My Andy was in a bad car accident~ (page 3)

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My thoughts are with you, Andy, and your grandchildren, FHN. (((((HUGS)))))) to you all.

GG/BG

MsMcDucket

FHN so sorry to hear of your situation. Does your employer have "Employee Assistant Plan" benefits? You'd be suprised what they can do.

We are union. I was given the union number to see what resources they might know of. I am not sure what they can do. I know the store paid for the boys' xmas and I didn't even know they knew of my situation. I'm not sure how they found out I was raising them, but they gave me a gift card to shop for them. I was very grateful for the help and the boys were delighted with Santa's bounty.

Vernon Williams

Greetings. I just, recently, came aboard. My wife and I have had her great nephew for three and a half years. Levi is five...will be six in Oct. He has "RAD." Due to taking care of him, we are financially whipped. Week to week. He is full time. So, empathy from SW MO.

Sister, all I can do is keep you in prayer. One thing I have noticed about this board: if you read it regularly, you will be "holding up" a lot of names....to quote some of my Pentacostal buddies...

Take care,

V

Madame Quixote

FHN - I am so sorry to hear of this. If you have been active in your local church, they may have a fund set up to help people in such situations, even if it is temporary.

I feel terrible for all involved! I hope your family is not broken apart because of this. Your grandkids should be allowed to stay together if it's helping them to be healthy and happy.

Seek all the financial aid and assistance you can find. There is federally-funded childcare available. I know daycare isn't always the option we might have chosen, but sometimes it's what's there and if it keeps the family intact, it might be okay, especially if you don't have supportive family to help out.

I'm very sorry. I wish I knew a way to help you. I feel very bad for you all! healing and hope to you and especially to Andy!

Madame Quixote

Before you find yourself in desperate straits, please set up a Pay Pal account and some of us here will help you if you find emergencies or that your family is threatened with breaking up over this.

Hopefully, you will be able to get some kind of support and help from the gov, but my observation and experience with that sort of thing, shows govt assistance can be greatly lacking.

Please let us know if we can help you in any way financially. I know it's a bit naive of me to say that on a public forum, but I feel your posts and this post are sincere and feel very bad for your situation. If we can help, even a little, i'm sure there are those here who would - in a heart beat!

FlyingHighNow

Thank you, everyone, for your supportive and kind words. I am exhausted and cannot reply to each of you, but know I have read each reply and hold them very dear and comforting. I am trying to answer each of the PMs you have sent. I think I will finally hit the comfy, empty bed. The boys are spending the night with a young mother from my church. She has six various kids, but still steps in when she can to help with the boys. I forgot to send a pull up for the youngest, I hope he doesn't wet the bed.

Tomorrow will be a long day. I will go to church 20 miles from here, pick up the boys, feed them lunch, take them back to Katies, so I can visit Andy 20 miles the opposite way, pick up the boys at 4:30 to take them to a sitter where they will spend the night while I work to midnight. Then I will pick them up Monday morning to take them to school and then head out to my own doctor's appointment. I think the eleven year old has a trauma counselor's appointment that afternoon, 20 miles away and my doctor's is 20 miles away. Damn, why did gas have to go up to $3.50 a gallon?

I'll try to log on tomorrow sometime. If I can't, you'll know why. Again, hugs to everyone and please do pray and send positive waves and vibes for those who don't pray.

FlyingHighNow

Please let us know if we can help you in any way financially. I know it's a bit naive of me to say that on a public forum, but I feel your posts and this post are sincere and feel very bad for your situation. If we can help, even a little, i'm sure there are those here who would - in a heart beat!

I answered your PM about this idea.

FlyingHighNow

Andy took the boys trick or treating last Halloween. Mickey pooped out. Julian and Andy went back out.

ringo5

I'm sorry you and your family are going through this right now, and I'm sure all of us here wish we could do more.

One thing I'd suggest is asking your employer for a more regular schedule, even temporarily, one that would be more conducive in finding daycare. Also, I second that suggestion in contacting your union for any help they can provide, many at least offer counselling.

Hopefully you won't have to make any big decisions, but if you do, try and wait until your more grounded emotionally.

(((((FHN)))))

My Andy was in a bad car accident~

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