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Cancer will I go broke!

When I was younger for my first cancel battle at 24. Just kept working and just kept showing up when I could. Years later 43 second cancer battle. The focus was on getting well. Work was something that I couldn't get my head around. Face to face marketing you need to look and feel good. I felt like the Adams's family uncle Fester! Lovely bald head,  no eyebrows,  no eyelashes and lovely grey circles under my eyes. Weird coloured skin that used to look ok.
Geezzz is this really happening.
Well we need money to pay bills, medical debt, children's things, food and just most things require money! But with so many surgeries ahead of me, chemo and no one tells you that your body parts like your arms will go extremely weak after these surgeries. That the recovery time would be longer than you planned. That you couldn't probably get back to work and normal things for a bit longer. So between surgeries I had 3 months off at a time. Well how do we get that body working again. Arms able to lift normally to do zippers up and to get dressed without help. Ok so I need more money. Got a night packing job at the local Woolworths store, Erina Fair at Erina on the Central coast. This provided me money and a fitness regime that really helped with dollars for bills and strength I got up in those arms. Sounds ridiculous but I was getting into shape, paying bills and mixing with a great bunch of people. All working hard to get that great Australian dream. You know the ones with the white picket fences..., ok I know now it's an ugly old grey fence and it falls down with no maintaince. This was my second job so when money starts to flow again you can pay those bills. Omg there was some bills. I think that some days walking to that mailbox to see what bills were there made that mountain a little harder to climb. But with the introduction of a third income babysitting the bills did evetually come down. I am still working quite a few jobs but those bills are gone. $64,000
If your having a hard time paying bills with your illness. Reach out I was very proud but then I thought I need help so badly. Salvation Army, Vinnies, there are a lot of charities. They are there to help in times of need. Sometimes we just need to reach out. When I think of how many nights I cried myself to sleep wondering if I would ever be able to be independent again. I thank all the charities for support and a stranger with a smile and a grocery card can certainly make a difference. #money #debt #cancersucks #medicalbills
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