YSAK 119: My life story. Room please?

Thanks to Dr. Jim who sums up this 'apartments for rent' ad as 'TMI':

Wanted: HELP ME PLEASE...AND THANK YOU! (THAT WAS HARD TO SAY)
Price $400.00

HI MY NAME IS MELODIE AND I AM A MATURE, RESPONSIBLE, HONEST ,INDEPENDENT WOMAN. I NEED A ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT FOR $400.00 DOLLARS EVERYTHING INCLUDED. I HAVE NO FAMILY TO HELP ME. , I DO HAVE ONE FRIEND BUT SHE IS HAVING A HARD TIME TOO AND IS UNABLE TO HELP ME. I DO NOT HAVE ANY CHILDREN, BUT I DO HAVE PETS.MY PETS ARE MY LIFELINE AT THE MOMENT. I LIVE ON A VERY TIGHT BUDGET, AND THEY HELP ME COPE WITH THE DEPRESSION AND ANGER FOR THE WAY THE GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIZES ME. I AM ALLOWED 454.00 FOR SHELTER AND 566.OO FOR BASIC NEEDS. I AM AN A ACCOUNTING CLERK /BOOKKEEPER, AND AM HAVING A VERY DIFFICULT TIME FINDING A JOB. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS THE ECONOMY OR ME. I HAVE BEEN ON MY OWN SINCE I WAS 18 AND IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PUT MY PRIDE ASIDE AND REACH OUT TO THE PUBLIC , BECAUSE I NEED HELP TO SURVIVE. I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE DOWN AND OUT ON THEIR LUCK AND THE PUBLIC CAME TO THEIR RESCUE, BUT I NEVER THOUGHT WITH MY EDUCATION AND ALL MY EXPERIENCE THAT I WOULD BE DOWN AND OUT OF LUCK. I WAS FILLED WITH COMPASSION AND EMPATHY IF I HEARD OF A SUCCESSFUL FREIND WHO HAD LOST ALL THAT THEY HAD AND WONDERED HOW CAN THAT HAPPEN WITH A GOVERNMENT SAFETY NET AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS THAT WILL TEACH YOU ANOTHER TRADE. IT IS MY OPINION THAT MY GOVERNMENT TAKES BETTER CARE OF A REFUGEE THAN A CANADIAN CITIZEN. I WAS THE SOLE CAREGIVER FOR MY DEAR MOTHER AS I WAITED FOR HER TO DIE. THE CANCER HAD SPREAD TO THE BONES, IT WAS TIME TO SAY GOOD BYE. I HAVE HAD MY OWN SHARE OF AILMENTS BUT AM TOO STUBBORN , DETERMINED, THAT I JUST KEEP APPLYING AND APPLYING. MAYBE I SHOULDN'T TAKE IT SO PERSONALLY, BUT I AM STARTING TO REALIZE THAT GOING BACK TO SCHOOL MIGHT BE MY ONLY WAY TO COMPETE. BUT THESE WERE ALL GOALS THAT HAVE SLIPPED AWAY, FOR NOW I JUST TRY TO GET THROUGH THE DAY. I REALLY DON'T THINK THAT I AM ASKING FOR TOO MUCH, JUST A ROOF OVER MY HEAD, AND A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE. THE DWELLING I AM IN NOW DOES NOT HAVE ANY WINDOWS, ONLY AN ENTRANCE AND AN EXIT. MANY TIMES I HAVE SMELLED NATURAL GAS AND HAVE WELDING SMOKE CONSUME THE BEDROOM, AND HAVE TO OPEN THE FRONT AND BACK DOOR, TO CLEAR THE AIR , SO WE CAN ALL BREATHE AGAIN. I WORRY MORE ABOUT MY PETS AND WHAT THIS IS DOING TO THEIR HEALTH. MY BEST GUY IS 15 YEARS AND I OFTEN SEE HIS EYES WATER WHEN HE HAS TO EAT IN THE KITCHEN, SINCE THE BEDROOM IS RIGHT THERE. I WORRY ABOUT THE TOXICTY THAT NATURAL GAS CAN CAUSE, THE SYMPTOMS ARE VERY CLEAR AND THAT IS WHY I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE. THERE HAS TO BE SOMEONE WHO WILL REACH OUT AND SAY" I AM GOING TO HELP THAT WOMAN IN SOME WAY". IF ONLY TO RELIEVE MY SADNESS FOR ONE DAY. THE WORLD WE LIVE IN IS COLD AND MOVING SO FAST,NO ONE HAS TIME TO ASK ABOUT YOUR DAY. I DID HAVE A COMPANION BUT I HAD TO SEND HIM AWAY. HE DIDN'T WANT REAL LOVE HE ONLY WANTED TO PLAY. LIFE IS TO SHORT TO PLAY A GUESSING GAME. I HOPE THAT EVERYONE WHO READS THIS WILL UNDERSTAND AND SAY " I HOPE THAT WON'T BE ME SOMEDAY". LIFE ISN'T FAIR, AND I EXPLAINED MY PLIGHT. MY ONLY HOPE IS FOR SOMEONE TO LEND A GUIDING, HELPFUL LIGHT. I AM AN OPTIMIST AND WON'T GIVE UP THE FIGHT TO CLOSE THE HOLES IN THE GOVERNMENT SAFETY NET TO MAKE IT FAIR AND RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND TIME, I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE ASKING FOR HELP AND YOUR TIME. IT ONLY TAKES ONE PERSON TO MAKE A CHANGE AND I HOPE I SEE IT BEFORE I AGE. IT IS NOT ONLY PERSONAL IT IS FOR ALL THOSE THAT SHARE IN THE SAME FATE. I WISH YOU LUCK AND HEALTH TODAY, BECAUSE TOMORROW, SORROW MAY COME YOUR WAY. SO PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN AND IF YOU CAN'T THAT IS FINE. I WILL GET BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN BUT IT WILL TAKE SO MUCH PRECIOUS TIME. REMEMBER LIFE IS TO SHORT TO WAKE UP WITH REGRETS, SO LOVE THE PEOPLE WHO TREAT YOU RIGHT, FORGET ABOUT THE ONES THAT DON'T, AND BELIEVE THAT EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON, IF YOU GET A CHANCE TAKE IT. IF IT CHANGES YOUR LIFE, LET IT. NOBODY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE EASY, THEY JUST PROMISED IT WOULD BE WORTH IT........

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