I admit it. I need help. UPDATE

[WhiteTara]

Last edited Mon Jan 5, 2026, 01:00 PM - Edit history (1)

I really don't know how to do this. I'm always ready to help others, but it's so hard to admit that I need help.

Five years ago, my beloved Mr. WT became deathly ill and because we have such an illustrious medical system, he coded and spent five years fighting against one system failure after another. During this time, I spent every minute of every day with him in the hospital and rehab to save his life. I'm so grateful to say that he is soooo much better. It has been one full year without ambulances, ER visits, hospital stays or rehab. All his doctors (9 of them) are amazed that he is both alive and beginning to thrive. But to get here, it has taken almost everything; savings, credit cards and now debt. As someone famous said, "I've spent the last pi aster I can borrow."

We have a chance to re-right our lives, but being what seems to be our lives of being terminally broke, we are just steps away from being able to get there. Once there was a time when there was money in our lives and Mr. WT bought art, specifically Asian Buddhist art, statues of stone, porcelain and wood; paintings made of gold foil of Buddhas, Guan Yins and angels. His dream was to open a meditation center and have the art support the endeavor. However, life intervened and that didn't ever materialize; and today, we have a basement full.

There is an art auction in St. Louis next month, and if we could get the art there, we could sell it for whatever the market will bear. We have to get it to the auctioneers very soon so they have time to photograph and catalog the pieces. The problem is getting it there. To clean, load and transport it is about $2000. The people who will load into the truck will do it on an invoice, so there is $1200 of it taken care of for the moment. We have $300 to pay for the truck, but the truck, with gas, costs $750 - $800. We would drive the rental truck with a car trailer so we can drop the truck and drive home. I'm short (about 6" tall) and that's where we need help. We need $450 more to be able to do this.

I know our community is a very generous one, and I'm hoping you all will find our situation worthy and help us. Will you please help me?
Humbly, White Tara.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-sheri-transport-art-to-auction-to-save-our-house

[LuckyCharms]

1. How far do you get through the process...

when trying to set up a go fund me?

[WhiteTara]

2. I can't find how to set up, it just says sign in

and then there's the error message.

[LuckyCharms]

3. I messaged you. n/t

[EverHopeful]

4. Please update when the GoFundMe is set up

Can't spare a large amount but this month's bills are covered so can chip in a bit.

Not tech savvy enough to help set it up, sorry.

[WhiteTara]

7. Thank you. Lucky Charms made it happen for me

I updated my post with the link. :hugs:

[LuckyCharms]

5. White Tara, please see if this link works for you

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-sheri-transport-art-to-auction-to-save-our-house

[WhiteTara]

6. Thanks to Lucky Charms, I have a go fund me

Here's the link. And I posted it in my original post too
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-sheri-transport-art-to-auction-to-save-our-house

[LuckyCharms]

8. Best wishes and good luck, White Tara.

[WhiteTara]

9. ...

[question everything]

10. Shouldn't it include the amount needed and a progress? At least, I have seen it with others..

[LuckyCharms]

11. It was set up for $450. I think it needs a first donation...

I'm going to kick a few bucks in to see if that initializes the $450 goal request.

[LuckyCharms]

14. Goal is now visible on Go Fund Me link.

[question everything]

23. Thanks. I will donate.

[LuckyCharms]

24. Thank you for your donation and for...

pointing out the missing goal.

This was the first time I've ever tried to help someone with setting up a GoFundMe, and it looks like it needed to receive the first donation to initiate the viewing of the goal.

[WhiteTara]

50. You are incredible.

Thank you so much

[LuckyCharms]

52. My pleasure, WhiteTara.

[debm55]

12. I don't know how to set up a Go Fund Me account, but I wanted to wish you well.

[WhiteTara]

49. Thank you deb!

You are so sweet and kind.

[LuckyCharms]

13. THE GOAL IS NOW SHOWN ON GO FUND ME.

[dickthegrouch]

15. K&R

Best wishes and good karma for you and your husband, WT.
Buddhism is the only religion I respect.
Donated.

[WhiteTara]

18. Thanks for your help! What makes me

Continue to be a student is that Buddhists don't believe in a god and Buddha only showed people what he did and said try it for yourself.

[marble falls]

35. And Buddhism doesn't ask for adherents to give up another religion. Buddhists recognize Christ as a Bodhisattva.

[WhiteTara]

38. Exactly.

I've read that many Christians feel that Buddhism has made them better Christians.

