Thanksgiving 2025

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 This has been an extremely hard year for me emotionally, mentally, physically, and financially.  I have been through so much and it seems like the world keeps piling it on me. I wish I knew it was going to stop.  I have tried to stay positive and keep my head up. I have kept fighting and moving along. I will do my best. Even though I can’t afford things, I have tried to help people in need. Even if it’s just a few coins. 


Back in April I lost my job with a company I had been a part of for many many years. I took a job with a $150 paycut. I didn’t have as much stress. The type of job I was going to I knew I would enjoy. I wasn’t settling for it. For me that was a blessing. It meant going from a desk job to standing on my feet 8 hours of a day. That was a massive shock to my system. 


At this time my moms health started to decline. Constant UTIs, pneumonia, shortness of breath, etc. many trips to the hospital and hospital stays. It just made it hard on me wondering if this was going to be the last time she goes into the hospital. 


July approaches and on a rainy day I fell down my front steps. I injured my back, my rotator cuff, and hurt my leg. I was off work for two weeks while I recovered from all of this. I went back to work with light duties until I could get strength back into my arm and back. My leg still hasn’t healed fully. They are saying I have bursitis. Which means fluid around my joint. It makes working parts of the job difficult. 


We had my daughter's boyfriend move in with us by the end of July. Who ended up getting injured on the job and took a pay cut with workman's comp. We took another financial hit. 


As September and October approach moms hospital stays are not longer and even more frequent. Every 2-4 weeks we are looking at an Emergency Department run. Here we are in November she is in the hospital. She now has to wear a bpap machine just to help with her breathing. 


With all of this going and missing weeks of work things have been tough. I have been trying to figure out how I was going to afford Thanksgiving dinner this year. Honestly, I didn’t know.  My work ended up giving me a turkey, a box of stuffing, a box of Mac and cheese, a thing of rolls, a can of green beans and a can of cream of mushroom. I wanted to cry. For me this isn’t much to some. I have heard that people were complaining about it. For me, this helps me out so much and means the world to me. I don’t know if they realize how much this small gesture really means to people. Especially those who are struggling. 


Due to my work giving us this small thanksgiving dinner, I don’t have to worry about the expensive items. I just have to worry about the small things. Most of it I already have here at the house. If someone who knows I have this blog and works with me, I appreciate this. I am beyond grateful. 







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