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About a month and a half ago I was diagnosed with a chronic illness
after over 6 months of dealing with it.
My daily complications an d pain led me to take an indefinite
leave from work about a month ago. In the meantime I'm attempting to
get better, secure some sort of aid e and dragging myself along
graduate school which thankfully isn't too demanding.
Sadly, the mortgage on my house I just bought last June, my
dogs, student loans, medical bills/medications and every other bill
and expense doesn't let up to let you get back on your feet.
I moved to Michigan from Japan in late 2010 at the age of 17 to
attend The University of Michigan. My dad was from Michigan and I
visited many times growing up and knew it's where I wanted to be and
that I was going to be a Michigan Wolverine. I moved here by myself
with only members of my dad's sid e of the family around that I had no
significant relationship with. I graduated in 2016 and made it work
the last 7+ years and work pretty well the last couple after starting
my career. My dad passed away in 2011 and for the most part I ha ve no
one here to fall back on and my family in Japan is in no shape to help
financially.
Basically, I need to determine if I can stick it out here and
wait until I can eith er get better and back to my normal life or get
sustainable assistance (whether that be gov ernment or whatever). Or
do I sell my house, leave school and move back to Japan where at the
very least I know I won't starve and/or be homeless due to having
family and people I trust. I'm not looking for the answer to that
question because I already know what I want to do. I just need a
little more time for what I'm going through physically, mentally and
le gally to play out to determine the play.
I guess that brings me to you. No matter which option I c
hoose, I don't know how the hell I'm going to do it on my own. I've
been hoping for a miracle because the last thing I ever wanted to do
was make this post and am actually ashamed to do it but it is one of
my final options that doesn't include the backseat of a guys car from Craigslist.
I will thank anyone who even considers or helps in any way in advance.
- Ayako
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