• Address: Woodbridge, VA 22194 (map)
• Date Posted: 11/02/09

I would first like to thank you for caring and considering to help our family. Let me tell you a little about about our family and myself. Our family lives in Woodbridge, Va. I am 45 years old and have been through quite a bit in life. I grew up in a home where I went through repeaded abuse (sexual, physical, and mentally), due to the sexual abuse I had my first child (now 26) then at the age of 20 I married the man that I thought would be my sole mate; however he was not only abusive but also extremly controling. About two years after being married to him I had my second child (now 24). After being in this abusive marriage for over 21 years; I met the most wonderful man in the world. Six years ago I went through a very nasty divorce, where I did not get nearly what I deserved from it. He got to keep the house and most of the money and all of our furniture. I took the little that I got from my divorce settlement and bought myself a car (so I would have reliable transportation), I bought the furniture that we now have, and I bought my current husband (whom I married three years ago) a nice television. At the time I was working and making good money. About two years ago I started having alot of health problems and when I went to the doctor he run alot of test and for starters we found out that I was pregnant with my third child (after being told I could never have any more children. Wow was this a surprise.) He is now almost two years old and the joy of our lives. About a year after he was born I continued having problems with health. The doctors run more test, and sent me for many evalutations. As an end result they came up with multiple diagnosis (sever depression, sever anxiety disorders, bi polar, chronic fatigue syndrome, severely anemic, post tramantic stress disorder, fibromyalgia, and sleep apnia) because of there being so many issues that I am dealing with and my not being able to function for more than four hours at a time my doctors told me to stop working (I had a full time job where I was making good money, but was falling asleep alot on the job) and file for disability income. It took us over 18 months to get approved. During the time we waited to see if I would be approved for the disability income we only had the income of my husband and that is what has put us in the situation we are in at this time. We tried usinng credit cards to survive on so we would not have to ask for help (we maxed them out), several bills got behind and now we are very far behind. During this time we also had to move three time due to issues that were out of our control (an extra expense). Now we have been approved for the disiability income and it is helping some; however because we are so far behind it is sometimes difficult to afford food, clothing and toys for our son. If you decide you would like to help and would like to see letters from my doctors, medical records, bills, or bank statements I would be more than willing to show you so you will know my story is lagitamate. My current husband works for the Federal Reserve In DC. He has been a full time employe there for over 20 years. When his company will allow him too he works over time but it just seems that his income is not enough since we got so far behind. I do believe if we could get help to get through the holidays we could get back on our feet and do much better.

Now you asked about our son. He is a very loving two year old boy. He wears sizes ranging from 2T-3T, and size 7 toddler shoes. He mostly needs winter shirts, pjs and shoes. He loves anything to do with mickey mouse, cookie monster, elmo, animals, action toys, leap frog leap pad, he likes the toys that makes noises or has action things to do with them. We are in the process of trying to homeschool him (just preschool), he loves doing arts and craft things, and working with his wooden puzzles and blocks.

You asked what we need: I am going to share with you the foods we like to eat and let you decide if you want to get any of them or not. We are low on most items. It seems the thing we run out of the fastest is meats. So hear is the list of things we like: Ground Beef, Roast, Chicken, Pork, Bacon, Ham, Turkey,Cheese,Corn, Butter Beans, Navy Beans, Great Northern Beans, Kidney Beans, Pinto Beans, Potatoes, Onions, Onion Soups, Tomato Soup, Potato Soup, Lipton Noodle Soup, Peaches, Mandarian Oranges, Pineapples, Apple Sauce, Scalloped Potatoes, Baked Beans, Tomato Sauce (meat flavor), Tomato Paste, Pancake Mix, Syrup, Salisbury Steak Dinners, Macaroni and Cheese, Spaghetti, Grape Jelly, Peanut Butter, Butter, Canned Chillie, Dried Beans, Pizza, Biscuits, Iced Tea, Sugar, Chips, Oreo Cookies, Eggs, Most types of Crackers, Tuna Fish, Canned Beef Stew, Pepsi, Orange Juice, Apple Juice, Grape Juice, Breads, Most Lunch Meats (balogne, ham, turkey, beef), fresh fruits (apples, bananas, peaches, strawberries, oranges, grapes), ice creams (chocolate, strawberry, butter pecan, vanilla), pasta, popcorn, pretzels, graduate meals (anytype) for our son, French Fries, Milk (whole D), Flour (self rising), Salt, Pepper, Barbeque Sauce, Teryaki Sauce, Corned Beef, Miracle Whip, Mustard, Catsup, Salad Dressings (creamy italian, ranch, catalina, italian, or french), chocolates, and just about any type of cake mixes. Now as I mentioned we dont need everything I listed but this is just a list of the things we eat most frequetnly and any of these items would be greatly appreciated.

If you have any further questions or need more information please let me know.
God Bless