Hi my name is Colleen and I have a six year old son. I am a survivor of domestic violence and spent six years receiving many broken bones many put downs all my money taken from me that I would make it work threats upon threats and I finally was able to run with my six year old back to my hometown of norwalk Connecticut because all of this had taken placeIn Florida. I have paid so much money in attorney fees and trying to get on my feet starting brand new at 45 with nothing I hopped a train with the clothes on my back and had no choice but to give my brother temporary custody to protect my son and get him up to Connecticut with me. after months and months of counseling which I am still going through and therapy I have finally built up the courage to put my face in public and get a job I obtained an apartment and I was getting on my feet my little boy and I in my eyes we’re going to make it.. I lost my Job about two months ago and fell into immediate depression the drama was getting worse the PTSD was coming back and all of my fears were returning. I have not been giving up I have been signing application after application after application I have been showing up at businesses I have been making ads to do side work for people.I had tried to get a little bit of help from the state but because I gave my brother a temporary custody and my child is with me that Help was very limited I’m grateful for the two bags of food a month that they do help me out with and the therapy I am about to lose my place which is going to set me back so much further. My son and I just want to be together people don’t realize it takes time to heal. I am currently losing everything that I worked hard to gain since being back up here this short while I am desperate I have been in a 5 1/2 year court battle with my son‘s father who is a complete monster he has a leaven restraining orders on him he did two years in prison for battery on a pregnant woman and I didn’t find any of this out until it was too late DCF got involved because of the domestic violence and they actually gave him a case plan to keep his rights and then another case plan and then a third they actually have him on a fourth case plan right now after failing the other three if I don’t get my attorneys paid off they are going to back outAnd unfortunately there would still be a way for this monster to take my son and bring him to Florida he is very aggressive he is very scary and his own 18-year-old daughter is terrified to be around him I know the only reason he would be doing this is because it’s the last thing he can do to hurt me. I have no Food in the refrigerator which is the least of my problems because at least I know my son is getting fed and being taken care of and in the same town as me but I am running out of time if I lose my place I have no place to go and I am terrified. I have a TBI from Being beaten in the head so many times and at one time I had two broken cheekbones and 17 fractures all at the same timeThese things take time to heal from and since losing my job and put me in a bigger rut everything has piled up there is no way I’m going to make this out by myself I have always paid it forward I have always been independentAnd I desperately need a jumpstart even if I got hired tomorrow somewhere there is no way I am going to get a head my phone is gonna get shut off in about six days and then I really don’t know what I’m gonna do I have reached out and tried to get help on different apps and have been downgraded and called names and spoken to in the most unthinkable Waze. I have been able to prove everythingTo a couple of Christian sisters who advised me to get on this app and beg for help I am running out of time I was told for 15 years I couldn’t have children I gave up at 35 I had my son at 38 1/half I am 45 years old and I have no help I don’t know what else to do and this is my last plea for somebody anybody people to try to find it in their heart even a dollar anything things add up I’ve been praying for a miracle I don’t know what else to do. I have all the proof I have all the receipts I have every text message proving my situation I have always paid it forward and if there was by chance I was able to get ahead and had a little extra more it would be donated to the Connecticut counseling domestic violence center. If you’ve made it this far I’m sorry for my rambling I’ve never had to do something like this I am completely embarrassed and ashamed but I have no other option.If anybody decides to help in anyway I also have a cash app $Mommy2Deuce I appreciate your time and I am sending love and light to everybody if you can’t donate please help me pray for a miracle it would mean the world. God Bless