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Hello,
My name is Cheryl Delgado & my husband of 32
years is Anthony Delgado, & we have four grown children. My goal
is to raise $174,000 to pay off our mortgage with Suntrust Bank. We're
a military family & we moved to Colorado Springs in 1998. We
decided to purchase our first home in 2004, since this is where we
want to retire. That year is when everything came crashing down on us.
Little did we know that our dream to finally own our own home would
turn out to be our biggest nightmare. Right at Christmastime the loan
was approved for our house which was built in 1954. Within that same
week, I was diagnosed with breast cancer at only 37 years old. I lost
both of my breasts. Since then, I’ve had a total of 6 more surgeries
on my chest wall. From then on, we haven't stopped jumping
hurdles.
We hired an inspector before we purchased our home, but
unfortunately, they aren’t allowed to remove dry wall & carpet to
see if all is as should be. Everything was great & there were no
problems. While working in my backyard the following summer, an
elderly woman yelled over the fence asking me how I like my new house.
I told her we were very happy with it. Then she asked, “Have you had
any problems with that drain in the basement?” I was shocked. I told
her that we weren’t aware of any problems. Then she said, “Oh Bill was
having all kinds of trouble with that drain & with the basement
flooding.” We learned from another neighbor that knows a little
history of the house since his grandfather lived here many years ago,
that there’s a spring under our house. We weren't really concerned
because we were having no problems. Then over the next few years,
water started seeping through the basement walls, & floor. We
hired a basement company to fix the water problem. It was a $9,000
bill that only created different problems. Then, in 2013, our basement
flooded from heavy rain. Again, at that very same time I was back in
the hospital having surgery & barely able to walk or do anything
for months. We hired a company to dry out the basement & clean up
the mold. Once they began removing the dry wall & wood, we were
devastated to see what was underneath. The floors have basically
turned to gravel, the walls are wet, and chunks of concrete are
falling out. We learned that parts of the floor that have tile on it,
has asbestos. They say it’s best not to disturb it & to leave it
be since the asbestos is underneath the tile. However, when it floods,
it loosens up more tiles which then have to be thrown out. We have no
control over it. Every area of the basement is quickly deteriorating.
A concrete slab of one wall is being forced inward from water around
the outside foundation. Today we learned that the slab was not the
original slab that was there when the house was built. Someone
replaced the original with that one because of the water coming in.
That is why it’s being pushed in and will continue to do so because
the water problem hasn't been fixed. The only hope for this house is
to have a whole new foundation poured and in order to do so the house
would have to be raised. We don’t have the money for that nor would we
want to do that. My plan is to raise enough money to pay off our
mortgage. We want nothing to do with this house anymore, so for us,
getting a new foundation is not an option. We want to pay it off free
& clear & never look back. It's nothing but a black cloud over
our heads. People tell us we should give up the house to the bank
& just walk away, but I’m not willing to do that. I refuse to do
that. Where will that get us? I've NEVER quit on anything in my life
& I’m not about to start now. I'm going to do everything I can to
get us through this. I’m not going to look back on this one day and
say, “why didn’t I at least try?” We only get one chance in life so
I’m making the best of it. Yes, there are way worse off people than us
& this isn’t the most devastating thing we’ve been through but it
is the most financially devastating. My husband has worked hard &
has served his country for 24 years. He’s had a lot of worries with
the responsibilities of his job, going to war, & making sure the
kids & I were taken care of when he went over seas. He’s provided
well for our family & he’s a good and honest man who has
compassion for others in need. My son had a friend who's mother's old
car had dangerously bald tires. He took her & had 4 new tires put
on her car & covered all the expense. He does things like that.
I'm hoping everyone will give back to him as he has given to other in
need. I hope that old saying is true, "what comes around, goes
around." The biggest worry of his lifetime, our lifetime, has
been this house. There’s been no other that can compare. I don’t want
him to have to worry anymore. He’s done his time & I want him to
have some peace of mind. I wouldn’t mind some of that peace myself. My
mom died in June 2013 and we took her back to her home town in
Michigan for burial. I was devastated and still am. Exactly one month
after losing my mom, my mother in law died and we got back on the road
and drove to Michigan again. Two months later my very good friend died
of breast cancer. Three months later my uncle who was like a dad to me
died. I drove to Indiana to be with him on his last days. When I left
he died a few days later. I try my best to be optimistic & have a
positive attitude but there's always that worry of, "when and
where is the next bad thing going happen?" "How much more
can I take?" I guess the answer would be, I'll take whatever life
throws my way because there are no other choices. My husband handles
our problems much better than I do. He’s given so much all through our
32 years of marriage & I love him with all of my heart. He's
sacrificed & given his all to the army and risked his life to
protect our country & our freedom. He's more than earned a helping
hand from all of us. Please, help me take some of the stress off of
him. Anything you can give, we would be forever grateful. Thank you
for taking the time to read my story. Please donate!
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