25 Year Old Disabled Single Mom Seeks Grant Money For Medical Expenses

by Shamekia Lewis
(Crawfordville GA, USA)

25 Feeling Like 50

I'm a single parent with one child. For the last four years, it's been nothing but a struggle.

I have been to three specialists and I'm on all kinds of medications. I can't go to the doctors anymore because I no longer have Medicaid.

I have body pain all over. It hurts when I cross my legs. I can't stand or sit certain ways.

My legs have started giving out. Sometimes I stand up and fall to the floor. My hands cramp up and get stiff.

Some mornings I can't do my baby's hair or simple things like squeeze out a rag or twist the top off a drink.

I'm not the same person I use to be. I have real bad mood swings. I have no energy. Most days I just stay in my room and cry because I can't get any help.

I have been denied Medicaid four times last year. I have applied for disability twice and also denied.

I'm 25 but my body makes me feel like I'm 50. Please help. Grant money or any help at all would be much appreciated.