Joe Wright
2012-05-31 06:24:26 UTC
To my brothers and sisters also struggling with Autism/Asperger's,
please read this:
My family and I are only days away from facing homelessness. I have
never been in this position before, the emotional and psychological
stress and circumstances that have lead us to this point are numerous.
So please excuse my clouded state of mind in this time of desperation.
The home and property, in which we have raised our family for the past
16 years, has been foreclosed upon and we must vacate immediately.
Despite being generally resourceful people, always finding a way and
persevering, this particular combination of adversities has brought us
to a critical impasse. My mother owned (along with the bank) this
property before succumbing to Gallbladder Cancer. The enormous medical
expenses, left in her wake, has made it impossible for us to save it.
Caring for my mother, during her illness, intensified my struggle with
Agoraphobia and Asperger syndrome, derailing my efforts to succeed as a
film composer and rendering me literally housebound since. (Agoraphobia
and homelessness are a truly terrifying concept to consider!) In the
interim, my wife has lost her job due to debilitating Migraine Headaches
(physician diagnosed) exasperated by our current burden. My son, who
lives with us, is the only one with a meager income at the moment.
Unfortunately, we also discovered another hurdle... Because of an
apartment lease he shared with his ex-fiancée and her mother - after he
moved out free of any further obligation - they remained living there,
for months afterwards, and created a $2,500 rental bill that they
stiffed and must be paid before we can be approved for any apartment.
In light of this major glitch, first, last, security, administration,
pet deposits (we have two cats who are family to us), and moving/storage
expenses - we are facing an increasingly hopeless situation. The
apartment we had spent considerable time lining up, is now hanging in an
insurmountable balance - with diminishing time and money being our
ultimate foes.
With these opposing circumstances culminating, the state of the economy,
and intermittent minimal income at odds... we have exhausted all of our
viable resources and options. Having pawned and sold off most
everything of value to just survive up to now, we are depleted with no
savings to fall back on. We have no further credit or collateral to
secure any loans. Believe me, we have tried all avenues to do it on our
own. We've seriously arrived at a dead-end, regardless of our every
concerted effort and avoiding public assistance or disability benefits.
I am reaching out to you, ignoring my pride, as one last hope. We are
the type of people who have many many times opened our house to family
and friends in need, so they could get back on their feet again - even
if that meant financially supporting them when we, ourselves, had little
to spare. So I am asking my family, friends, sisters and brothers of
the Internet and beyond, to please consider helping us out in this
urgent time of need. I have humbly set up a website (link below) to
accept donations of any size (nothing is too small, everything helps)...
providing you are willing and able, if not, please do wish us well in
your thoughts and prayers. We can offer you nothing in return but our
love, eternal gratitude, and your knowing in your heart - that you
helped us also get back on our feet again. Thank you so much for your
time and generous consideration.
Sincerely,
Joe Wright
Please help us out here:
http://www.gofundme.com/pccn0
please read this:
My family and I are only days away from facing homelessness. I have
never been in this position before, the emotional and psychological
stress and circumstances that have lead us to this point are numerous.
So please excuse my clouded state of mind in this time of desperation.
The home and property, in which we have raised our family for the past
16 years, has been foreclosed upon and we must vacate immediately.
Despite being generally resourceful people, always finding a way and
persevering, this particular combination of adversities has brought us
to a critical impasse. My mother owned (along with the bank) this
property before succumbing to Gallbladder Cancer. The enormous medical
expenses, left in her wake, has made it impossible for us to save it.
Caring for my mother, during her illness, intensified my struggle with
Agoraphobia and Asperger syndrome, derailing my efforts to succeed as a
film composer and rendering me literally housebound since. (Agoraphobia
and homelessness are a truly terrifying concept to consider!) In the
interim, my wife has lost her job due to debilitating Migraine Headaches
(physician diagnosed) exasperated by our current burden. My son, who
lives with us, is the only one with a meager income at the moment.
Unfortunately, we also discovered another hurdle... Because of an
apartment lease he shared with his ex-fiancée and her mother - after he
moved out free of any further obligation - they remained living there,
for months afterwards, and created a $2,500 rental bill that they
stiffed and must be paid before we can be approved for any apartment.
In light of this major glitch, first, last, security, administration,
pet deposits (we have two cats who are family to us), and moving/storage
expenses - we are facing an increasingly hopeless situation. The
apartment we had spent considerable time lining up, is now hanging in an
insurmountable balance - with diminishing time and money being our
ultimate foes.
With these opposing circumstances culminating, the state of the economy,
and intermittent minimal income at odds... we have exhausted all of our
viable resources and options. Having pawned and sold off most
everything of value to just survive up to now, we are depleted with no
savings to fall back on. We have no further credit or collateral to
secure any loans. Believe me, we have tried all avenues to do it on our
own. We've seriously arrived at a dead-end, regardless of our every
concerted effort and avoiding public assistance or disability benefits.
I am reaching out to you, ignoring my pride, as one last hope. We are
the type of people who have many many times opened our house to family
and friends in need, so they could get back on their feet again - even
if that meant financially supporting them when we, ourselves, had little
to spare. So I am asking my family, friends, sisters and brothers of
the Internet and beyond, to please consider helping us out in this
urgent time of need. I have humbly set up a website (link below) to
accept donations of any size (nothing is too small, everything helps)...
providing you are willing and able, if not, please do wish us well in
your thoughts and prayers. We can offer you nothing in return but our
love, eternal gratitude, and your knowing in your heart - that you
helped us also get back on our feet again. Thank you so much for your
time and generous consideration.
Sincerely,
Joe Wright
Please help us out here:
http://www.gofundme.com/pccn0