I’m concerned about a diary that was posted this morning but has subsequently disappeared. The author was a single mother of a special needs child. If I recall correctly, she said she lived in Pennsylvania. She was dealing with an autoimmune disease and had been laid off sometime in the last year. She clearly felt very alone. She said that she felt “trapped” and “terrified” and that she was having trouble finding support in her community.
The diary was titled “My Unemployment Story” but it is gone now and in its place is a message that reads:
Error!
The error was:
You do not have permission to view this diary.
Hostname: web2.dailykos.com
Time: 2013-12-16T02:54:03
I saw nothing in the diary to indicate that it wasn’t sincere. The brief description of what it feels like to live with an autoimmune disease was all too real to me. I am assuming that the diarist deleted the essay and this troubles me.
If the diarist is still out there, please come back.
Feel free to message me directly if you just want someone to listen.