MY SON JAKE HAS CP, HE IS 20 NOW AND I HAVE BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH. HOWEVER I WOULD NOT CHANGE ONE THING. NO MATTER HOW HARD IT WAS. I ACCEPT THAT THIS IS ALL MEANT TO BE. JAKE HAS SUCH A HARD LIFE. HE CANNOT WALK AND HE HAS A VERY HARD TIME GETTING PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND HIM. WHATS MOST AMAZING IS THAT HE SMILES ALL THE TIME. HE IS THE BRIGHTEST, MOST AMAZING PERSON I HAVE EVER KNOWN. I JUST WANT TO HELP MOMS LIKE ME WHO ARE OUT THERE . I KNOW ALOT ABOUT ADAPTING AND OVERCOMING. ME AND JAKE ARE SO HAPPY MOST OF THE TIME BECAUSE WE FIGURED OUT HOW TO COMMUNICATE. THE FUNNY THING IS THINGS JUST KEEP GETTING HARDER FOR US BUT WE ARE HAPPY ANYWAY BECAUSE IF JAKE CAN SMILE IN SPITE OF ALL HE HAS TO DEAL WITH WHO AM I TO COMPLAIN?
MY STORY IS ONE THAT STARTED 20 YEARS AGO WHEN MY SON WAS BORN WITH CP. HE HAS BEEN IN AWHEELCHAIR HIS WHOLE LIFE AND YET IS ONE OF THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE I KNOW. WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER AT LEAST I COULD WORK WHILE HE WAS IN SCHOOL, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS VERY TOUGH AND EXAUSTING. JAKE IS OUT OF SCHOOL NOW AND NEEDS ME 24-7. LAST YEAR MY MOM WENT INTO A COMA FOR 2 DAYS AND NOW SHE IS LIVING WITH ME AND MY SON. SHE IS ON A WALKER AND CAN BARELY MOVE. SHE ALSO NEEDS ME 24-7. 2 MONTHS AGO I LOST THE HOUSE I OWNED FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IM GOING TO DO TO MAINTAIN A HOUSEHOLD FOR MY FAMILY. LUCKY FOR ME I KNEW A LADY WHO HAD A HOUSE SHE LET US MOVE INTO BUT SHE NEEDS TO PAY IT OFF SO WE CAN LIVE HERE. I NEED 60,000 DOLLARS TO BUY THIS HOUSE AND THEN I COULD PAY THE UTILITIES FROM THE MONEY WE GET ON THE FIRST EACH MONTH. PLEASE, PLEASE
HELP!!!!!!!! I WOULD SUPPLY WHATEVER DOCUMENTS YOU WANT TO SEE I WILL GIVE YOU THIS LADYS NUMBER AND NAME. I WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES BUT IF YOU HAVE THE MEANS PLEASE HELP CHANGE A WHOLE FAMILYS LIFE AND GIVE US A HOME WE DONT HAVE TO BE SCARED EVERY MONTH OF LOSING. THANK YOU FOR READING MY STORY AND GOD BLESS
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