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Well, it's been a long strange road.  When I was 29 my husband passed away from kidney failure leaving me and two very small children.  It was tough, but we survived.  I worked two jobs, and we made it.  A couple of years later, I remarried a man I thought was wonderful.  We had two more children together.  But it wasn't long before he started showing signs of PTSD (he was a psychologocally retired police officer).  The children and I stood it out for 14 years and finally one day when he pulled a gun on us, I said that was enough and I left.  I was found to have a brain tumor in 2001, along with chronic anxiety and depression.  I was recently diagnosed with ulcerative colitis or crohn's disease.  They are running tests on me to find out what is wrong as I have had stomach problems for years, and the past 12 weeks, I have been unable to leave the house due to these stomach problems.  I have taken care of two ill husbands, and raised 4 beautiful children, but the financial problems are becoming overwhelming.  I even got into real estate and was doing well, but I started in July 2005 and the market feel apart here in 2006.  I am hoping to return to school to learn web page design.  I feel I could make a good living at this, be proud of myself and be able to work from home to deal with my health issues.

In any case, I am about $11,000 behind on my house payment.  I owe a $600 electric bill plus a $1600 deposit and I feel I am at my witt's end.

I don't like asking for help.  I've always been the person who helped others and that's what I like doing.  I took care of sick husbands, raised 4 children, I now take care of my 81 year old mother.  I have always volunteered for the local food drives, have helped cook thanksgiving dinners for the homeless, volunteered for the salvation army ringing the bell, and currently serve on Kiwanis which is a global organization that helps underpriviliged children. 

I am embarrassed to ask for help but I feel like I am at my witts end and don't know where to turn.

Thank you for listening.

 

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I am glad I found this site. I am a married woman 52 years of age. I am disabled due to the toxic effects of chemotherapy (Peg-Intron) for the Hepatitis C virus. I went through eight months of treatment and it almost killed me. I am two years post treatment and the virus is still undectable. I feel this will be the next worldwide epidemic of our generation. Many people don't even realize they have it, until a doctor does a simple blood test. Hepatitis C remains dormant for about 25 to 30 years after the initial infection and then the symptoms begin to appear. I survived the treatment,but I still have chronic fatique, severe depression, memory loss and as well as neuroligical deficients. Please forgive me if I miss a word, or don't make any sense sometimes. I used to have a brain that worked.lol

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1. Cheri and Ed posted on May 8, 2006 HI I AM CONFUSED ABOUT THE PLEDGES. WHY DO SOME PEOPLE IN NEED GET PLEDGES BUT OTHER AIDMATES WHO ARE JUST AS DESPERATE DON'T GET ANY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS. IS THERE A SPECIAL CRITEREA AS TO WHO GETS HELP OR PLEDGES AND WHO DOESN'T ? CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME . THANKS CHERI

"CONFUSED ...WHY DO PEOPLE GET PLEDGES AND OTHERS DON'T"

 HI

I AM CONFUSED ABOUT THE PLEDGES. WHY DO SOME PEOPLE IN NEED GET PLEDGES BUT OTHER AIDMATES WHO ARE JUST AS DESPERATE DON'T GET ANY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS. IS THERE A SPECIAL CRITEREA AS TO WHO GETS HELP OR PLEDGES AND WHO DOESN'T ? CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME .

THANKS CHERI

 DISABLED CONTRACTOR FRAUD VICTIMS  NEED HOME PLAN, PERMIT AND DESIGN AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE SKAGIT COUNTY PERMIT CENTER HAS SEND AN ORDER TO ABATE, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET ONE LAST BUILDING PERMIT EXTENSIONS. WE ARE BEING THREATENED WITH FINES AND POSSIBLE EVICTION NOW. NEED HELP ASAP!

 
I have tried to contact HUD, but I am told we are "over income" by their guidelines. My husband is a disabled veteran who will need to have major surgery very soon. I am also disabled from a medical treatment , but still pending a social security hearing and have no income at this time.

