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Help Camille get through 3 hard months with a teenage son and a daughter in primary school

Camille and a teenage son and a daughter in primary school need a bridge to stability after a long illness.

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Camille David
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After a long illness in July, I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school on my own. I work as a school kitchen assistant, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as a medical coder in the evenings, which will triple my income by October, 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 $3,900 goes: โ€ข Course fees and exam costs: $840 โ€ข Childcare and after-school care: $1,050 โ€ข Rent top-up: $2,010 I hope life is good to you.

Updates from Camille

  1. Thank you all. We're at 75% now ($2,921). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward childcare and after-school care.

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    โ€œBe well. I'm in Bekasi, thinking of you. - Bekasiโ€

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    โ€œSending love. Hope you get the rest soon. - El Pasoโ€

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    โ€œYou got this. Only $28 but hope it helps.โ€

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    โ€œBest of luck. Hope you get the rest soon. - Ankaraโ€

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    โ€œFrom my family to yours. Please keep us posted. - Dwarkaโ€

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  • sending strength, Camille. Your post was clear and honest. Please keep us posted.

    • Hope this works out for you. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

      • Matilde Beatrice SalaAddress verified

        Wishing you the best. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. Take care

        • Thinking of you, Camille. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Vancouver!

          • It takes guts to ask. Well done. All the best!

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