Dear Ellen, I think it is awesome that you are helping people with Gold Digger! I want to share my story.
My husband lost his job last year & is now working 2 and still not making enough for us to pay the bills even with a college degree. I have Status Migranosius ( just a fancy word for chronic migraines. I have them every day most day's 1-3 times a day. I was over exposed to mold almost 4 years ago in the house we lived in. The mold was completly unseen & I ended up being allergic to all the molds found in the house (5 being toxic). We had to leave to get me out of that house. We have 3 beautiful children and this keeps me from being the Mom I used to be. I have been to countless doctors & allergist and no one in AR knows how to help me. I can't afford to go to a different state for other treatment that I despreatly need. I feel like such a failure as a Mom & Wife. Living like this is NOT me. My kids are resenting me because of this illness and I have been though countless treatments. I have been told the doctors here for the most part just don't know how to handle a case like mine. I am so despreat for help. You may not know migraines can do this to a person but they can and are ruining my life. I just want my life back. I know the Gold digger money wouldn't be enough to help me get medical help but it would pay off most of our bills so I can go out of state to find help.
Thank you for reading my post. I appreciate all that you do! I love your show you are such a highlight of my day.
Love, Shelley Brandon

Dear Ellen,
Life for my mom is really hard. We don't have much money and it makes her stressed out. About two months ago somebody broke all our windows on our cars (4 cars) and slashed the tire. My mom had to borrow money to pay to fix them. She is going on pay check to pay check. My mom works for her dad, and business is really that good. I just think if she can get a chance for the gold digger, we would be a better family and my mom would be happy and not as stressed.
Thank you for listening.

Your Fan,
Jasia

dear ellen,
my family is loosing more and more money. my mom is trying to get a part-time job. i would love it if i can have a family night again like before all of this. my moms dad (nonno) just past away and i would love to see my mom happy again.

your fan,
rachel

Dear Ellen,

My husband Tim and I have three very beautiful children. Denise 9,Timothy 5, and Tyler would have turned 5 this past April. In June of 2007, our son Tyler was diagnosed with a very bad brain tumor. We quickly left Dallas TX. and drove to St. Jude Hospital in Memphis. We left our home, work, and family behind. For the next seven months we did everything in our power to save our child's life. January 4, 2008 we drove back to Dallas TX, there was nothing else the doctors could do for our child. January 20, 2008 Tyler lost his battle with cancer. He was only three years old. We have been working really hard to get back on our feet but these difficult times have made it almost impossible. My husband is the only one working because I am going to school. I will be graduating this August, and hope to give my husband the financial support he needs. I don't know how we have gotten by but then again we do have an angel watching over us. Our children have been so wonderful through all of this. Children are the true hero's of the world. They keep us going no matter what. Please help us...

Thank you,

Lina Churchill ^^Tyler's^^ mommy
www.caringbridge.org/visit/tylerchurchill
www.hope4tyler.com

dear ellen. i am 55 yrs old.i have watched you on tv as long as i can remember.i let me tell you my wish.i know it is corny i wish i could win the 150 million dollar lottery i would build a home50 miles long bring every one in who is hungry homeless have give them medical care i know its just a dream but the bottom line is if i was rich it would go to people who were down and out.my heart is so heavy and i know i am not special but when it comes to your children and grandkids you get beside your self.my son -law worked in a factory making 13 an hour not bad but with two children and one being adhd add bbd.they closed the plant he no longer has a job my granddaughter mattie grace.is 2 now but born 3 lbs.with a golfball size tumor between her eyes has been on pain meds an number of meds since birth.has had several surgerys and more to come.she is on medicare they live from pay check from unemployment.they only have basics no cable no house phone no computer a car that breaks down 2 wk.no health insurance.mom can work but mattie is 24 hour care a handful.father hitting the roads everyday for jobs and that takes money for gas i am doing all i can they both are depressed .will eventually lose there trailor.when you dont have money to buy underwear and socks for your kids thats low.they are at the end of their rope where yoy hang on to the knot.but still we are blessed and i feel guilty for writing this because i know others need your help more than they do but who ever you help my God bless you and yours

