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Mid-Life Couple Needs Help to Recover from Covid.

Goshen, Indiana, United States (US)

Social Worker and Writer in Need of Help

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A warm welcome to all who choose to read our plea!

We are Jason and Linette Chance, a middle-aged couple living in Goshen, Indiana. Jason is a social worker and artist, Linette is a writer with years of experience in customer service. We are sorely in need of help getting through the next three months while we recover from the lingering effects of Covid and its impact on our pre-existing illnesses.

We both have had Covid several times, in spite of our best efforts to avoid it, and it has greatly impacted our health. Jason has asthma, allergies, Crohn’s disease, and arthritis, as well as severe depression and anxiety disorder. Linette suffers from autoimmune hypothyroidism, severe depression and covid has introduced new struggles with anxiety. We were recovering pretty well until January of this year (2024), when we got sick again, and were not able to recover. We had no insurance for the first 6 months that we were ill, and so were not able to get treatment. We have recently been approved for our state medicaid, and are on waiting lists to see specialists, as well as trying all kinds of medications to try to relive the fatigue, brain fog, pain, and other debilitating symptoms. These come with side effects that make it impossible to work, or even clean our home. Many days pass in a fog of fatigue and pain, with little relief as of yet.

We had struggled financially for several years prior to this, as Jason was recovering from an injury that left him bedridden for several years, and we have no resources left to draw on. In the last 8 months of this recent crisis, we have also exhausted local charity funds, and our friends and family have helped as much as they are able to.

We need 3 months of living expense, or about $4000, to avoid eviction, homelessness, and the loss of our only vehicle, which we use to drive for Doordash when we are able.

Meanwhile, we are using our limited energy to pursue new businesses – Jason using his degree in Social Work, and Linette working on a business as a freelance writer.

Your help would mean so much to us, and would help keep us in our home, with our two cats, and would also help us keep our only vehicle, which is in danger of repossession as I type this.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read our story, and for any donation you feel compelled to give.

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  1. dmark44001

    Your story has deeply moved us, and I’m pastor David Mark, a dedicated helper of those in need. As part of our church’s outreach program, we visit cyber begging sites to provide financial support to individuals who require assistance. We allocate 20% of our church’s income every month to this cause. If you’re in need of help, please don’t hesitate to contact me with your full name, current home address, cellphone number, and the amount needed via email. [email protected] or +1 786-632-6715



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