Daughter’s Wedding – Flights

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This is one of the hardest things I have done, even though I saw this site a weeke ago I hoped that somehow things would change and we would not need to ask anyone for help and money! We are and have always been givers and not takers so it is doubly hard. I'm now petrified that I have left asking for help too late and we will not be able to go to our daughters wedding! We are self-employed and work very hard 15 hours a day - 7 days a week. We perservere because we invested so much time and money and are confident we will make it one day. We've been a little unlucky in business and have been scammed by a few people - including a pastor!! You start to feel you can't trust anyone but now we have to trust in God and the good people that must be out there somewhere. I have helped in charities and fundraising since the age of 11. It's my thing to try to make things better for people who suffer and try to raise funds for cures for those who have life threatening illnesses and I almost feel my cause is nowhere near as important as those I have helped in the past. But is it VERY IMPORTANT TO ME now.  Our Precious Cause - Our Daughter's Big Day! I live in the US and my only daughter lives in the UK and is getting married in a less than 2 weeks. I was supposed to be flying there on July 1 as there are the hair trials and her bridal shower etc. She, my mum and other family members there are asking constantly when we fly. I was supposed to be babysitting my grandson there next Friday. My son who lives with us in the US just asked me have I booked the tickets yet. I have not slept properly for weeks ad can't eat I am so worried about our failure to get the extra money needed for the wedding. My husband and I went to try to pawn a diamond ring (3 shops) yesterday but were only offered $400 with 10% interest per month and the ring would be around $3,000 retail. We thought maybe it would get us enough money to book our flights! I am still trying to sell it but no interest as yet. FLIGHTS - TRAVEL COSTS The original flights to the UK have now doubled to $2,000 as we have been trying to get the money. I have just seen cheaper ones but would be flying a couple of days later. Prices are all increasing the nearer the flight date! We also need rail fares and hotel for the wedding venue. If anyone can help us I would be eternally grateful. I hope that I will only have 1 wedding from my daughter and know she is also worried about us getting there and as we have been unable to support in any way for the cost of the wedding I know that money is also tight for them. I promised to buy her wedding dress but though we shopped together for it when she visited me last year I have been unable to reimburse the cost. I have nobody else I could ask. PAYING IT FORWARD Having been in a better position until the past couple of years I never anticipated how hard it would be to recover enough to move the business forward and make serious money to pay bills, and have some left over. We know we will make it and would be happy to pay any money back in the future, if required. Definitely we would want to help someone in an unfortunate, desperate situation the way we have been helped and the way we have helped causes in the past. You would be investing in my peace of mind which feel pretty priceless but out of reach at the moment. WHY HELP ME? I guess there may be a piece of your heart and soul that would never want to be in this situation. If you have a child you love dearly and are close as can be to them (even though separated by a huge pond and thousands of miles my daughter and I am in contact daily) you will understand my desperation. This should be a time of great joy and happiness and I hope and pray with all my heart it will be for me and my family. She is the most beautiful, person inside and out. She has worked hard to educate herself and we also benefit from her (second) degree graduation when we visit. She deserves to have her parents and brother there with her at her magical day. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR READING MY STORY & GOD BLESS

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