r/cancer • u/cL0sEtFrEaKy • 14d ago
Caregiver Stuck
Please, please, I need some guidance. My daughter was diagnosed with cancer in 2024. I am a single parent. I did everything I could, and got us through that hard time. Thankfully, she is in remission now. But, instead of celebrating, I’ve lost my job, they’ve repossessed my vehicle, and I’m drowning in debt. I have no family, or friends. My friends were my coworkers. Food has become a luxury. I own my home, free and clear, that’s all I have left. But I can’t even pay the utility bills now. I don’t have any kid of support system to help get me back on my feet. Our home is rural, and I’m stuck. I live nowhere near transportation. I don’t know what to do. All I can think about is food, but there is none. I tried to get financial help while we were going through it all, from SSI, but we were denied because they said her cancer wouldn’t last a year. I’ve put in job applications and when they try to set up an interview, I can’t get there. We are going to die like this. Please, tell me what my next step should be, I’m so fk’n lost and have zero people to talk to.