I have a coworking dying from cancer his wife was laid off and of course he is no longer able to work. I need Help on finding a way to help them keep there home. we as coworkers are doing what we can to get by on his house payment,food and etc but I want his two girls 11yrs old and 7yrs old to not lose there home of security after the lose of there father. I know how it is to lose a parent to cancer and also taken from your own home.Its taken along time to get over the lose and it would be a bigger lose for the girls to lose there home.Please anyone with any information. Please pray for this family..thank
2007-03-19 05:55:49 · 9 answers · asked by Erica 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Go to the Oprah website, email her with this story and she will probably love to help after hearing this. I hope I helped in some way.
2007-03-19 05:59:32 · answer #1 · answered by Eason W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my Aunt was out of work for over a year with cancer, She picked up a type of insurance that would pay the house payment for her until she was able to take back over. The insurance was only about 100.00 a month where her house payment was over 700.00 a month. But she got through it OK. Also this insurance would pay off her house if she did pass on. She found out about it by talking to the Bank where she had her mortgage through. She also did the same insurance on her car. She had a 17 year old daughter. And was able to make her the beneficiary. I hope this helps you out. And I will pray for the family. You are a good person to care so much about another family. May God bless you and your family to.
2007-03-19 06:08:41 · answer #2 · answered by Kimmie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call you Social Services Agency, Call a hospice agency, call the Department of Health Services.....call, call, call, whoever you can to find help for this family. Here is one idea - I don't know if you can do this where you work, but where I work, if someone is out on leave due to an illness in their family and they have run out of paid time off (vacation and sick leave) we can donate our hours to them so they can get a paycheck. Call your human resources department and see if you and your coworkers can help that way. Good luck and may God bless you all for being there for your friend/coworker during such a difficult time. Oh by the way, this is really tough on the kids so perhaps from time to time you or others you work with could offer to go get the kids and take them on an outing - to a park, a movie, anything to sort of get their minds of the tragedy that's happening in their young lives.
2007-03-19 06:02:14 · answer #3 · answered by Dee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I doubt that anyone can help a family keep a home under those circumstances, but what you can do is network looking for a job for that woman so she might be able to afford staying there. If even that fails and they have to move then all the people who supported them before the death should help them find another affordable place and continue to support with time and invitations the kids so they don't feel abandoned. Life rarely works the way we want it to, but coping with the very difficult processes with friends makes it easier.
2007-03-19 06:04:20 · answer #4 · answered by justa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel totally awful, yes I will pray for him and his family! I cannot help financially, but, I can try and help with the suggestion of going to hacres.com and see if they can help, I know for a fact they have helped thousands of cancer patients and many have returned to a normal life. This is no gimmick to take any body's money, it is free to go on the site and who knows? read the Bible, Gen. chapter 1 verse 29 for a little insight and if you want to call the # it is 704-481-1700, it is in Shelby, NC.
2007-03-19 06:23:36 · answer #5 · answered by alindiapers 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My best friend died of cancer in 96. I worked for a good size company. We were always having benefit yard sales, car washes, etc. All the employees were allowed to donate as many of the hours they had worked towards a fund to be given to my friend each pay period. One employee might donate one hour this week, none next week, another one 10 hours, etc. Each week, a new sign up sheet so no-one felt committed to it longterm. Nobody was forced to, it was all voluntary and it was a GREAT show of human affection for my friend and her family. I don't know who came up with the hour donation, but it worked great, as she usually averaged a normal paycheck from all the hours that were donated. Great idea, maybe it could work for you and your friend. Somebody has to go around to implement these ideas though. Sometimes getting cooperation is the hardest part. Good luck and I will pray for relief for this family.
2007-03-19 06:06:04 · answer #6 · answered by georgiarose_01 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow that is tough. Try local churches. Many of the bigger churches have a ton of money and will sometimes help people in need. They may try to brainwash the kids into their religion but it's still better then losing their home.
2007-03-19 06:00:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why dont you set up a fund or something. let people around you know what's going on~ see if they can do anything to help. your a great person for doing all this for a friend. through it all, we can only pray that God keeps this family in his arms, and helps them through this difficult time in their journey. God Bless him and his family. good luck
2007-03-19 06:02:02 · answer #8 · answered by kc321 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use emu oil.that help people with cancer.also linsee oil.
2007-03-19 05:59:41 · answer #9 · answered by i,m here if you need to talk. 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