I think this whole ordeal began because we got married and that made us "over income" by HUD and other government standards. We can't make it much longer. Our credit cards are mounting rapidly just trying to keep this place, buy food and attempting to pay the bills.

My husband now (boyfriend then) hired a licensed and bonded contractor, since I was awarded this home from a divorce settlement and then found out the foundation was caving in and the fireplace was unusable. The licensed and bonded contractor was  Erick dba WLAM Construction and Roofing from Arlington, Wa.

We have heard that after Washington state Labor and Industries suspended his license in mid December 2004 after several members of L & I and a person from the Mount Vernon permit center came to our home to see the horrible condition the contractor us to live in.

The contractor left our home in a "demolition state" without a kitchen, bath or even running water. We are currnetly living in a tent in the main living area since the contractor took the wallheaters out. Erick H. Millholland lost his contractor license mid December 2004 and now has fled the state.

We can't get financing to do the desperately needed repairs to make our home safe and up to current codes, since the house is not finished and we don't have enough income. We are the victims of a horrendeous crime yet we can't get any help from anyone.

I believe we are all on this earth to help each other during both good times and the "not so good" times. The contractor did not get any building permits nor did he build anything up to current standards, most of the materials were used or substandard. The roof is not structurally sound and the electrical and plumbing, is not up to code and poses a risk to us as occupants. If we can't live here or get any help from someone, we will be homeless and disabled.

I feel that we are "falling between the cracks" of a system that is supposed to help people during their time of need. I am at the point almost giving up, since we cannot get help from any government agency. Is there anyone in our local building industry or housing agency who can help us?

Thanks

Ed and Cheri

cheri10353@aol.com

Note: This aidpage was started as a comment on "The man I was married to for almost 25 years took advantage....He forged my signature on a daytrading account and hid other assets/ Need financial and legal help ASAP"

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Dear Cheri, my name is saeed ahmed,from singapore,please i need your help.email me or you call me on phone. 00228 999 20 91. Thank and remain blessed. Bro Saeed.

Note: This aidpage was started as a comment on "The ex who forged my signature on a day trading joint account who lied and took advantage of me during the divorce after chemotherapy"

The "Not so honest" Ex who took advantage of my mental state while coming off chemotherapy and used the love for my son to lie, threaten and coerce me to sign a divorce decree. He has also forged my name to take all the funds out of a day trading account and hide other assets from me before and after the divorce.

Note: This aidpage was started as a comment on "Home page of Cheri and Ed"

The rest of the story Ed and Cheri I first met Ed in junior high school. He was my first boyfriend at 14 years old, but my family moved so we lost contact. We have reunited and been married a little over a year now. We were both victims of "worse case" contractor fraud. We need financial or construction help to get our home our home finished and safe. I got the home in the divorce decree, but the foundation of the home was literally caving in, since neither the ex or the property management had done any repairs to the home in many years. We hired a general contractor from a referral from Service Magic, who happened to be a "con" tractor. After paying him more than the orginal bid, he completely demolished our home. He left us with no kitchen, bath or even running water and didn't ewven tell us he was leaving. He did not get any building permits and nothing was built up to code. Brad from Washington L & I took his contracting license away after seeing the damage he and his workers did to our home. We have been living in the demolished home for over a year now. My husband has done as much as he can to make this a liveable home, but we don't have any money to do anymore repairs and are still living in a home with no heat in the main living area, no kitchen and an unfinished bath. The roof still leaks, we don't have any kitchen cabinets, floor coverings and entire upper front of the home was left open to the elements, only covered by a tarp. We lived in a tent inside our home last winter. This winter we are freezing with temperatures in the teens. Nothing in our home is finished or built up to code. We are getting desperate for financial assistance. The ex who forged my signature on a 24K joint day trading account and hid other assets before during and after our divorce. We need legal and financial help so I can reopen our divorce decree. An attorney wants 5K for just a retainer.

