Hi, my names Dayna. I am a mother of two smart girls 4 and 11 months. I'm looking for resources or financial assistance to help support those two beautiful girls along with my oldest daughters dad who is in stage 4 heart failure. My story: In 2021 at 34, I found out I was pregnant with my first baby. I was told for decades I would never have kids. So this baby took everyone by surprise. A joyful surprise. Her dad and I were together for 10 yrs before we got pregnant. Brad (my oldest dad) has always supported me through whatever dreams I had. College multiple times let me be a stay at home mom. He's my soulmate. In 2024 ( we had split 4 months prior) he had a heart attack. The second one unbeknownst to us. He had to stop work and I began supporting him. When they put him under general anesthesia for his open heart surgery with his heart at 10% function and he flatlined immediately. HE DIED! The next two months were horrible. We didn't know if you would live or die. Barely saw my daughter because of a being at the hospital day in and day out. We brought in his sisters and other family members to say goodbye. We didn't know hour by hour what was going to happen. Thankfully we were able to get his heart function back up and he is alive today but he still has to go in for another open heart surgery or he will die. He cannot legally work and is in the second round of applying for SSI. At the end of 2024 I moved back to Seattle with my oldest daughter looking for better opportunities for our little family. I got a decent job my first car, my first credit card, my very first apartment in my name. I was successfully supporting my little tribe and doing a good job. Then I made that one mistake. I got pregnant by a man (36) who hates me. Who got me pregnant just to hurt me and abandon the life he helped create to teach me a lesson.( His words not mine) I had my second daughter at 37 in 2025. Her dad then crashed my car, stole money he new was for rent, was mentally financially, socially verbally abusive. I LOST EVERYTHING I HAD WORKED FOR. My mental health destroyed, fired due to transportation issues with getting the girls to school and me to work once he crashed my car and lost my apartment because unemployment does not pay enough. No help with the baby matter of fact his exact words " there's nothing special about having a baby"...😥 It took me months to get over loosing everything many mornings at the therapist working through what had just happened. I am struggling. My mental health is 100 times better now but with no immediate family around and Brad unable to work I don't know what to do. We are couch surfing and trying to find housing assistance but it's like every door just slams shut for one reason or another. The funds from here would go towards rebuilding our life, moving into more permanent safe stable housing for Brad and the girls and/or to a vehicle. It will also finish paying off the one credit card which is hugely impacting my credit and ability to get another apartment. Anything given is appreciated and thank you so much.
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