TEAM GROUP HUG

I think Rey is very different from Leia. She does not come from privilege, she does not come from royalty. She’s just a young woman trying to make her way with no help and no support from what being a princess would give her.

Two weeks ago, my father was diagnosed with cancer. My Dad hasn’t been able to work for quite some time; he has a neurological/muscular disease in the same family as MS. He can’t do basic tasks, like cooking, cleaning, driving, or writing his name. Most days he can barely walk across the room even with the help of a cane and someone at his elbow. With this cancer diagnosis, his already poor health has taken a nose dive. 

I didn’t want to have to create a fundraiser for my Dad, but the fact of the matter is: we are alone. My Dad has no friends; getting out of the house for him is laborious and has to be reserved for days when he has doctors’ appointments. We have very little family. His side of the family is all dead and my mother died six years ago from cancer. Because of this, I find that I am his primary (and mostly sole) caregiver and his financial support. 

I am swallowing my pride and asking for help. I am struggling to keep him fed and pay his medical bills, which will only get worse as we begin treatment and management of his cancer. His bank account is already overdrawn from paying previous medical bills and his social security simply isn’t enough to make ends meet. I am doing what I can, but I simply don’t make enough money to pay for everything.