Meet my friend Chet - he's 86 yrs old, and his dog Trajan has cancer. Chet is also a veteran

Chet adopted Trajan earlier this year from North Central Shelter in Los Angeles, but in this short span of time the pup was found to have a tumor in his bladder. Chet called me asking for fundraising help. As he’s very elderly, that is the reason he is not on edit.

Chet and his son, Marion have spent all their savings on stent surgery for Trajan, but can't afford radiation, which he needs desperately. The new estimate is just over 16k - but does not include additional chemo which could be a possibility, as well as end of life care, or additional needs that may arise. I would also like to raise some money towards reimbursing some of Chet’s stent surgery bills.

The current goal is $30,000, with the first goalpost being $7500. Even though I helped them get to Vet Cancer Group, and the radiation quote was a little lower, they may require the $16k payment up front.

Trajan didn’t have pet insurance because it is so expensive for a senior dog like Trajan, but nobody adopts a dog either expecting cancer to happen 6 months later.

This is more than just fundraising for medical; this will probably be the last dog Chet ever has.

Please consider donating to their GoFundMe to give them a little more time together. Thank you.

GoFundMe link for Chet

IG video with Chet (little video I made of them)

(I have also applied for about 4 grants for Chet as well, that give $500-$1500 each, so no stone is being left unturned).

My name is Faith, and I am a quadriplegic from a Spinal Cord Injury. On September 26, my grandmother, who has been my sole caregiver for the last 25 years, passed away. I am now 100% reliant on my caregivers for support, and considering the lack of government assistance my state provides and the level of care I need, it is extremely expensive. 24/7 care would cost $2,800/week, and my meager income isn't enough. I would need to make about $200,000/year to cover caregiving, bills/utilities, and other expenses.

My state does not have assisted living facilities for people with physical disabilities, and my grandmother was my biggest support system. I currently live in the home we shared and have to pay bills/utilities out of pocket until we can sell the house and I can be reimbursed through the estate. This puts an even greater financial burden on me, and we cannot even begin to sell the house until we see the probate judge on December 2 and they give us the green light to move forward.

I know asking for ongoing help to pay for my caregivers is a lot, but it would help me out a lot until I can figure out what I'm going to do. If I can at least make it until we can sell the house and settle my grandmother's estate, I'd be eternally grateful. I've attached screenshots of my September statement just so you can see how much I have to spend. I've also provided a picture of my grandmother and me.

My GoFundMe

So, I'm trying to get my fundraiser set up, and when reviewing the information, under "location" where it shows the zip code then town name as XXXXX - Town, the town it puts is not only over an hour away from me, but that towns zip code is nowhere near the one I entered. What do I need to do?

Hi everyone! This is my rescue kitty, my baby Moon-Pie! He's sick and dealing with some breathing issues and a swollen eye. He's been having symptoms for over two months, and we have been talking with the vet, doing several tests, and trying numerous medications, but we still don't have any answers or results. It has been heartbreaking and stressful to watch my baby go through this while we keep searching for what is wrong and how to help him feel better.

I put the full story in the comments.

TLDR; My baby Moon-pie has been having upper respiratory issues over the past 2 months, and vet costs are stacking up while they run us through more tests and medications. We've already spent $2500, and are being referred to the nearby vet school for oncology and (likely) more expensive treatments since nothing else seems to be giving us answers or helping more than temporarily.

If you are able to help, please consider supporting Moon. Please help my baby get answers. He does not deserve all of these issues, and I just want my healthy Moon-Pie back. Even if you cannot donate, sharing this fundraiser and keeping Moon in your thoughts would mean so much to me. I don't know how much we need, so I put the goal at $1500 right now.

https://gofund.me/28b1d62d0

https://gofund.me/661278eb3

TL;DR - I’m a 30 year old who has been struggling to get a job while I was originally caring for my mother. Now after her passing and getting some family help, I’ve been slapped with a hefty electric bill and all assistance programs have turned me away.

What Happened? Heya Reddit! I’m Michael Jones or just Mike. I’m 30 years old and for most of my life after high school, I spent it caring for my mother while we stayed afloat with her Social Security. When I graduated, my mother’s health started to decline slowly and at first it wasn’t so severe that it bed ridden her but she still had plenty of other health problems that basically sent her into early retirement as she was no longer able to work. On top of this, she and my father were already long divorced so we didn’t receive that much help from him - only when he could swing it after paying for his own bills and new wife.

I attempted to get my life on track by going to a community college, but literally only three months after I began my courses, our home was put up for auction and bought instantly by some impatient buyer who wanted us out as soon as possible. This was due to the passing of both of my grandparents and since they were in a nursing home, the state of Missouri decided to basically rip away our home to pay for the expenses. This led me and mother moving in with my father in his double wide trailer, which wasn’t too cozy in the nine months that followed. On top of this my mother’s car completely died and had to be scrapped, leaving us with just my father’s car that he used to get back and forth to work. With no real way of continuing college due to lack of transport and poor internet out in the sticks, my own life came to a halt.

Fast Forward to years down the line with my mother and I having an apartment and getting housing assistance. My mother’s health became increasingly worse to the point that she became my priority while trying to search for a job that would keep me home while I care for her along with helping out even more around our home. In 2024, we were told that Mom possibly had fibroids and then on December 26th of that same year I lost my father to a trailer fire and with him 20+ beloved rescue dogs also perished. Jump ahead to this year and it turns out that those fibroids were actually uterine cancer, which has now spread to most parts of my mother’s body. With that and the other pile of health issues, mom eventually became bed ridden under my care and the care of hospice before tragically losing her fight against cancer on August 4th - passing away in her sleep.

