07/27/2024
Sending out a prayer request...ππΌ
A few people have reached out and asked why I haven't posted on social media for months, and inquired if I was okay, so I decided to share this.
Over the last 7 months, I have lost all of my client income due to AI and budget cuts in the copywriting world. I have been unable to make my rent or bills for months now, and I am in insurmountable debt.
Simultaneously, I was diagnosed with my 10th genetic malignant melanoma. I have been under the knife battling this deadly skin cancer for the last 30 years.
I have undergone over 50 biopsies, over a dozen surgeries, lymph node removal, radiation, been on crutches, and lost the use of and feeling in my arms and legs multiple times. I had one surgery that took an entire year to heal.
This current cancer was just 2 cm away from being very serious. If I was going to have to be hospitalized for an elaborate procedure involving the removal of lymph nodes that could potentially cause face deformation, I was going to just ride out the rest of my time here on earth (estimated 5 years).
Thankfully, I came just within the margins, and it was determined that I could have plastic surgery on my face. My mom is flying into Las Vegas next week to help me through my surgery on August 1 and the recovery process.
I've networked and applied for jobs on LinkedIn and Indeed every week of my life since December, and it has gotten me nowhere. I am looking at disability benefits, debt consolidation, and everything else under the sun.
I hate feeling like a charity case, but a friend of mine in Atlanta has offered to post a Go Fund Me to help me get my feet back on the ground.
After 6 layoffs from full-time jobs, countless contracts ending, and now losing all of my clients, I am really at a loss. I am 48 years old, single, in debt, and have no retirement plan whatsoever. This is definitely rock bottom and the lowest point of my life.
The deaths of George Ott and Jen Theiss (my two soulmates in this lifetime), coupled with all of the above, have broken my joy and spirit, and I've been praying to God for peace for years.
Thank you for your continued thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. π«Ά