I'm a single mom of two wonderful daughters — Bella, 15, and Olivia, 7. Life has been heavy for our little family. Olivia's father passed away a few years ago, and since then it's just been the three of us, doing our best. My oldest, Bella, was born disabled. She came into this world with seven holes in her heart — a condition called Tetralogy of Fallot — plus duodenal atresia, esophageal atresia, and choanal atresia, which meant bone was blocking her nasal passages. She's had surgeries to repair what doctors could. Bella is an absolute miracle — we lost her several times, and because we were in the hospital, they were able to bring her back. I'm sharing our story because I'm struggling right now. We are behind on our rent, and with the cost of everything being so high, as a single mom I honestly don't know how I'm going to make Christmas happen for my girls this year. They are everything to me, and the thought of not being able to give them a Christmas breaks my heart. It's not just Christmas — we need help with groceries and transportation too. I don't have a car right now, so we can't even get to the grocery store. We have to order everything online, which is even harder on a tight budget. Not having a car has been so hard on our little family. We also have five pets who are part of the family — one dog and four cats — and even keeping up with their food and kitty litter has been a struggle lately. Any help — rent, groceries, pet food, a ride, or Christmas for my girls — would mean the world to our small family. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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