The Aftermath: With the passing of both of my parents, I’m now left alone with the rest of my family being out of state entirely and have been fighting to stay afloat financially while frantically looking for a job. One of my cousins has been sending me money to help pay for my monthly expenses such as rent, water, internet, and the electric while I recently got onto Food Stamps to pay for food on the table. And now I’m facing a $437 some odd electric bill(Exact amount shown in the photos) due to A. The original bill is $159 and some change, and B. a one time security deposit of $276 being needed after I transferred the service into my name and my lack of work experience. It’s a very thick boy bill for any one person to reasonably handle unless they have good money coming in. Even other family members are struggling to even send anything to help pay it off.

I’ve exhausted pretty much all routes of assistance. Local churches near me have stopped utility assistance, most other programs only cater to Veterans, Disabled, or Seniors(60+), and even today I went to Salvation Army only to be told that their number one policy is that I must have a job as a source of income and show proof of it through pay stubs or a paycheck. However, there has been a light that was illuminated in this darkness because just after I returned home today from my trip to the Salvation Army, I got a call from Target offering me a seasonal job as a Tech Consultant. Orientation is on November 1st, but that also means it’s well after the due date of my electric bill.

So all that said, I am simply asking for donations towards this eye watering electric bill so I don’t have to sit in the dark while waiting to start my brand new job at Target. Anything put towards this will be of great help. Thanks so much for reading through all of this if you did.

Hey Reddit. It’s me.

https://gofund.me/5f6402800

We need help. It’s been a really rough year, and I’m at the end of my rope.

Our family consists of me (u/MerrilyRoundtheBend), my fully disabled brother Matthew (pictured above) of whom I am Guardian and caregiver, my partner George, and my two teenage kids, B and C.

In November last year, B lost hearing in their left ear. We went to Primary Care Physician, got treatment for allergies, did not help. Sent to ENT doc. ENT doc treated for allergies. Did not work. Put in ear tube. Ear tube started leaking clear fluid. Sent to Neuro-ENT. NeuroENT sent them for CT and MRI. Kid’s leaking CSF fluid into their ear due to congenital malformation. Surgery was just set for the end of the month. All medical outside of insurance has come out of my pocket.

Meanwhile, my brother Matthew’s health took a turn for the worse in late July. Breakthrough seizures led to a hospitalization, a nearly fatal stint in rehab facility, another hospitalization while intubated, and then back home to recover with home health. He had another seizure last week that necessitated another 2 day hospital stay (absolute nightmare - I have never, ever, ever been treated so poorly in a hospital. He was treated as an inconvenience at best.)

During all this, C, the youngest, required eye surgery in July. They did great, and costs were split between my ex and I. It was still a huge financial hit.

And then there’s me. I am the only full-time employed person in the house - I work from home as a care coordinator. But in September, my uterus decided it was done with this life. I started bleeding on September 3rd and haven’t stopped (it’s currently October 13th). The bleeding is massive, it has caused my iron and hematocrit to drop to dangerous levels. I’ve had to go on short term disability because I have no energy. I can’t focus. This is complicated by my already existing blood clotting disorder, making most meds extremely dangerous. With that, I am scheduled for a hysterectomy on Friday, 10/16.

When we rented this house we knew it would be temporary, the owners bought it for their folks to live in once they move to the area. That time has come, and we need to be out before 12/1/26.

But my finances are gone. All my savings I had went to all our medical care, our mounting bills, and trying to feed two autistic kiddos plus myself. My partner George has had to quit his job to care for my brother as I am unable to do so due to the extreme continued blood loss.

We need to pay $1400 by the 15th to stay in our house through 10/31. Our landlord has been flexible in letting us pay our rent in halves the past month or two but I have nothing left. Charities in our area are already tapped. APS is involved in our case but they too are stretched thin and can’t get us support by the time we need it.

Our pie-in-the-sky goal is $6,000, to get us moved, pay our rent for half of October and November, and pay down bills.

Whatever you can give would help. A boost? A share? A long-distance happy thought? I’ll take it, at this point.

To those of you who read this whole thing - thank you. Hugs from this ginger to you.

Megan from GoFundMe here 👋 we get quite a few people asking how to share their fundraising link on Instagram, so I wanted to quickly share how to get your GoFundMe link and how to share the link to Instagram while making sure it’s clickable!

Getting your link

1. Log into your GoFundMe account
2. Choose the fundraiser you’d like to share
3. Click the “Share” button
4. Click “Copy link”

Sharing a clickable link on Instagram
Clickable links make it easier for supporters to donate. There are two places you can have a clickable link on Instagram – in your bio and in Stories with a sticker. 

How to add a link to your bio

1. Open Instagram app and choose your profile in the bottom right corner
2. Click ‘Edit profile”
3. Click “Add link”
4. Paste in your GoFundMe link and add a title (Consider matching it to your GoFundMe title)
5. Click the blue check in the top right corner to finalize

*Tip* Whenever you post about your fundraiser, be sure to include a “Link in bio” callout. 

How to add a link to an Instagram Story

1. Open Instagram app and click the plus icon by “Your story”
2. Record or take a new image or choose something from your camera roll
3. Click the sticker icon in the top right corner (It’s second from the top)
4. The link option should populate, but you can also search for it
5. Paste your GoFundMe link and click “Done”
6. It’s now a clickable sticker that you can resize and position where you’d like on your Story

*Tip* Stories disappear after 24 hours, so they can be a great option for posting multiple times and reminding people of your ongoing need.

Try adding your GoFundMe link to your bio today! And as always, let me know if you have questions or if there are other specific topics you’ve been wondering about.

- Megan from GoFundMe

UPDATE Restore Hope will cover one month of the rent of the owed amount if/when I show that I have the difference. Between payday for me and my son, and the funds so far on go fund me, we are within maybe $500 left to go.

****** ETA (After doing the math, it's actually $700.00 left. But I have to show proof of it by tomorrow afternoon to get Restore Hope to contribute.)

My son and I are both going to see if we can sell plasma tomorrow.

I will update the go fund me site after I get done at Catholic Charities, which is where I am headed now.

