Archive for the ‘Support Stories’ Category
An elderly patient lives in a very old downtown hotel that has no air conditioning. The patient suffers from COPD, a progressive lung disease that affects the airways in his lungs. His COPD disease makes breathing more difficult and significantly reduces his ability to do activities. He finds himself spending more and more time in […]
A patient’ husband whose job has been an on the road truck driver must now quit his job to care for his wife as her illness has progressed rapidly. They had their savings and knew after that, their only source of income was the wife’ social security check and SSI money. The monthly bills […]
A patient’s wife is dependent on her ailing husbands’ income and she had been his primary caregiver through his long illness. Upon his passing the wife is very much aware that her life has changed drastically and she must move on to the next chapter in her life without him. She is focused on getting […]
A patient’s family knows exactly what will help bring their loved one some joy and comfort in their challenging time – with the assistance of their social worker their special need request was for a comfort doll. (more…)
A husband’s wife who is his primary caregiver has multiple health challenges and physical limitations that she must also contend with in addition to providing assistance to her ailing husband. The wife was dependent financially on her husband’s income. After her husbands’ passing the wife filed for disability and was initially denied. (more…)
One too many unseasonal cold snaps in the weather cause a patient and his daughter to use more electricity than usual to help keep them warm. Their utility bill is almost twice as much. The daughter works hard in the hospitality industry and is the only working adult in the home. (more…)
A patient’s young wife must quit her job to take care of her husband fulltime during his illness. Already in financial straits and surviving initially on the patients’ social security check, upon the death of the patient the family lost that source of income. (more…)
A patient’s husband is unable to work as he must stay home to take care of his terminally ill wife. The social worker advises this family’s finances have been stressed beyond the maximum and are now in danger of losing their phone service and some utilities are getting ready to be turned down as well. (more…)
A patient’s wife knows that it is time to schedule a leave of absence from work so she can stay home to help take care of her husband whose health is progressively failing. She wants to do all she can to bring him some comfort. (more…)
A patient’s health condition requires him to use his home heating and home oxygen service more than he had used before causing a spike in his utility bill. It quickly became difficult to manage financially and keep his bills current. (more…)
A young couple’s second child is born with a life limiting terminal illness. Dad is the only source of financial income and mom is the primary caregiver at home for both children. They have very little family and community resources available to them.
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A wife who was a long time caregiver to her husband who just recently passed away from his terminal illness found herself with his passing with no job, no income, and bills to pay. She was able to receive some support from family and other community resources but her rent was still unpaid.
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A family finds themselves facing an eviction notice. The patient is now on oxygen 24 hours a day and understandably so, in need of stabilized living. This is a family of three with one working family member. They needed to find a new place to live within their budget. They were able to […]
A local hospice program was faced with the challenge of raising funds to assist one of their families under their care with their monthly utility bills. As if divine intervention stepped in, The Foundation happened to reach out to the hospice directly and issued a lump sum grant.
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A young mom has dealt with and battled her COPD disease conditions for several years of her life. The need for medical and electrical supplies overtime has increased the family bills significantly while the income to the home has not kept up with their cost of living. With young school age children in the home […]
A 62 year-old patient complains daily of uncomfortable and sleepless nights due to his deteriorating health. Find out how the Foundation helped this gentleman feel at peace.
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A patient and her spouse find that they are experiencing difficulties with monthly expenses. Find out what the Foundation was able to do to help.
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A 75-year-old patient’s son had to quit his job to better assist with his mother’s fulltime care. Find out how the Foundation was able to help this family with living expenses.
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