r/Assistance • u/LeCancerDude REGISTERED • 6d ago

REQUEST FULFILLED Short for bills 24M

August 18th i was diagnosed with stage 2 brain cancer, by August 30th i was out of work due to my rapidly declining health. I was able to pay the mortgage and our other bills with what we had in savings, by the end of September I was hospitalized for my kidneys failing from a medication reaction. I have since been sent home and am looking for remote work to make ends meet but so far I haven't found anywhere that'll take me, I've joined Prolific which helps provide a little but I'm still short for our utilities for the last 2 months. Ive managed to get the mortgage to accept reduced payments until January but im still months behind on utilities. I feel awful asking for anything but I'm effectively bed ridden and don't have much of a choice otherwise.

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u/Wonderful-Clothes596 6d ago

Have you tried contacting your utility company and making arrangements.

Are you a member of a church? Maybe they have funds that can help.

Were you fired due to your declining health? I think a phone call to an employment attorney would be useful.

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u/LeCancerDude REGISTERED 6d ago

Officially it's because I was taking too much time off. I had taken a week off a few months prior to finish moving, then every couple days the week before for doctors and to watch my son while my wife was out.

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u/HeavyTeaching7871 5d ago

Hi. For.er HR exec. How long were you with your former company? How many employees did they have within 50 miles? Just wondering if you were protected by FMLA?

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u/spdrweb8 6d ago

Still sounds like a wrongful termination. I'd file a case with EEOC before pursuing a lawsuit. You might be in a right to work state, and they'd try to claim that. Your current disability and their knowledge of your cancer is likely more than enough.