[marble falls]

16. I don't have much but it's on its way, sorry to hear of your burden. Everyone in ths country (except the wealthy) ...

... deserves the level of care I get from VA.

[WhiteTara]

17. I'm convinced that this particular hospital group

has an unwritten mandate to kill old people. It sure seemed like it. It wasn't until I transferred him to another hospital that he began to get the care he needed to live.

[marble falls]

31. No doubt in my mind "managed" healthcare is much more about managing profits than healthcare.

[WhiteTara]

21. Thank you for your help.

[marble falls]

32. You've given me too many good postings to let this opportunity to show my appreciation to pass.

[WhiteTara]

36. Thank you.

[WhiteTara]

19. I'm literally crying at the love and support

being shown me today.

[Deep State Witch]

20. Done

Sent you some money.

[WhiteTara]

22. Thank you sweet Witch!

[justaprogressive]

25. K'n'R!

[JMCKUSICK]

26. I'm sorry I didn't see this sooner, I gave a little. Best of Luck WhiteTara

[WhiteTara]

33. Thank you so much!

I really appreciate you!

[marble falls]

34. Good work! You know yourself, seeds of kindness grow!

[WhiteTara]

37. You are really kind

and your seeds of kindness will be filling your karmic bank account.

[debm55]

27. Done. Wish you and Mr. WhiteTara well.

[WhiteTara]

28. Thank you. I know this is a stretch for everyong

and I can't tell you how much it means to me.

[jfz9580m]

29. Sorry to hear that WT

I kicked in 5 bucks..It is only symbolic, but hope others can help out more substantially.

[WhiteTara]

48. Thank you

It wasn't symbolic, it was true help. Thank you again.

[jfz9580m]

56. We are all in this together WhiteTara

I would much rather willingly pitch in for someone I want to help than have robber barrons in tech redistribute my resources as they see fit to say buy Sundar Pichai, Alexandr Wang or their spouses new golden undies to delicately pass gas into.

I never see it as anything but giving back to the community of (non oligarch) humans here or anywhere. We are all struggling because of those hoarders.

What i am trying to say is that no one should ever feel bad about asking for help. I see myself as someone who needs to give back rather than ask for help because I was taken out of commission in the prime of my life by the “I deserve golden underwear I can toot into because I work at Google/Facebook!” type and now I am getting back to work. But it angers me to see so many people struggling because of a small set of creepy sleazebags allied with Trump, but less obviously.

Hang in there WhiteTara..hopefully it gets better for everyone (except of course Sundar Pichai and Alexandr Wang…they can toot into regular cotton undies like stalwart defenders of the people like Slavoj Zizek/Mitesh Bohra/Jonathan Haidt/Derek Thompson/Jay Kaspian Kang/Jasmine Tayag/Ezra Klein etc.).

-jfz9580m
(I vaguely remember having seen a porcelain Buddha like the one in your icon..but I can’t remember where).

[quaint]

30. Tiny amount donated, but huge good luck wishes.

[Fla Dem]

39. All the best to you and your husband.

You have certainly shown courage and determination over the past 5 years. Good luck with the art auction, Hopefully it will be a sell out for you.

Take care.....never give up.

[WhiteTara]

40. I hope it will be helpful

If nothing else, the basement will be empty. lol

[JMCKUSICK]

41. Kick

[questionseverything]

42. Bump, bumped, bumping!

[WhiteTara]

43. thank you!

[TBF]

44. Best of luck White Tara -

I hope the sales are successful.

[WhiteTara]

47. thank you!

I'm overwhelmed by the love and care of my fellow DUers.

[some_of_us_are_sane]

45. I just gave, White Tara!

Good luck with your trip AND your sales! My best to you and your husband....two appreciators of GREAT beauty. Have wonderful and fruitful auction!

[WhiteTara]

46. Thank you for our kindness

[a kennedy]

51. Just made my contribution.....and so happy to do it.

Happy I could. Good luck with all you need to get done to begin your “normal” life.

[WhiteTara]

54. Thank you so much

I'm grateful for your kindness!

[Alephy]

53. Sent a bit...

I am actually in St. Louis.

Best of luck!

[WhiteTara]

55. Thank you!!

I'm grateful for you. We'll be by the arch next to the river.

[Rhiannon12866]

57. Donated and wishing you both all the best!

[CrispyQ]

58. I sent a few bucks.

Sorry the meditation center never happened. Good luck at the sale. Man, would my husband love to look through your collection!

[WhiteTara]

59. If you were in NW Arkansas

you could come before the truck arrives Monday morning