The replies are locked, so I will say that no one in the replies is a relative of, a friend of, or associate of mine.

Hello, I am Leah, and I live with my adult son, my adult daughter who is legally blind in one eye, my teenage son, and our dog.

My adult son and I are both employed.

We fell behind on rent of our apartment and had been paying every two weeks, rent and some towards the late fees and missed payment for a while. This was accepted by the landlord. Until the electricity rates went through the roof and I had to chose electricity or half the rent.

I was served an eviction notice, and I have until noon on 10/16/26 to either pay and stay, or get out.

I met with legal aid, I have contacted all of the places in this city possible, reached out to 211 and contacted those places, I have posted and shared my GFM.

One assistance place opens back up on 10/13 and will take 45 cases, but they didn't say if there was a set amount per case. I will call them. Another place might pay $1000. if I can get the balance down to that amount. I will meet with them on Tuesday (only open on Tuesdays and Thursdays).

One pastor of a food bank paid a whole month rent to the landlord on Wednesday, which has helped a lot. That food bank doesn't normally assist financially, but I have been there off and on over the past 10 years, so I am a familiar face. I only asked him for advice.

Legal aid advised me to not hand over cash until I have the entire amount required, because I might need those funds to move. Moving seems like a monumental task on such short notice.

My son might not be able to get any days off to move due to being short handed at work, and I don't want him to get fired.

I am in my 60s and have scoliosis with arthritis all up and down my back, so there is no way my teenager and I would be able to move our stuff from the 2nd floor to a truck. I am the oldest living member of my family, there are no aunts, uncles or cousins, and no one knows where my ex husband is. No, he is not paying child support.

I thank you for taking the time to look at my post. Any ideas, advice, connections, or assistance would be appreciated.

(When my son took my pictures for this post, I had put the wrong date on the paper. After I got back from doing the laundry, he told me, so we retook a photo. That's why the 10 is crossed out with "oops" on it.)

ETA https://gofund.me/5aecad0ac

My name is Avril, a 24 yo Student going through a rough time with my almost 14 year old cat Priky who is very sick. I don't earn enough money to cover the veterinary costs necessary to help her.

We still don't know what she has and the bills are already 863.29 euros. Another bill for blood tests is on the way, it's calculated to cost around 200 euros. First the vet thought she was severely constipated, but now it looks like it could be either lymph-node cancer or gallbladder stones. (Both looked weird on the xrays)

Depending on the results I'd have to pay for a ultrasound too to figure out the cause. We don't know how much that will cost yet, and I'm desperated for not being able to afford the care my kitty needs.

She hasn't been eating or moving so it's a very stressful situation.

I have attached the bills for the 3 veterinary appointment we've had so far, they are in german so I can clarify any questions.

Every share and donation will be appreciated.

I thank everyone able to help with my whole heart.

https://gofund.me/c16108301

My husband had lost his job awhile ago and I did what I had to do with our electric bill and did multiple extensions and payed what we needed to to keep it on. Now we've been trying to pay it off but the bills keep getting higher. I've made phone calls with no luck. We have till the 15th for shutoff

https://gofund.me/97b6bfd18

Hi all, I’m seeking assistance with short term rent situation and also ideally enough to purchase a cheap but functional car to commute to the job I just acquired.

The situation is outlined in the post, however the update is that since creating the GFM I have been offered a job (starting 10/13) and als my ex spouse decided to cancel the lease from under me before I could get the rent money, resulting in a risk of eviction if I cannot get these funds soon.

The first $1350 here is exclusively to pay rent as per the screenshot provided. Additional funds will go towards a vehicle so that I am able to attend my new job, without these funds right now I will be ubering 20 miles each way per day, which is not sustainable for me.

Thanks in advance for all support

https://gofund.me/333574d0a

I need help supporting my mom and little sister after a devastating car accident.

My mom was in a car accident on July 30th due to another driver suddenly coming into her lane. My mom was left with severe injuries and a painful recovery due to the lower half and right side of her body being crushed under the dash of her car. My little sister is 12 and still in school, she thankfully was not in the crash, but my mom needs my help supporting her.

My mom can't support herself due to the injuries, at least not for a long time. Her care team is not even sure if she'll walk again. The surgeries have been back to back and the entire thing has been an emotional rollercoaster. She has temporarily came home until her body heals enough to start operating again.

Before this, I was just getting by, paycheck to paycheck. We had to repair my well, as well as replace my well pump and water pressure tank and was catching up from this with a forbearance plan.

My mom and little sister lived with me before this, but my mom did doordash and spark to support herself and pay her half of the bills.

There's a lot i had to buy/rent for her to come home, and a lot of things i still need.

Medical isurance provided a walker she can't use. They realized this mistake and approved her to get a manual wheelchair, but she needs another person to help her use it because she only has full function in one arm.

Car Insurance? Mine covered what my policy allowed and now I'm at the mercy of Statefarm, the other parties insurance. Sadly, the other driver passed away, and I've since learned that when this happens, insurance and everything gets put on hold until the police finish the investigation. This happened in July, they've just finished it and released our car.

I've tried contacting Statefarm for two weeks and no one has gotten in touch with me. From what our lawyer said, StateFarm did offer 50k, but my lawyer has stressed that this will not cover the damages, pain and suffering, out of pocket expenses, disfigurement, lost wages, loss of future earnings, future medical expenses, and so much more. If we sign to accept this, we've lost our right to sue for any of this. 50k doesn't even cover the half of the medical expenses that will drown us in the future if we accept.

I'm getting behind, and I'm honestly scared. We had a forbearance plan on our home because of the well and water system needing repaired, this plan ended in September and I'm potentially facing forclosure because the accident put me behind even more. I have applied for a loan modification to see if they can put the remaining 10k on the end of my loan, but this will only be approved if I can make the next three payments on time in full.

