Wife just had a stroke, I took time from work to take care of her while she recovers and no help from big box store we work for. She is home now but I still have to care for her during recovery, while it may be noble it doesn’t pay for groceries, leaking roof, and monthly bills gas electric etc. I am not very good at asking for help, but in this case I had no choice, I am not eligible to collect assistance from work programs our particular employer, but my wife collects about 60% because she is the one whom I am helping right now which leaves me with no income to do home repairs and pay utility bills and mortgage. I am not afraid of work, nor am I a graceful campaign author but I do my best and am always giving of myself, but when I am the one in need no one notices or even asks if I need anything.
Before this happened I was the guy who kept snow out of neighbors drives, cut grass no one else cut, fixed things that people needed that cost more than the equipment did in first place to fix anywhere else (for free or whatever they decided to pay), help anyone who asked with cleanup after storms or yard work elders were not capable of performing. I guess the local handyman who generally never charges for giving a hand when needed, sometimes without asking. Even though I have no current income I still give when and however I can, Everyone loves the help, but what would they do when its gone?
It is hard for me to ask for help when I need it, I would rather supply the assistance than receive it. I am not very good at this, no fancy web pages, no big experience in authoring narratives, just a guy who needs something I cannot currently supply myself.