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Back on our feet: Jie and a teenage son and a daughter in primary school in Anaheim

After a long illness, Jie is raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school alone and needs $4,050 to stay afloat for 4 months.

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Jie Zou
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Anaheim
Last July I went through a long illness, and I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school on my own. I work as a driver, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as a dental nurse in the evenings, which will triple my income by November, but I need to bridge the gap until then. Some weeks I skip meals so my children can eat. I have never asked anyone for help like this before, and I'm doing it for them. Once I finish my course, I'll pay it forward. Every cent is accounted for. I'll share a simple monthly breakdown. Where the $4,050 goes: • Rent top-up: $2,250 • Childcare and after-school care: $1,050 • Groceries and school meals: $430 • Course fees and exam costs: $320 I hope life is good to you.
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Jie

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 26% funded and we've started the first stage. - Jie

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  • Michael D. Russell 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Good luck. Hope the November deadline works out. - Pittsburgh”

  • Kristine L. Domingo 🇵🇭 · $10
  • Javier C. Ríos 🇪🇸 · $5

    “Get well soon. Thought of Jie all day after reading this.”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $10

    “Sending love. Hope you get the rest soon. - Cox's Bazar”

  • Zbigniew Sikora 🇵🇱 · $100
  • Natalia D. Armstrong 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Hope this helps. From Cleveland with love. - Cleveland”

  • Elias P. Nunez 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Get well soon. Hope the November deadline works out. - San Jose”

  • Chinedu Bolaji Ogunleye 🇳🇬 · $50
  • Eliana J. Simmons 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Angelo T. Galang 🇵🇭 · $75

    “Thinking of you. I'm in Iloilo City, thinking of you. - Iloilo City”

  • Sade Khadija Aliyu 🇳🇬 · $10
  • Leonardo M. Rojas 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Marcelo Ronaldo Bastos 🇧🇷 · $20

    “From my family to yours. Only $20 but hope it helps. - São Paulo”

  • Sameer K. Kulkarni 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Nahid Omar Zaman 🇧🇩 · $50
  • Yoon-ah Na-young Oh 🇰🇷 · $250

    “Happy to help. From Gwangju with love.”

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  • Anonymous 🇱🇰 · $10

    “Blessings. Shared with friends too. - Colombo”

  • Maricel A. Ramirez 🇵🇭 · $10
  • Waqas Rizwan Ghani 🇵🇰 · $10

    “You got this. Been where you're, it gets better. - Islamabad”

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  • Sibusiso C. JonesQuestion

    Is there anything that isn't money that would help Jie?

    • Jie ZouOwnerAnswerID verified

      Thank you. If you're in Anaheim I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Good question.

  • Danjuma Kunle Ajayi

    Wishing you peace, Jie. I hope things turn around soon.

    • Kunal Bansal

      Thinking of you, Jie. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. Love from Yokohama

      • Elena B. Scott

        You're not alone. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Bristol.

        • Tejaswini B. Natarajan

          Keep going. Looking forward to the next update. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.

          • Damilola Fatima Anyanwu

            Take care, Jie. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. Thinking of Anaheim.

            • Chebet Naliaka Karanja

              take care. Hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it

              • Lovisa Eriksson

                Good luck. Shared it with a few friends. Wish I lived closer to Londrina so I could bring a meal. Love from Juazeiro do Norte.

                • Tshepo F. Coetzee

                  sending strength. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. It's not much but it's yours. God bless

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