Hey Ellen. I would like to start by saying hi. I'm tweleve years old, and we watch your shows everyday. We are very hurt from the financial economy. My mom has a number of different diseases, like luipis, Fibermaialga, and much more. My dad works for a pool company. He fractured his knee and is now currently on crutches. he can't do any work, all he can do is sit down and test pool water. With all the stuff that my mom has, you wouldn't believe that she was denied in disability. we are barely holding on right now, we are in a small house, it isn't big at all. We have to ask the bishop in our church to pay our rent. it seems like were not living, we are surviving. Even though my dad is on crutches, he still does volunteer work at a base ball field. it seems as though he never worries about himself. he has been there through thick and thin. they really just deserve to have a good time, you know. it's been so long since we went out to eat. So, please Ellen, let my mom and dad in that golddigger machine.please

I'm sorry. I am writing again but I saw my first post was anonymous I that wouldn't help me much. I wrote a couple posts down about my son Caden with Arthrogryposis. I just wanted to make sure you had any info you needed incase we won the Gold Digger Game. Thank you very much.

Cara White
Dallas, Texas

Dear Ellen,

first love your show. Just watched Emily Bear. She is amazing. I am hoping that gold digger can come to my home. As per most family's with these times we are struggling, but I am asking for this for my 2 boys. I am not working and my hubby's job as a trucker is slow going. I would like to take my kids on a short vacation to Wisconsin Dells this summer for some fun in the sun and camping. They have been begging me to take themfor years, but it has not been able to happen. So I hope that gold digger can come to Illinois. I hope all is well with you and your family.

Deanna
Streamwood, Illinois

Hello! My son's name is Caden. He is 2 years-old with Arthrogyposis. My son and I fly from Texas to Philladelphia to the Shriners Hospital once a week for his therapy. He is a wonderful boy and I would fly to the moon for him if it ment having a chance at him walking someday. I would like to enter myself in the chance to win the Gold Digger coming to my house. Having that opportunity would help us greatly with plane tickets and travel expences. I think it is wonderful what you do for people and animals and think your show is great!
Thank you very much, Cara

Dear Ellen i am a 9 year old girl that lives in Queens,New York with my grandmother and mom my grandmother just recently lost her job and both her parents so we are going through rough times right now my grandmother takes care of me while my mom works during the night since my grandmother lost her job it has been really hard on us my grandmother can not find a day job and she cant work at night because she has to take care of me so if you can help us it would be such and honor thank you so much Ellen.

Hi Ellen
I have read some of the posts for Gold Digger and I believe I don't compare to them whats so ever , but I thought it was worth the try. I am a 21 year old girl that moved from Florida to New York to pursue acting. I dropped out of college after two years. I live for every Friday that I get paid 250 a week working in a restaurant, so I can pay rent. I am 2000 dollars in debt and I have the bank calling me all time for it. Its lots of money stress for a 21 yr old aspiring Broadway actress. I could use the money to pay of my debt and help my stress level! It's hard to audition and do a show if you have to work all the time, doing something you really hate. When you rather want to aspire people and make them feel with your art. I also don't dare ask my parents for money only because they are not doing well with money either. My mom is a flight attendant for United Airlines and they keep having pay cuts because of 9/11. There is something else I would love to say, that I think you have such a big heart for doing this for people and all the things you do in the world now. You are someone I aspire to be, I always say that if I make it big I would help whoever I could so I can make a difference in the world too! I truly thank God for people like you Ellen. Keep bring smiles to peoples faces! love ya

