I never thought I would be writing this diary, and I am simply because I am desperate. I live with my fifty year old daughter disabled daughter, and her husband, fifty-five, an over the road trucker. I get $735.00 a month retirement and my daughter's husband used to make a pretty good living. At Christmas time my daughter's employee embezzled five thousand dollars from us and before we could catch up the transmission and clutch had to be replaced on the truck, to the tune of eight thousand five hundred dollars. He was out of work amost two months getting it fixed and was hardly on the road again before another part of the truck went out which we can't afford to replace. We have pawned the big truck for grocery money. My so-in-law got a job driving a dump truck and has had to miss many days due to rain and storms here in
Georgia and we are in terrible finincal trouble. I have custody of my nine year old grandson, Josh, by another daughter, and my daughter and her husband are in the process of adopting a sixteen year old foster child.
We've been trying to hold on and are now at our wits' end. If we don't pay $428.00 on the electric bill by Friday, they will cut it off. Likewise, if we don't pay $115.00 water bill on Tuesday, our water will be cut off. I have no money for school supplies, which starts August 3rd. Josh wants to play summer baseball and I have no money for cleats. I know that isn't a necessity, but he was a child abused and starved by his mother before I got him last year, and I hate to tell him we don't have thirty dollars for cleats. We have thirty dollars for food and that's all the money we have.
So that's why I am writing this diary pleading for help. I can keep track of what people send and pay each and everyone of you back, a little at a time. I have a pay pal account that I have used to send money to Kossacks in need. It's under my name of kathryn vogelsang. Rachel is my middle name and isn't on my account. I would be deeply beholden to anyone who could help us out in any way. And thank you just for reading this diary. I could use prayers and positive energy as much as anything.
Nurse Kelley Sez: There's been a lot of "who do you trust" conversation lately, especially regarding fundraising diaries. Everyone has to answer that question for him/herself, but I'll share my guideline: I don't write or endorse a fundraiser if I don't know the person, know a little bit about their circumstances, and have enough history with them to put my integrity on the line with theirs.
I know racheltracks that well. She writes frequently for KosAbility, IGTNT, and Tree Climbers. We've been email buddies for a long time, we share a lot of the same friends, and I know Kossacks who have met her. I also know she's one of the most generous people on this site. (Don't take that part out, Rachel Darlin!) I trust racheltracks, and I endore this diary.
4:42 PM PT: My paypal address is racheltracks@aol.com. Thanks for anything.