Hi,
I am 21 years old and am gradutation soon from college. I went to college because I really had no choice. I am autistic, bipolar, and have fibromaligia (I have a few more, these are the main ones), so I needed health insurance. With no job experience and no knoweldge of any programs to help me, I took the college route. Over the course of school, the Fibromyalgia
has gotten to the point where I have to use a cane and have been stuck in bed for two or three weeks in a row. I have only been able to come as far as I am school because of the willingness of the teachers and being able to sumbit homework online.
Now I am about to graduate and am over $13,000 dollars in debt. Even though my disabilities affect me so much that I cannot work more than 20 hours and although that has been documented by more than one doctor/professional, I cannot get government help because according to them, I am not disabled.
I have no idea why even though I have been getting assistance from the Division of Vocational Rehibiliation (DVR), and other disability help, such as disabled housing. Once I leave school, I will not have the finacial support of the DVR.
My parents are barly making it themseleves right now and they cannot help me at all. I have no idea what to do. I want to work so badly, but it is just not physically or mentally possible to do enough to survive, let alone pay off this debt.
Please, I normally don't ask for help, but I am scared to death of what will happen and this debt is just making things worse. If you could help me out at all, I would be enternally grateful. I cannot promise that I can pay money back, but one thing I can promise is that even if I am not able to find an employeer willing to work with me, I will be doing voluntary work, helping others.