I can't take anymore loans or get anymore credit cards. I'm doing payday loans every week, and begging companies to work with me on my bills and my moms bills that are slowly piling up, trying to prioritize and balance them as they come.

The fundraister is set at 15k because I'm seeking help toward their bills for the next few months, supporting them with essential needs while we're waiting on disability, assistance with buying a fully electric hospital bed (I'm currently renting one at $275 a month), assistance with getting her an electric wheelchair, installing handrails, and a lift that will help get her in and out of bed and vehicles.

We do have a case manager that's helping my mom file for disability and state assistance, but we were told disability could take months and this could impact how long the state assistance will take.

Any help, advice, or sharing the gofundme is greatly appreciated. I don't have kids of my own because I was waiting until I could afford them, and now I have two people that are completely depending on me. I do work full time and take any overtime allowed, but its not enough.

Again, any form of help is greatly appreciated.

My partner has been struggling with dental issues for quite some time, and they have reached a point that she can no longer ignore them. She and I spent most of our early adult life depressed and when when you reach such a low point, basic hygiene tends to be left on the backburner. Her teeth have suffered greatly, and when the fog finally lifts you have to kind of backtrack to pick up the pieces and take care of the damage caused by neglect. She has the beginnings of bone loss in her jaw, and will have to have multiple extractions as well as temporary implants and a bridge for her remaining front teeth. Her job does provide dental insurance, but it mainly covers preventative dental care so much of the cost will not be covered.

She is in a lot of pain, and has great anxiety regarding the upcoming procedures. She was approved for Care Credit, which will be very beneficial, allowing her to make payments instead of coughing up the full cost up front. However, the monthly payments are about $269, almost enough to be considered an extra car payment every month. We both work full time, and I am a part time student. We live a fairly frugal lifestyle, but changes will still have to be made to handle the strain on our budget this will cause. We understand that even with this, we are fortunate because of the help from Care Credit, which is why we aren’t trying to ask for the full amount, but are trying to raise at least $4000 which is less than half the full cost of the procedures. Down the line she would also like to get permanent implants, but that can only happen if the budget allows. This is all going to be a long and arduous process and taking place over multiple appointments.

The current surgical plan is outlined as follows:

Surgical Extraction of Erupted Teeth - $5057
Surgical Dressings - $351
Anesthesia - $1405
Arestin (Antibiotic Powder) - $464
Periodontal Scaling and Root Planing - $1317
Partial Dentures - $2458
Assorted Fees (Cleaning, Dr. Fees, Irrigation, etc.) - $1930

Grand Total - $12,982
Insurance Discounts - $4,140

Our Financial Responsibility - $8,841.55

Again, we understand we are fortunate enough to be able to make payments rather than paying it all up front. We would just like to be able to reduce our monthly payments down to something more manageable, and to make preparations for any future issues that should arise that will increase the cost. I have reached out to family and friends and what little social media I have, but I am just an average person and don’t have any kind of reach that would make a large difference. That is why I have reached out here. I have posted the link to our gofundme below. Any little bit will help, and sharing will help even more. Thank you taking the time to read.

https://gofund.me/6dffebae7

https://gofund.me/9095442f1

Hello my name is Jeff. I was born with extensive club feet. I’ve had over 15 surgeries and procedures in my youth that never fully corrected my condition. Due to deterioration with age, I had my right lower leg amputated in January 2026, and am no longer weight bearing on my left side. As such I have become a full time wheelchair user.

I am unemployed and currently going through the lengthy process of getting approved for disability. I rely on Medicaid, SNAP, and the Massachusetts EAEDC program for living resources.

Recently Medicaid has approved for me to get a custom, light weight wheelchair (a TiLite X), however the rules only allow it to be configured for indoor use. This specifically means it comes with 24” wheels with solid tires, intended to be used on flat, even surfaces.

I live in Boston which is a difficult city for a wheelchair user due to harsh weather, narrow or non-existent sidewalks, along with roads and sidewalks that are made with brick pavers/cobblestones, and are in rough condition due to age, frost heaves, and tree roots. These conditions make using a wheelchair extremely challenging and puts extreme extra wear on the chair itself.

Unlike the more expensive rigid carbon fiber or titanium framed chairs, the TiLite X is an aluminum folding chair. These types of wheelchairs have a higher rate of breaking, most often caused by being susceptible to fatigue cracking caused by vibration as well as hard jolts from rough terrain and curb jumping (Wheelchair curb jumping is an advanced manual wheelchair skill used to navigate up or down a sidewalk curb independently without needing a ramp or a curb cut.)

As I do not have a car, I will be using my wheelchair outdoors frequently in all types of Boston conditions. In order to help my chair last as long as possible (Medicaid and Insurance will only replace every 5 years) and make my use of it easier, I am seeking funding to upgrade the wheels, tires, hand rims, and casters to suit these conditions.

Wheels - Change from 24” to 25” wheels, this will reduce rolling resistance and ease going over the many cracks and bumps. This also adds some height when going through puddles and slush.

Tires - Change the tires from solid 24” to 25” Kenda Nevegal pneumatic tires. Because these are adapted from mountain bike tires, and filled with air, they provide shock absorption, and reduce stress on the chairs frame. These are aggressive tread “knobby” tires which give traction in snow, ice, and wet conditions, whereas solid wheelchairs tires have minimal tread and slide and get stuck in such conditions. As their true outer diameter on 25” wheels is 26” this will also improve rolling resistance, ease curb hopping, and add height for puddles and slush.

Handrims: As there will be times when I’ll need to be on the side of the road close to traffic, I would like to put on orange anodized hand rims. These are more durable in outdoor conditions and the orange color is a safety feature to help drivers see me.

