Story
Name
Owen Lawson
Injury/Illness
Autism, Adhd, depression
We are a family of 5, going through some recent struggles. We had to move suddenly last year and During that time my husbands hours were cut and still have not went up as much as he was making I. Previous years and has made him struggle mentally and emotionally. I worked when I could but with our kiddos, especially our 11 year old autistic son, who was dealing with suicidal ideation and required a partial hospitalization program just a couple weeks after an overnight observation. I ended up ultimately losing my job because I had to be there for my son's medical needs. We had some unexpected situations that added to our struggles as well, broken bones, covid, car repairs, and a stop in Owen's disability payments all in the past few months which we are unsure of why they had been stopped. Now my husband is going through some medical issues and has been hospitalized and will be continuing care through outpatient. I was lucky enough to find a midnight shift job at the hospital where I am back to doing what I love and trying to help support the family, but I can not get there or get Owen to therapies without a car and we are drowning trying to get back ahead. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.