Dearest Ellen,

I happened to be home this afternoon which is a rarity and decided to sit down for a moment to take a break- turned on the tele and caught the gold digger spot- I am sure there are so many families that are much more deserving but I thought- what the heck- I am a recently single mother of three boys 13,9 and 8 up until March I had been out of a job working part-time as a waitress to be able to keep a roof over my boys heads. I recently was blessed with an amazing career -but due to a very difficult divorce and lack of income I recently went through bankruptcy. I feel blessed to have what I do and have become a stronger person due to all I have been through. The hardest part is telling my three amazing boys that we no longer have the money for their sports activities,extracurricular activities and the money we do have is needed to cover their basic needs. It is so hard to hear your 13 year old tell you "here mom I got this money for my birthday -but I know you need it to pay the rent or buy food". Or to try to console my eight year old when he comes home crying because the other children at school are making fun of his shoes because I could not afford to buy him the "cool" DC shoes that all the other boys had. It breaks your heart. I am currently in the process of telling my 9 year old who loves soccer and is an amazing player that he can no longer play for his team because I cannot afford the fees associated with it. Again I know that their are families that are in much greater need than ours and we will survive and will all become stronger individuals from this experience -but if you had something the boys could do so that they could get new shoes, or clothes or be able to pay for the extras like sports - it would be so great for their spirit to see that their is hope-

Thank you so much for your generousity all that you do for others

Dear Ellen,
I love the Gold Digger game because it's one of those rare games where you have fun and are guaranteed to come away with something! Please bring the Gold Digger game to my humble house in Germantown, Maryland. I am a diabetic single mother struggling to pay my bills, my daughter's college tuition, and still have have money left over to buy my medicine. On top of this, my work hours have been cut and I am bringing in even less money than before. This opportunity would improve my life in so many ways and if you give me the chance, I swear, I'll grab every single dollar!
Your Fan,
Dyian Jett.

hi ellen my name is samantha i am a 17 year old from b.c. i live at home with my mom and i watch you show after school everyday i am asking you to consider me for gold digger due to the fact that my mom is a single parent, she works as a part time paramedic who doesnt get paid for sick leave and she has been having lots of problems with arthritus in her knees so working a lot is hard for her but she does it anyway so that she can support me and give me a goood life also i have college coming up and my gradauation and my mom is working hard to make sure she can afford these things and i just want to give her a break and take some of the weight off her shoulders. so if you could help that would be great thanks ellen.
love your show!!

Hi Ellen,

I writing in hopes that your love for animals will help support my little girl and our journey

Hunter is my German Shorthaired Pointer, a truly special dog who has brought so much joy to so many in her nine years of life.

Hunter is a PALS dog, a 'friend' who went faithfully every week to visit and cheer up people of all ages who needed her.

Her visits brightened the day for so many frightened kids in Calgary hospitals. She sat beside and 'loved' wheelchair-confined residents of Cedars Villa nursing home, often bringing back memories of their own beloved pets.

And for six years, Hunter's visits helped young mentally challenged people living in Hull Home learn to connect and communicate again.

Now, Hunter needs help herself. She's been diagnosed with Chondrosarcoma which is a type of cancer arising in cartilage cells. The veterinary surgeon, Dr. David Szentimrey, removed the tumour that was causing her discomfort but unfortunately it rapidly grew back before we could do radiation treatment. She received her second operation on Wednesday February 25 and is scheduled for another tomorrow morning.

She woke up from her surgeries happy, wanting to play, and ready to go visit sick kids again today. So this is how we hope she'll live the rest of her life.

Happy. Feeling good. Still bringing smiles to the faces of kids, seniors, and troubled young people.

Hunter is my best friend, my family and part of my soul! She puts a smile on my face and everyone she touches each and everyday. She is also ‘Mom’ to my 7 year old cat whom suckled and slept with Hunter when I brought him home at the age of 3 weeks. Hunter has spent her life helping others and now it’s time to help her. The world is definitely a sunnier place with her in it!

Her medical bills are predicted to come to around $24,000. I have already paid $13,000 and the thought of losing my best friend just becasue I don't have the money breaks my heart and will haunt me for the rest of my life.

Please help!!