Caster forks and wheels - Casters (the small wheels on the front of a manual wheelchair) often come with a compromise: Smaller casters make maneuverability a lot easier as they allow for tighter turns. In an old city like Boston where tight turns are needed both inside and outside due to narrow spaces, this is crucial. Larger Casters ( like the 6” ones that My chair has) on the other hand roll over bumps and cracks more easily but create larger turn radiuses for the chair. There is a solution called Frog Legs that solves both these issues. Frog Legs make shock absorbing caster forks and wheels for wheelchairs. By replacing the stock ones that come with my chair with these and their 4” caster wheels. I can further reduce stress on my chair frame, make pushing my chair easier, and have greater maneuverability.

Here is a list of parts I am trying to acquire:

• 25" Kenda Nevegal Wheelchair Tires ~$80.00 without tax and shipping
• 25" Vapor X wheels ~$700.00 without tax and shipping
• 25" Anodized Wheelchair Push Rims ~$125.00 without tax and shipping
• Schwalbe Aerothan Tube 26" MTB ~$35.00 without tax and shipping
• Frog Legs II Suspension fork with Whisper Caster ~$500.00 without tax and shipping

My name is Ronald Hanifen and my mother was the lovely Caroline Passmore, and we are asking for help as we are not sure how we will be able to afford the next few months with funds running low as more expenses keep cropping up. I am writing this post on behalf of my stepfather, Chris Passmore, who is the personal representative of her estate. He has been a father figure for me for approximately half of my life, and I need to do all I can to make this as easy as possible for him.

Most of my life I have only known my mom. With my dad passing away at age 6, she is really the only parent I knew growing up and I wouldn’t have changed a thing. Some people say you need a mom and a dad but I swear she did a great job at both. I would always wish her a happy Father’s Day as well, it was one of my favorite ongoing jokes even into adulthood. I was a difficult child… my anxiety and OCD were through the roof and she helped me walk through that and understand that the world isn’t going to blow up if you make a mistake. It admittedly took a lot longer than I would like to finally figure it out, but I think that was a testament to her patience. She even welcomed my “hooligan” friends growing up, and never had a judgmental bone in her body. She was extremely well loved professionally as well with many people claiming her as one of their own mothers. She was truly wonderful.

As to the situation we are in today, she had a mass show up in her bladder in approximately May. I visited her then and she was having a hard time walking but was functional. I had taken an international trip in the beginning of June and with my mother historically mostly hiding her health issues from me unless she thought I needed to know, I was terrified of the “hey baby” text where she let me know she was in the hospital, but was let out shortly before I got back home. I thought everything was all good at that point. She had planned on coming to Orlando from Southwest Florida to visit for a conference, but ended up having to go back to the hospital where I was then let know it was much more seriously escalating than I had realized. 

A bunch of tests later (this is a vast oversimplification but I will spare the details and my frustrations with that process), the doctors knew enough from the bone marrow that she was diagnosed with lymphoma. That diagnosis came on the Thursday or Friday before I spent all weekend with her at the hospital. I am so glad I came down with Chris’s expression of urgency that it is a bigger deal than she is making it, as this would be the last time I talked with my mother. Unfortunately, I had to go back to Orlando for work that Sunday evening, and was called down on Monday morning to let me know she had been intubated and was put on dialysis and was rapidly declining. After spending the Monday with the nurses and listening to how they were talking I knew it was bad. She died two days later on Wednesday, June 24th, 2026.

She was so young and all of this happened so fast. Her husband and I do not know how to process this and are now dealing with the consequences of no will and going through the Florida probate process. It has not come without its expenses but we are now realizing that there appears to be only negative balances in the business accounts as she had just extended herself into other ventures at almost the perfectly worst time as we are also trying to find refunds for services that were billed after she passed, and also ensuring that we have money to payback clients whose payments processed before we could shut everything down even though we notified all her clients as soon as we could. There was not enough time between June 24th and July 1st to truly stop everything, especially while grieving and working around a holiday.

Chris Passmore is her husband and is an awesome man and retired sheriff’s deputy. He tells a lot of his story in the video of him speaking at the memorial. So, I will keep it fairly short about him as the video does a much better job than I will. I just know that I have to do everything in my power to help him in this moment as his world is completely shattered. As much as I love my mom, I did not spend the last 16 years in the same house and bedroom like he did.

Here is a link to the unlisted video as I was not able to upload it here: https://youtu.be/E5g7u6tiKFo

He needs assistance with the business closure expenses, outstanding business obligations, anticipated probate expenses, medical bills, and more than likely expenses we have not even seen yet through the probate and he and I are terrified of what will happen if we cannot cover these costs. This is completely new territory for both of us unfortunately. Anything that can get us close to the goal of $35k will be more than helpful. Any funds remaining after probate, final expenses, and family needs are covered will be donated to a lymphoma related charity in my mom’s memory. We just want to make sure that all the loose ends are tied.

Amanda Chestnut, one of my mom’s peers in the ReFrame Society accounting and bookkeeping community, has done us the honor of setting up the GoFundMe with all funds going to Chris Passmore. Thank you for your time, I appreciate you for reading this far if you made it.

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/fort-myers-fl/caroline-passmore-12942332

https://www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-caroline-passmores-life-and-legacy

Hi all, I just found out my eldest daughter created a GFM for me, as I'm stuck in Cyprus & can't create an account myself.

I had a call last week saying that my custody case against my daughter's father that I've been fighting for custody against for 2 years after he SA'd my middle daughter was to finally go through last Monday. She told me that I need to pay €2,500 in solicitors fees.

So far (prior to this), I've paid €1,000 but in the last year, work has all but stopped (I'm a native English copywriter & work online), I've burned through savings & I'm a single mum with zero financial help. 

My solicitor called me this morning to say that the custody has been granted THANK GOD, but they want a payment by Friday before they will give me a time to go & collect the papers. It's also worth mentioning that it costs me €160 euros on cabs, which I paid the Friday before court to sign one form 😭).

