How can I help my family, if I loose my home.?

[Doris W]

We've been here in this country 26 years. Have worked 72 hours a week to get our kids the life everybody deserves. Now we are at an age close to retirement, lost our business because of the economic situation and depending now on our son to help us. Our daughter (a drug addict) has finaly been clean for 4 months. We took her boyfriend in to help him to stay clean, both are doing very well and trying to help us out. Now my son, 38 single , in who's house we all live has been diagnosed with Meniers desease. He is a selfemployed Automechanic, used to work 6 days a week,12-14hrs a day. The desease is dissabling him to a point that he is loosing money on a daily base, because he can't walk or even move his head. He fell behind with his morgage and the bank is foreclosing him, if he can't pay the $ 6000.00 he is behind. We try to pay him $ 700 on rent, thats all we can afford. Now what else can we do but pray, now that finally we have our daughter back from drugs and a family again.

[David M]

You've had a spate of bad luck. While securing a future for your children, you were sacrificing your own. And the disease stealing your son's occupation away from him is truly unfortunate.

Your son may be able to collect some sort of disability from Social Security. Call your local office. Did he buy any disability insurance in his business? That would also help. Sorry your business failed. Can you start up another? Can your daughter and her boyfriend help with it. It sounds as though they both owe you from the help you provided getting them over their addictions.

In the meantime, the entire family needs to reign in expenses. You really need to tighten all your belts. No eating out, no cable, no cell phones, etc. Good luck to you!