Sadly, the tale from our Applicant of the Day is told far, far too often:
My husband was a nuclear welder for the Navy. He was exposed to radiation twice and both times the accidents were covered up and not reported. As a result, when he got pancreatic cancer and ultimately died, the VA system denied all claims for financial assistance.
We had both worked hard, built a business and a home for family and in just 8 months, we lost everything. I took care of him best I could, selling off everything without a second thought, just to keep a roof over our heads and get his medications and so on. Now, two years later, my son (16) and I are going it alone, working hard to get him a good education so he can have a better life.
Recently, someone stole all four wheels off my car and left us with no transportation. I have an opportunity, finally, to get back to work and now, no way to get there. If we lived anywhere near the buses, I would make it but we live in a very rural area where rent is more affordable and depend on the school bus for my son but no other means of transportation is available.
You can help this resilient single mother get back on the road and back on her feet.
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