I have been selling personal effects on a local marketplace for the last 6 months to keep us afloat & I have no family left as both my parents have passed on. I remit my taxes in the UK so I don't qualify for benefits either here nor there 😔

I literally have €200 in my bank account right now, so any amount donated will be more than appreciated, thank you all so much just for taking the time to read this 🩷

This is the gfm link 🩷

https://gofund.me/372ff98ae

Gofundme: https://gofund.me/8fe653449

We’ve been dealing with a persistent leak in our kitchen for months that maintenance has still not fixed. It has gotten to the point where I’ve had to stay up during the day and even through the night to keep the water from spreading too much. If it keeps going, it spreads into our living room and the rest of the apartment and essentially flood it. This is not the first time we've dealt with leaks in this apartment and if you leave it too long they will break into your apartment if the leak starts affecting anyone below you, this happened to us before and I rather not have that experience again since it's just us in the apartment now.

This situation has affected every part of our daily life. The wall in our kitchen became filled with mold and it was not fixed for an extended period of time. Because of that, it has not been safe or sanitary to cook in the kitchen or even stay in it for long. I’ve had to use my savings on eating out while trying to keep us going on the important bills as well, and those savings are now gone much faster than I expected. I recently became the legal guardian of my youngest sister since our grandma passed, and it has been a really tough time adjusting and this situation is just putting even more stress on top of a tough situation.

I have applied for emergency snap and TNAF but haven't had any response back yet. Also my one of my sisters who is a legal adult is trying to get her license to start doing security guard work while i deal with the house and continuing to talk to maintenance and keep yo with the leak and I've gone to housing court to get the paperwork going on a continuous unfixed problem in our apartment, I just want to make sure that we stay on top of the rent so there's nothing they can say on that front

Megan from the GoFundMe team again 👋 Last week I shared 5 parts of your GoFundMe to review to make your sharing more impactful. This week I want to focus on tips for how to write a GoFundMe story that draws in supporters and potentially encourages more donations.

Just a reminder, these tips apply to your GoFundMe fundraiser and account and don’t apply to the rules for sharing your fundraiser on this subreddit. If you have questions about that, the mods are available to help!

Questions to answer in your story

When writing your GoFundMe story you want to answer three basic questions - who, what, and how.

Who. This covers who you are, who the fundraiser is for (if you aren’t fundraising for yourself), and your relationship to them. The goal is to let donors connect to the people behind the fundraiser.
What. What is the fundraiser for? What happened? Was it one event or a longer string of events that led to hardship. Let supporters know what led you to starting a fundraiser.
How. How will the money be used? Rough numbers are fine, but try to include a breakdown with three or four line items letting donors know exactly how funds will be used.

The four paragraph structure

Once you’ve gathered your thoughts to answer the three important fundraiser questions, you can start drafting your story using this four paragraph format: 

1. Intro
2. Who
3. What
4. How

Your intro should be 2-3 quick sentences letting supporters know what the fundraiser is for. It’s a summary of the three questions so even supporters who only take a quick look will know exactly what they’ll be donating to. People are used to scrolling quickly through content, so you want to make sure they can get an idea of what’s happening as quickly as possible. 

The following three paragraphs are where you can expand on what’s happening and offer more details for those who want to continue reading. With this structure in mind, let’s take a look at an example. 

Fundraiser story example (fictional)

Before

In March of 2023 my father began experiencing symptoms which led to numerous doctor visits and tests over the course of several months. After extensive evaluation he was eventually diagnosed with a serious condition and referred to a specialist, who recommended additional imaging and a biopsy to confirm the staging. The biopsy was performed in June and the results came back in July, at which point we were told that treatment would need to begin as soon as possible.

My father has always been a hard worker and has never asked anyone for anything. He worked for over 30 years before retiring and has continued to work part time to make ends meet. He is the kind of person who would give you the shirt off his back and has helped countless friends, neighbors and family members over the years without ever expecting anything in return.

Unfortunately the medical bills have started piling up and insurance does not cover everything. There are also travel costs, copays, prescriptions and other expenses that are adding up quickly. He will also be unable to work during treatment, which will put additional strain on his finances.

We are asking for any help you can give during this difficult time. No amount is too small. Please share this with anyone who may be able to help. Thank you and God bless.

We can see a couple of different issues with this story - we don’t have any names, the first paragraph reads as a medical timeline instead of a quick summary of what the fundraiser is for, and details about what they’re asking for help with aren’t provided until the third paragraph. Even though the need for help is real and pressing, many supporters likely won’t make it past the first paragraph. So let’s see how we could improve this.

After
I'm Jess, and I started this fundraiser to help pay medical expenses for my father, Tom, after his stage 3 colon cancer diagnosis. The bills have started to pile up - travel costs, copays, prescriptions - and unfortunately, insurance doesn’t cover everything. So we started this fundraiser to help make ends meet while my father focuses on recovery.

My dad is 61, a retired mail carrier, and the guy who still shows up to fix everyone's fence. He’s one of my favorite people, and I know many others feel similarly. He’s done so much for me, our family, and our community, and I started this fundraiser to do my best to support him this time around.  

He got his diagnosis this past August, and treatment starts in two weeks. We were doing our best to handle these mounting bills as a family, but with my dad’s treatments starting, my mom has had to step back from work to get him to and from his appointments, and since we live a ways away from the cancer center, paying for gas and overnight stays will add up as well. So that’s what led us to deciding to start a fundraiser. We know many people love Tom, and we wanted to extend the ask for help to everyone in our community.

Any funds donated will be used to cover the following:

• The deductible (not covered by insurance)
• Prescription costs
• Gas for the 90-mile round trips to the cancer center
• Income help to cover both my mom and dad’s lost wages due to appointments

Any donations will be so appreciated by my family and by dad. Each donation means dad gets to focus a little more on getting better and a little less about paying the bills. Thank you so much for taking the time to read our story and for your contributions! If you aren’t able to donate right now, please consider just sharing our fundraiser and story with those you know. 

