David M. Needs Your Help To Buy Medications, Pay for Utilities and Food

Please help this man who needs his medications. Due to change on healthcare laws, he is suffering... Here is his story:

"I am 49 years old and live on $710 a month in SSI--I became ill before I had paid the “full amount” into Social Security and so cannot collect Social Security Disability. I’ve managed to live on it for some time--sparsely, but adequately. I take pride in being able to live on so little--have no debts or outstanding bills. Due to recent changes in healthcare laws, however, I have lost the portion of my medical coverage which covers the cost of prescription drugs. My medications, which keep my chronic condition partially in check, cost nearly $600 per month (one of them, Lamictal, is $7.68 per pill!). Since January I have had to pay for them in cash or make other arrangements. Until now, I have been able to get my medications through patient assistance programs, samples provided by my doctors, and discounts offered by a very helpful pharmacy. I also received one month’s supply of medication through an area hospital’s “patient emergency fund”, which was a one-time only program. But I have now exhausted all of the resources available in my rural area. Until January of next year, when “Obamacare” begins to take effect, I must find a way to pay for my medications (even then, I do not know if prescription medication coverage will come back into effect). So right now I can buy my medications--or buy food. I can buy my medications--or pay my rent. I can buy my medications--and perhaps have enough left over to pay the utility bills. My needs are small. I live in a one-bedroom apartment, neither drink nor smoke nor use illicit drugs. I rely on friends for transportation--no bus or public transit here. It has always been difficult for me to ask for help, even from friends. Just asking for a ride seems like a major imposition to me and here I am about to ask for money from strangers. Forgive me--I feel that I have no other choice. I have said that my medications cost $600 per month. I believe that if I can come up with $500 per month I should be able to make it as I hope to be able to get a few samples and discounts in the coming year. Right now, however, I have nothing. Just a terrible looming expense on May 1st. Any help at all will be appreciated beyond words. You will be helping me to stay healthy. May God bless you for that.

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Disabled Needs Donations

Please find a way to help this gentleman. Here is the story:

"Hello everyone. I am 55 years old and have worked all my life until I developed an illness which after ten years and failure to diagnose has left me on Disability for the remainder of my life.

Ten years ago I was walking as I did each day after a long day in the restaurant where I worked. I began to have pain in my feet and really did not think much about it until it became worse day after day. I began seeing different Doctor's who performed nerve testing and multiple scans. I had cortisone injections to start which had little effect. Slowly the nerve pain climbed up both legs and into my right arm followed by the left arm. The pain was incredible and more and more testing was done by multiple doctors including teaching Doctors at UPMC and other places. I was placed on Duragesic Pain Patches, Percocet and Methadone as the pain became worse. A spinal stimulator was implanted as a last resort but was removed as it failed to curb the pain. I was forced to quit working and apply for Social Security Disability. During this time I had bills, including housing that everyone has. I continued to pay for everything by cashing in all my savings and all of my retirement funds. While waiting over a year for a decision hospital bills also began to pile up. Slowly I began losing the battle of the bills. One can only hold out for so long. Finally the Permanent Disability was awarded and I began receiving approximately $1200 per month. This amount was not much and so I had to decide what to pay and what not to pay. I also had to have several out-patient operations for which I had no insurance. Medicare does not activate for two years when disability is awarded even though the government agrees that you are and will be disabled for life. During the two years the bills just increased over and over. My home had to be sold as I could no longer make the mortgage payments. For temporary shelter I live with a sister in her home and at times I live in a home she rents when it is not rented but none of this is permanent.

After two years I was awarded Medicare which I do pay a premium for and also pay a 20% deductible on everything that it covers and it does not cover everything. My most recent one day operation was billed at over 84000.00 dollars to remove a Kidney Stone that was not related to my other illness. 20% of the remaining bill is payable by me. I make payments as I can but frankly I am broke.

Currently no cures are foreseen as the pain source is unknown and labeled as idiopathic in nature. Along with large doses of methadone I also must take percocet and also blood pressure medications. Of course my medications must come first in my expenses.

I am pleading for your help. A small piece of land will be given to me and I have found some Amish who are willing to build me a one person cabin type building on the land. The will do the work at their cost but it must be done while they are not busy which is winter and that is now. Completed the work and home will be approximately $40,000. No home can be purchased at such a low price. I'm asking that everyone who can make a donation please do so that I may again gain some independence and have a place that I can call home. If you can give a dollar or twenty dollars, anything is appreciated and will help me achieve my life again. I feel shameful having to ask anyone for money but I'm at the end of my rope. I must have a place to live as what I have now is temporary.

If you have a heart and if you believe that good things will come back to you in life when you do good things then please do this good thing for me. I am begging you for a couple of bucks and you can help me live the rest of my life.

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PayPal Donations Needed to Pay Bills

"My name is Gary Griffin , first of all I wanted to say I think your site is awsome !, now down to the nitty gritty , im a 32 year old man that used to be a very hard worker in the job force, in 2010 I became very ill and had to stop working , i tried to get social security dissability and have been denied 2 times and now am having to wait for a hearing infront of a judge, they keep giving me some excuse that my age and ability to get retrained for other work is the reason for denile. I have congestive heart failure, enlarged heart, and an irregular heartbeat requiring a defibulator implant in my chest , and now have type 2 diabeties on top of that, with my medical problems I can no longer work, just living around my house seems like a full time job now. I have exausted all available unemployment insurance. and now have no way to pay my bills and support my family, bills are piling up and ill be lucky to pay rent, ( having to borrow from my brother) . I am lost and dont know what to do , i cant get a job but need money to live on untill i go to court for ssd. do you have any suggestions for me? I could really use some free money right now! sorry for the sob story but I am going mental trying to figure this out ! I already get food asistance but food stamps dont pay the bills lol. I really need help , thanks for listening needed to get this off my chest .

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