Thank you again generous DU'ers!!!
Headed into Flagstaff to shop, after an overwhelming deposit went into my account from GoFundMe. There was nearly 10X my goal in there!!! I didn't expect that!
It turns out much serendipity to it, via more good news.
Not only will I see my doctor and get tests, but I'm hired for a job starting mid-November! I'll get back on track altogether, then pay off my first hospital bill sooner (the one on low payments but it's a whopper)
I've turned off the donations. It will be more than enough, but greatly advantageous for fixing a number of items in disrepair, obtain Tiago's heartworm chews (one left), and pay rent up front when I start new gig.
Once I'm money ahead enough I'll be certain to return this good karma somehow. It's restored my faith in people that had gotten a bit dark after unexpected layoff.
Thank you again, keep the faith DU'ers!
Let's pray the midterms go well! Screw those MAGA idiots. Just driving around Arizona are some facepalmworthy crazy campaign signs.
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have a lot of heart. I’m really happy for you. 
It's good to know that things are looking better for you.
Some of the credit goes to you, too, for continuing to look for work and for venting in the right place, where people who care were able to respond.
Best of everything in the future.
I can tell that you and your family have big hearts. Wouldn't it be nice if more Americans lived the same way?
Save one kid, you actually save a part of his/her universe too. Such a big deal - every kid is worth it and so are you. It makes your heart and brain stronger. These kids are going to be taking over the world soon. Let's help them meet the challenge
Scratches for Tiago & best wishes to you. Thanks for the heartening update. 
Yeah, DU!
DU is a wonderful community and helping each other is what community members do.
I wish you a continued smooth path ahead.
That's what the Universe is saying to you. I am so excited for you because of this exciting new chapter in your book of life. My favorite thing about what you posted is the absolute positivity and energy in all the things you have planned for the future. "Live Long and Prosper"
As long as you are sending them a payment, that’s enough.
Please hold a little back for yourself for a rainy day!
It's highly unusual for organizations to break a traveler's contract, and 2 of us got unexpectedly swept out the door-- want to know yet another kicker about this? It was one week after I told my big boss that the new fresh rookie, I thought would replace me mid-November, that she was nearly ready to fly on her own from my training that myself and another traveler were told of our contracts being cut.
Oops.
It's sort of what I meant by it doesn't pay to be honest.
I certainly would have arranged a low payment plan like on my first surgery, I figured I'd still have several paychecks for the "traveler gap".
I'm going to give a clue what organization did this to us.
