I had my first child in December. She was born with a heart defect and a hereditary disease. All of our savings went into that. (Good news! The disease ended up being extremely mild and she will very likely never show and symptoms, and the heart defect resolved itself as of June. So she is healthy now. )
In May I was laid off from my job, with no chance to replace any savings. I have been surviving on unemployment Benefits. $466 a week. I applied for and was approved for Utah Medicare.
I got hired at Goldman Sachs and am currently waiting to clear background so I have been given as official start date and I have not signed any offers.
Earlier this week I got sick and my doctor found signs of leukemia. That night I was admitted and it was confirmed. I have acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
The hospitals in Utah are very good about treating you with out ever even looking at your insurance. So I’m not too concerned about paying for the chemo. But I am very worried about paying monthly bills and food for my family.
I had applied for the state run food stamps and financial aid which would be roughly $300 for food a month and I’m not sure how much the financial aid is. I wouldn’t guess more than 300-400 a month. My unemployment is gone since I was admitted to the hospital. One of the requirements is that you have to be able to work 40 hours a week.
I live in Utah, USA, I am married but my wife is a resident not a citizen, and I have a 9month old daughter. I am 35 years old.
I own my home, mortgage is $960 a month, I own my car but we paid it off. I have $5000 in credit card debt.
My wife has somewhere between $2,000-$3,000 in cash at home.
Submitted September 15, 2018 at 10:56AM by Jesta23 https://ift.tt/2MysxsP
