Even Titanium Bends – Strained New Mom Needs Help
Fundraising campaign by
Oonagh MacIain
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US$890.00raised of $2,500.00 goal goal
No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities
Campaign Story
Meet Christa Etheridge. She's mom to a newborn, a teenager, and a 21-year-old. She loves music and concerts. She can rock-out with the best of 'em. She's a kind, generous person. She has a gorgeous smile and a great, enthusiastic laugh. Look at the pictures; she's always grinning, laughing, being silly.
But, lately, underneath the smiles and
laughter, Christa's feeling a little like breaking. It'll never
happen, because the woman is made of titanium, but even titanium can
bend. And right now she has postpartum depression, financial worries,
the demands of a newborn, other family needs, etc., pressing down on
her. And so she hardly sleeps. She has migraines, paralyzing pain
from a past car accident. And she still has to work.
Overwhelmed doesn't begin to cover it.
Sadly, I can't fix most of those
things. I wish I could. But I can maybe help a bit with the financial
issues. A couple of people managed to help Christa through a recent
crisis when all the bills stacked up at once, bills that, if not
paid, meant her losing her car, and maybe her job if she couldn't pay
for childcare. Among other thing.
Don't think Christa's irresponsible with money; she just had unpaid maternity leave, and extra expenses with a new baby. Things got a little messy. That's all.
I want to make sure there isn't another
crisis like that. I don't want Christa walking outside and wondering
if her car is going to be gone. I want to make sure she doesn't have
to worry about taking care of her girls. I just want to give her a
little breathing room until things get back to normal. And I can't do
it with just me and couple other people.
I want Christa to sleep again. I want
the headaches to go away. I want her to be able to laugh and mean it.
Thanks so much for listening. If you
can help at all, it would be hugely appreciated, and I know Christa
would be incredibly grateful, too.
Organizer
- Oonagh MacIain
- US
Donors
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jun 16, 2016
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jun 07, 2016
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jun 05, 2016
God bless you and your sweet baby!
Here's Where Your Donations Are Going
Update posted by Oonagh MacIain at 04:30 amIn case you were wondering where your incredibly kind donations go: Christa will be withdrawing some funds to pay for childcare and insurance. Without your help, she wouldn't be able to pay these. Knowing her baby will be cared for and her car will be ok for another month, is. . . . .
Sharing is Hard!
Update posted by Oonagh MacIain at 10:04 pmWe’ve gotten some really nice big donations! Thanks everyone! We’re doing pretty well. But donations have slowed down a lot. Don’t be intimidated by those big ones. If you can give $5 or $1, that’s great; It all helps! And please share this page however you can think of; that’s
We're so Popular!
Update posted by Oonagh MacIain at 11:47 pmHey- check it out. We're on the first page under "Personal" fundraisers! That means more visibility, which is always a good thing. I'm happy.
Wow! Thank you!
Update posted by Oonagh MacIain at 04:49 pmWow! Thanks so much to everyone who donated! We're off to a great start!Please help with spreading this campaign, as my social media contacts aren't the best.Again, thank you so very much from myself and from Christa - Oonagh(If anyone is having any problems with the site, please let me
Donors & Comments
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jun 16, 2016
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jun 07, 2016
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jun 05, 2016
God bless you and your sweet baby!
- Dennis Moyer
- Donated on Jun 02, 2016
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jun 02, 2016
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jun 02, 2016
Praying for you and your family! Go get 'em girl!
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jun 02, 2016
Keep your head up sweet lady!
- Dina Simon
- Donated on Jun 02, 2016
You got this! xoxo
- Colleen Astles
- Donated on Jun 02, 2016