The stories are a similar length, but the After version gets right to the point of the fundraiser in the first two sentences. Then, for the supporters who want more details, it gives some insight into who the organizer and beneficiary are, what led to them starting a fundraiser, and how funds will be used. 

Hopefully you find this structure helpful, and I encourage you to take a look at your GoFundMe story to see if you can incorporate any of these ideas into your own request. 

Please drop any story questions you have in the comments below, and if you have specific fundraising or GoFundMe questions, please drop those as well!

— Megan from GoFundMe

Hello, my name is Daniel. I am an educator and UCLA graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in Applied Geospatial Information Systems and Technologies.

My programme has cost more than I originally anticipated, and I currently have a $5,500 balance due for this semester. After working for years to reach this point—including overcoming homelessness and financial instability—I am determined not to let this unexpected expense interrupt my education.

Any donation or share would mean a great deal to me. Thank you for reading and considering my campaign.

GoFundMe

https://gofund.me/c25c1da18 + obligatory cat tax

Hello, All

I'm submitting this gofundme request in here to request assistance with my cat Murdock's Second Enucleation Procedure (the complete surgical removal of the entire eyeball while leaving the eye muscles, eyelids, and surrounding bone structure intact).

I adopted Murdock from a shelter that was close to euthanizing him as they were at capacity. Vets suspect that his eyes were damaged at an early age due to feline herpesvirus type 1 (FHV-1) attacking his eyes. He appears to be have been more sensitive and affected by the virus as he has lost both eyes at a young age. Unfortunately this came at a cost as he has been battling chronic eye infections and flare ups related complications from Feline Herpesvirus Type 1. He has already undergone enucleation but is undergoing another procedure as the vet suspects ocular material was left behind and is causing fluid build up resulting in pressure and pain behind his right eye socket. His eyes were affected so badly that it was difficult for the vet to remove what remained of his eyes the first time. This procedure was recommended by a vet specialist that focuses on eye procedures as our initial consultations did not have the expertise to perform this surgery. This procedure was deemed necessary in order to prevent future eye infections and the potential of cancer. Murdock remains a very loving cat through these events.

The first procedure was put on care credit but it has cleared our emergency fund. Any and all donations would help with the vet bill and let us catch our breath as we recover from this financial hit. Murdock appreciates it as well.

Thank You

There are only 2 days left before my son and I have to leave where we’re currently staying, and I’m running out of options.

For anyone seeing this for the first time, my situation started in August 2025, shortly after my son’s birthday. I became severely ill with complicated diverticulitis, developed sepsis, and went through multiple infections, surgeries, and hospitalizations. Eventually, I had a colon resection and was left with a colostomy.

While I was fighting to survive and spending months in hospitals and medical facilities, I lost my job, apartment, and car. My entire life was turned upside down while I was trying to recover.

I eventually made it back home around April 2026 and started rebuilding. Despite everything, I completed three books, started a fourth, and built EskoDSK AI, including a working MVP and a real-world implementation with a medical courier company. I’m now trying to recruit an early developer/technical partner to help take it further.
Then on August 31, 2026, I underwent my colostomy reversal. Because of extensive scar tissue, the surgery was more complicated and required a larger incision. I later developed another infection at the surgical site and ended up back in the hospital.

I’m home again, but I’m still recovering and receiving daily wound care and medical treatment. I also applied for SSI because my health has made it extremely difficult to work normally, but I was denied and am still dealing with the appeal.
Now I’m facing another immediate crisis.
The place where my son and I are staying is receiving a 7-day eviction notice. We have only 2 days left to figure out where we’re going.
I’m already packing our belongings, looking at weekly-rate rentals, contacting emergency housing resources, checking assistance programs, and trying every option I can find. I’m also specifically looking for somewhere close enough to my son’s school bus route so this situation doesn’t completely disrupt his education.

I’m doing everything I can on my own, but my health limits how quickly I can earn money. I’m still recovering from surgery and an infection and receiving daily wound care. I can’t simply pick up quick work and make enough money in two days.
My most immediate goal is $1,400, which would put my son and me into a weekly-rate rental for at least one month. That would give us somewhere stable to stay while I continue medical care, recover, work toward income, pursue my SSI appeal, and find a longer-term solution.

I’m not asking anyone to fix my entire life. I’m asking for help getting through this immediate crisis.

If you can donate, even a small amount helps. If you can’t, please share this post or the fundraiser. A share could reach someone who can help or someone who knows of a resource I haven’t found.
I’ve lost a lot over the past year, but I’m still fighting to rebuild. I just don’t want my son and me to lose our place to live too.

GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/399513a74

Thank you to everyone who has donated, shared, offered resources, or simply taken the time to read our story. Every bit of support means a lot to us.

Hello,

My name is Joseph, and I receive SSDI due to invisible disabilities. Due to my divorce wiping out what little extra money I had, I find myself struggling to pay some bills, and I'm also in need of a bed and mattress as I'm currently sleeping on my floor.

I had to move out of the family home, and where I am now, housing alone takes half of my SSDI income with cell phone, internet, electricity, and insurance (car, HO-6, and life) taking up another 25% of my SSDI. So, with 75% of SSDI being used up, I don't have much leftover for food, the couple of bills I need to pay, and a bed and mattress. I've been looking on Facebook Marketplace for bed frames, but would like to buy a new/unused mattress.

I was able to cut my cell phone bill in half by switching to a new provider, and my internet is as low as possible without being massively slow. I am also looking into lowering the cost of my home and auto insurance.

I have applied for energy assistance (12-16 weeks for approval or denial), medical assistance (waiting on approval/denial), EBT/Cash Assistance (waiting on approval/denial), I can visit a food pantry twice a month, but I don't get very much since it's only me as my kids are with my ex-wife. I tried applying for section 811 (section 8 for people with disabilities), but the wait list is very long.

