I am so in over my head.

I am not sure the exact amount I need.

With the $777 I owe, I suppose $2000 would get me through the semester $2,500 would be a little better, what with food and medications (I take 3 different ones and it gets costly).

 I am a few days into school and still haven't bought my books because each it adds up to a few hundred. One of the books is over $75! Thats just one class! Wow I didn't know what a blessing that grant money was untill I was faced with this.

Someone tell me what to do? Where can I go to get a grant to cover this? I need it quickly.

I am currently attempting to go to college to study Biology as well as get an apartment to live in while at school as they do not offer dormitory or meal facilities. As such, I will need to provide for myself while incurring the various costs applied with my schooling. Financially, I am not able to adequately do this, and any amount of aid that is available would be put to good use.

I would appreciate any contacts made or information given during this time.

I am a single mom on welfare in CA. I am currently enrolled at a massage school (California Holistic Institute). I need tuition and living expenses for myself and toddler. The amount for tuition is ~ $5,000 for the 200 hour program and the 550 hour massage therapist program (necessary to take the National Certification exam).

I know that women count as a minority, and we are considered "very low income" so maybe that will be helpful?

If anyone knows ANY grant that I could apply for, I would really, really appreciate dropping me a line with that info!

Kind regards,
Miss Carolyn

I am a single 26-year-old female who plans to attend Boston College in the fall of 2006 to get my Master's in Social Work.  I cannot afford to live in Boston and go to BC on loans alone.  It is a very expensive city and school, but I desperately want to study there.  Boston College School of Social Work has one of the best programs in the country, and I know I would get a quality education.  I need money for rent and utilities, subway fare, tuition and books.  I cannot work full-time as the demands of the program do not allow for it.  I want to get good grades, and be able to focus my attention on studying and on doing well in my field work.  This will help me to help others!  I want to work with poor and disadvantaged children, and commit myself to helping those in need.  In order to do that, I need help to pay for the best education that will help me be a great social worker.   

I have always been a hard worker. I always liked the work I did, both the government and my doctor said I would never be able to do the same type of work again. I have done this type of work all my life 30 + yrs. I have no other skills and don't know what I am going to do without help. 

I have a 9 yr. old son living with us and he has never done without before. I need help with these things so it doesn't effect him as much.  If I can get grants for what I need I can also learn a new proffession. and get back some of what I have lost.

I used to think I would never have to worry about a job because CNS's are always in demand. Never dreaming I couldn't do that type of work again.

need info, help and/or both: I am looking for grant money to help pay Bills while I am out of my home state training to become a truck driver. I have no income at this time, and need grant money, so I can go out of state and train in a program that will set me up w/ a trucking company and train me to be a truck driver. I will be set up w/ USA Truck for 1 year and most of my tuition will be paid by them. This is a great training course, but unfortunatley it is not near my home and I must travel from my state of Virginia to Indiana. I will be there 3 weeks and then on the road 4-6 weeks. I go to school in October. I am very tight on money right now, and I am looking for money to pay bills while I am gone. Anything will help. Gas prices are real high and I want to bring my car (drive there) so I can have transportation to and from school while I'm there. Taking your car is recommended. I need any grant information (related to this) you can give me, or any help you can give me at all.