Stroke

A wish for
financial help

Hi, Im a 38 year old woman who was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2011. I have a wonderful partner and son, and two beautiful step-daughters, a cat called Merlin a dog called Taz, and a Beardy called Kevin. I work very hard, and the last few years just seem to have been a constant struggle.

I met my partner, just over 4 years ago, and we are very, very much in love, I left my sons father after a very rocky 13 year relationship that was strained, and sometimes violent. My son moved with me and my new partner, and things seemed like they were looking up. However, that was not the case. I was made redundant in the May, then my partner was made redundant from the same company 3 months later, so although we were looking for work tirelessly, we were forced to live on benefits for just over a year. Things were difficult but we made it work, and thankfully, my son still worked very hard at school, and came on leaps and bounds.

I finally found another job in 2010, which was a god-send and we plodded along as best we could on my income alone. Then in May of 2011 I found a lump in my left breast, and was diagnosed with a stage 3 Ductal carcinoma on the 23rd May 2011. After all the battles we had been through and managed to overcome this was the biggest one, and I honestly felt like giving up for a while. I realised though that I had to be strong and positive. I took 3 months off work to recover and went back to work in the September, only to find out the same week I was being made redundant again. I just felt as if no matter what I did, there would just be something else to contend with no matter how hard I fought. I then got another job, but I was so unhappy, I cried every night as I was not treated very nicely at all. I am now in employment but just recently the love of my life has suffered a stroke at the tender age of 34.Im feeling very lonely and as the sole earner of the house, my resources are limited. I feel isolated and alone, and have never had to deal with something this severely life changing.

I love my family so very much, and it would be so lovely just to have something good happen to us, we are good people.

Love

Phoe