I'm also deferred on donating plasma because I'm on too many medications for mental illness and need to get off two of them, which will take some time.

The amount I'm requesting is $1,500.00 (I hope this is not too much to ask). I understand if I do not get any assistance/donations as I know it's not guaranteed, but I will be forever grateful for any donations received and intend to pay it forward when I am able to. Even if this is just shared with others, I would greatly appreciate it.

I'm very embarrassed to ask for help like this as I've never had to ask for help like this before.

Thank you for looking!

https://www.gofundme.com/f/josephs-need-for-a-bed-and-basic-bills

*** To add, I've checked with Goodwill, ARC, and the Salvation Army and have had no luck. But I will keep trying. ***

A dog attacked my cat Lilo and fractured her jaw. She can fully recover with surgery but if we can't raise the funds we will have to put her down. Please help me raise the remaining $2k by sharing or donating through our GoFundMe! #AnimalRescue gofund.me/6f9b74c33

Vets:
Pender Emergency Clinic - 703.277.7272
Animal Dentistry & Oral Surgery - 571.209.1146

My name is Jason Alexander, and I am fighting to protect my relationship with my son, Noah.

This is not a standard divorce or custody disagreement, nor is my financial situation the result of irresponsible spending. I have faced two separate, multi-day restraining order trials. One in 2023 and another that just concluded in August 2026. In both instances, after reviewing the evidence, the court completely dismissed the cases against me, validating my absolute innocence. These accusations were fabricated entirely to sever my relationship with my son and have 0 basis in truth. In 2024, shortly after the first case was dismissed, the divorce was filed for. Since then, I have wanted nothing but to move on with my life peacefully, and to have our son maintain a positive relationship with both of his parents.

While I am relieved the record is clear, surviving these trials has financially devastated me. The true story goes far deeper than what I am willing to post publicly, but the resulting financial reality is documented in the images linked below. My initial 2023 trial cost roughly $25,000 (a $10,000 retainer plus the $15,432.20 final invoice shown). The recent 2026 trial cost an additional $26,753. I paid these entirely on credit cards.

To protect our marital home from foreclosure, I drained my remaining savings paying the full mortgage for over a year after relocating to Arkansas for my safety, while my ex-wife occupied the home and refused to contribute until the bank was threatening foreclosure and the court ordered her to keep the payments current. They would not order the home be sold however, despite my request. With my savings depleted, I took a $15,000 cash advance on my Logix card just to continue making the minimum payments on my debt while waiting for the court to approve the sale of the house.

Of my roughly $72,000 in total credit card debt, over $65,000 is directly tied to defending myself in court and keeping myself financially afloat during the process. I want to be clear that this is not a case of reckless overspending.

I manage severe inflammatory arthritis. I am trying to get approved for SSDI, and am fighting a recent denial. Earlier this week, I attempted to donate plasma, but due to recently being put on a low dose prednisone to manage my arthritis pain, I was deferred. As long as I am on Prednisone, I will not be allowed to donate.

Recently, a close friend of mine randomly gave me a donation to help with my legal fees (I did not ask). After giving me the money, he said I had a powerful testimony and should share my story on GoFundMe, so I did. In order to get the word out, I am now sharing that story here.

I do have equity in my home that could be used to pay all of my debts, but since my ex is refusing to sell and the courts will not order the house to be sold until later in the divorce process, I cannot access this equity. As such, I am stuck drowning in debt and legal fees until the court decides to order the house be sold. We have a trial scheduled for May 2027, but the way things have been delayed, I’m not even sure it will be resolved by then.

The funds I am raising will go strictly toward making the minimum monthly payments on my debt, and paying my ongoing legal expenses as needed to finalize my divorce and protect my son until the marital house is sold. I am asking for help to bridge the gap until my property settlement is finalized so I do not lose my son in the process.

Thank you for reading. If you cannot donate, sharing this link means the world to us.

 https://gofund.me/917cbf4ca

Hi everyone! My name is Isabel and I am currently fundraising to help pay for my cat’s cancer treatment. My cat Mink is four years old and recently got diagnosed with Feline Injection Site Sarcoma, which is a rare and locally aggressive form of cancer. We got the diagnosis about 4 weeks ago and have been going to vet appointments weekly to get biopsies, bloodwork, x-rays, and any other medical care she needs. Unfortunately, with the location and size of her tumor, the vet has recommended leg amputation as the best way to ensure the cancer does not come back. Thankfully animals are very resilient and I am more than confident she will live a very happy life as a tripod, however now the main battle now is paying for her surgery. So I opened this GoFundMe with the hopes of getting some financial help to get my sweet girl the medical care she needs!

I'm currently in college living with my sister, she works full time and I have a part time job but it's not enough to pay for all of Mink's treatment. We unfortunately don't have pet insurance at this time because it's difficult for us to afford, we don't even have health insurance for ourselves :(

We are hoping to raise around $3,500 to pay for her surgery and any additional post op care that she needs. We've already been able to raise around $1,100 on our own by sharing with friends and family but we haven't been able to get much traction otherwise. We've already spent around $1,400 to get her to this point of diagnosis and treatment but we now have to come up with the funds for the entire surgery. I've uploaded any and all medical documents we've gotten over the past few weeks, including vet bills from past appointments, biopsy results, x-rays, doctor recommendations, and the surgery estimate. I also have pictures of her tumor but I haven't wanted to post it publicly because the images are very gory - you can see the mass on her back leg in the x-ray attached.

Please feel free to reach out to me to verify or confirm the legitimacy of any information in this post! We would be immensely grateful for any sort of interaction or donation! Truly, anything helps, even $1 makes a difference. Even if you do not donate anything, sharing or interacting with this post helps us more than you know! Thank you to anyone who has donated to our cause and thank you to everyone that has taken the time out of their day to read or interact with this post!

GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/e5402e79e