 Both my new husband and I are disabled. We are going to need both financial and legal assistance to retain an attorney to try to reopen the divorce and hopefully prosecute the exhusband for forgery on our joint day trading account he forged my signature on.

 I first met Ed in junior high school. He was my first boyfriend at 14 years old, but my family moved so we lost contact. We have reunited and been married a little over a year now.

We were both victims of "worse case" contractor fraud. We need financial or construction help to get our home our home finished and safe. I got the home in the divorce decree, but the foundation of the home was literally caving in, since neither the ex or the property management had done any repairs to the home in many years.

We hired a general contractor from a referral from Service Magic, who happened to be a "con" tractor. After paying him more than the orginal bid, he completely demolished our home. He left us with no kitchen, bath or even running water and didn't ewven tell us he was leaving. He did not get any building permits and nothing was built up to code. Brad from Washington L & I took his contracting license away after seeing the damage he and his workers did to our home.

We have been living in the demolished home for over a year now. My husband has done as much as he can to make this a liveable home, but we don't have any money to do anymore repairs and are still living in a home with no heat in the main living area, no kitchen and an unfinished bath. The roof still leaks, we don't have any kitchen cabinets, floor coverings and entire upper front of the home was left open to the elements, only covered by a tarp.

We lived in a tent inside our home last winter. This winter we are freezing with temperatures in the teens.

Nothing in our home is finished or built up to code. We are getting desperate for financial assistance.

 

Thanks

 

DISABLED CONTRACTOR FRAUD VICTIMS NEED HOME PLANS AND DESIGN HELP TO GET APPROVED HOME PLANS TO THE SKAGIT COUNTY PERMIT CENTER BY SEPTEMBER 1 2006 WE ARE BEING THREATENED WITH FINES AND POSSIBLE PROSECUTION,  BUT HAVE GOTTEN ONE LAST EXTENSION UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1, 2006. WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN A NOTICE TO ABATE IF THE PLANS ARE NOT IN BY SEPTEMBER 1, 2006.

We were both victims of "worse case" contractor fraud. We need financial and/or construction help to get our home our home finished and safe. I got the home in the divorce decree, but the foundation of the home was literally caving in, since neither the ex or the property management had done any repairs to the home in many years.

We hired a general contractor from a referral from Service Magic, who happened to be a "con" tractor. After paying him more than the orginal bid, he completely demolished our home. He left us with no kitchen, bath or even running water and didn't ewven tell us he was leaving. He did not get any building permits and nothing was built up to code. Brad from Washington Labor & Industries. They took his contracting license away after seeing the damage he and his workers did to our home.

We have been living in the demolished home for over a year now. My husband has done as much as he can to make this a liveable home, but we don't have any money to do anymore repairs and are still living in a home with no heat in the main living area, no kitchen and an unfinished bath. The roof still leaks, we don't have any kitchen cabinets, floor coverings and entire upper front of the home was left open to the elements, only covered by a tarp.

We lived in a tent inside our home last winter. This winter we are freezing with temperatures in the teens.

Nothing in our home is finished or built up to code. We are getting desperate for financial and home design and permit help in Skagit county Washington. We have been given a 30 day notice to ABATE, but we able to get one last extension until September 1, 2006. The permit center is threatening fines and possible prosecution if we don;t have approved plans in by September 1.

My husband and I are are both disabled and were victims of "worse case" contractor fraud. The dishonest "con" tractor left us without any running water, no kitchen and no finished bathroom after paying him more than the original bid. According to a home inspector, he left the home in a "state of demolition."

Can anyone in the design/building industry please help us. We are in desperate need of help.

This nightmare has been going on for almost two years now. We are still trying to survive on one disability income until I have my social security hearing. We are losing hope and spiraling down into the depths of depression. Will this nightmare ever end?

Thanks

Ed and Cheri
Mount Vernon, Wa 98274