I am a single mother trying to raise a strong independent productive member of society. I have been presented with some challenges and I am determined to overcome them however I do need some help and getting to the point of accepting this was very hard for me. I never thought I would need any help I was going to work as long as I could through my pregnancy so that if anything should happen and I needed some time off after he was vorn I would be in the financial position to do handle it, but life has a way of changing even the best laid plans. I was on bed rest for a while during my pregnancy and that ate into some of my nest egg, and then ended up in hospital longer than anticipated after and there went a few more bites. Then as if that was not enough we were left high and dry by his father, and that was the begin of the downward spiral. I had not qualified for financial assistance because of my income level, and now they ask for proof of income and I have nothing and so they will not help. I have no intention of staying down for long, I just need the leg up so that I can stand on my own and go back to supporting myself and my son and eventually be in a position to help someone else in the same position. I am educated an profficient in many areas so finding a way to earn a living will not be hard  but I do need help. That has been the most humbling thing for me is to have to admit a form of defeat and that I cannot do this alone.