Jodi & Hunter XOXOXO

Hello my name is Kim Davis I don't want to be selfish but I have a child who is autistic he has Erbs palsy,Epilepsy,and he is self abusive.I have been trying to get him a bike for a couple of years now so that he can be treated like an average child I cannot get the help I need I was told that the insurance does not cover this.I just want for my son to atleast get a bike so that I can try to teach him to ride.Dequante is now 10 years old and I would like to see him play and interact with other kids.
It is so hard for me to try to buy him the things he needs to become independent.I was so afraid that something would happen to him that I always treated him different.I had a stillborn birth in September and its really hard for me at times to get him what he needs.I have two other children who help but he will always be in his world.This is why I am asking for your help.

Ellen and Staff-

I am not writing for me, but for my nephew.
Alex Wuischpard was born May 16, 2004 via surrogate to David and Sherri (Jann) Wuischpard. My sister is unable to have children. David was the male donor and after an attempt to have me, Christine Jann Hilfinger be the egg donor, which was unsuccessful. David and Sherri then received an egg from an anonymous donor.

Alex was born five weeks premature after his surrogate developed High Blood Pressure. They held the delivery off by going Alex's surrogate shots to stop labor and pumped sterroids to help with Alex's lung development.

Early on May 16, I received a call that Alex was coming into the world...they lived in Reno, Nevada at the time. After Alex was born, he developed a fever and later was diagnosed with having severe brain hemoraging. in four places of his brain. The hemoraging did not normally run off to other veins, but then clotted causing more difficulties for the NICU Doctors. Alex has severe Cerebal Palsey, can not walk, talk or do the many of the things that normal 5 year olds can do on their own.

Over the past (almost) five years of Alex's life, he has spent a lot of time in the hospital...many ambulance rides due to the severe siezures that Alex has endured. We have had many scares that we would lose Alex time after time.

On May 6, 2009, Alex and his Mom and Dad will be traveling to Cleveland, Ohio to the Cleveland Clinic. His medical situation is that he requires more specialty care. They will take Alex off his meds to create a Seizure situation to monitor his brain activity.

David and Sherri's medical bills have escalted and some have not been paid by insurance. If you knew my sister, she is not one to ask for a hand-out or help. I want to ease thier minds financially so they can focus on the care that Alex is getting while they are away from their home in Indiana. I am doing this as a surprise for their family.

I know times are hard for all of us, I myself am unemployed. I am working on an online fundraiser with FUNDABLE.COM to help them out too. I ask anyone that is reading this to please pray for Alex, his Mom and Dad and the doctor's that are going to be treating him in the next few weeks.

God Bless you all!
Christine Jann Hilfinger (Auntie and God-Mom to Alex)

Please bring the gold digger to my house for my mother! she needs positivity in her life like no other! Williston ohio!

Hi Ellen. I love your show it is amazing. I've watched other shows now that I've lost my job and I'm at home now, but yours is the tops. I saw the show the other day when you had the girls doing the gold digger and how much fun they had and how generous you were to them and their pets. I was going to tell you my story but felt the other stories I read below really do need it more than me and my family of 7. My husband has been repairing my father's fishing boat. Last year the motor was messed up and we had to get it fixed. This year the seats fell apart and had to replace them along with the trolling motor going ca put! I was really wanting the gold digger to come along to help my husband possibly use the money for a big down payment on a new fishing boat of his own. We love to fish together and anything you could do to help out would be wonderfully appreciated..Thank you and keep dancin! Alice

Ellen, I have recently been in a terrible auto accident. I broke three vertibretes in my neck,4 ribs, femur bone, radius bone , and have a bad scar across my face. I have had numerous operations and I am still in theropy. Hopefully I will walk again. I was unfortunate during the accident, since I was between jobs.I am 32 years old and in a wheel chair now.My profession was in the plumbing industry which I will not be able to resume.I thank God I am still alive.Now I am having to rely on family and friends for financial help.Please help!
Thanks, Chris