04/08/2026
NOT AT ALL HOW TORGILS WANTED TO COME OUT OF WINTER HIBERNATION BUT.....
Ok....I will be brutally honest.......things REALLY suck right now with the mess that has befallen us. A huge mess that was NOT our fault in any way (other than trusting the wrong people) nor a mess of our own making. We got screwed over by someone we trusted. Now, despite selling a whole LOT of my stuff to try to make ends meet, im still coming up short to cover rent and bills!
The summary: Both Atowi and I got fired the end of March from our jobs that were directly tied to the places that we rented. Not only did the sleezebag owner of New Life Properties fire us and evict us after pushing my partner to the point of having a mental breakdown, he also refuses to pay us over $4000 in earned wages while also using intimidation and extortion to steal another $1500 from us. He sent his guys to try to steal OUR property, change locks so we couldn't access our storage, and repeatedly made threats of violence. Begrudgingly, I paid him the $1500 just so he would leave us alone and let us move out by the 20th.
Thankfully, the boss at my main job has been super helpful and cool about everything and let me borrow a work van to move (since i currently also dont have a working vehicle) so thats helped alot. My old landlord also let me renew the lease in Hudson so we arent homeless. Despite these good things, after getting robbed of $4k AND shelling out nearly $3k just to be able to have a roof over our heads....we have drained ALL available funds to the point that we currently have $350 cash left to get us to May.
Selling my stuff helps to stretch those funds and I absolutely did NOT want to reach a point where I had to ask for financial help cause i know its rough out there for everyone. Add to that my stubborn pride saying "You got this, you always land on your feet and figure out a way" ...
Well, turns out that I didnt HAVE TO ASK for help because an amazing friend started a GoFundMe for Atowi and I. Shana Wersal, I appreciate the hell outta you for putting this out there and rallying people to help us. I feel horrible about asking for financial help right now, especially after all the love and support we got during Atowi's cancer battle in December. Despite how I feel, I dont know any other way to get through the rough patch. I dont make enough to support us both right now. Come May, we should be back on our feet, hopefully, though.
So, thats the cliffnotes of the long saga. Please dont feel like you have to help or donate. IF you can, it is appreciated but again, no guilt trips or hard feelings. Im not sharing this to beg but instead to share where we are at. We are doing our best to keep our heads up while continuing to push forward through the storm. WE WILL MAKE IT! Thank you and much love to you all.
Oh, and if you want to discuss the details further or have resources to help in other ways, please dont hesitate to reach out!
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