dear ellen i would love for the gold digger to come to my house in broken arrow oklahoma i am a stay at home mom with epilpsey and un able to work because i am not sure when i could have a seizure i have been on so many medicines and none have worked so far so that leaves my wonderful husband matt to be the sole provider we have two children one in college and the other one in 2nd grade and only one car which does not run real well and lots of hospital bills over 3000 worth he never complains but i know he wishes i would get better so i could help take the burdon off of him but at this time it just doesnt seem possible and i really feel bad about it we have worked a payment plan out withe hospital to pay the bills but even that is hard with allour other bills and i dont want to lose our house by the time we pay the bills and gas and morgage there is nothing left of his paycheck and we just keep putting off the hospital bills please please ellen help my family get back on track dont know what to do here in oklahoma

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Hi, I am a 39 year old woman who is raising a boy who will turn 7 in October, I know our story is one of 50 million out there that you see and read. but here it goes, please keep an open mind. my son's father was never in his life from day one, later on down the line I also recieved word that he was dead, his name is not on my son's birth certificate, so i cant find out how he died. that is one small rain drop in our bucket of rain. I am a recovering adict and have been sober from drugs and alchol for about 2months and going strong, i never will go down that road again, it got me where i am today, with noth ing, i shouldnt say i have nothing i have a georgouse child, who is smart, very loving, would do anything for anyone, and bright! The problems with me is I have mental chalenges, and also physical chalenges,bad back and neck. (which keeps me down), i am waiting to see if i am accepted for disability. I have $2.00 dollars to my name, and am living in a VERY SMALL 2 bedroom apt. with my mother of 68 who is one of your bigest fans, my stepjerk, whom i have never gotten along with and 6 pets, plus ALL OF OUR THINGS, it looks like someone's storidge shed. the carpeting is almost black, I have so many bights on my arm's and no clue where they came from our what is living with us(yuck),i am terrified my son is going to get eaten alive by bugs, and there are many nights i cant sleep because of this. we sleep on a bed that rolls out from our 16yr. old coach i have bruises on my hips from sleeping on a bar that comes threw the mattress. my son has never had his own room, he plays in the middle of the family room in a very small space that is not full of cluter. this child would do anything for me and others as well, he is bright, loving , handsome, funny, and it breaks my heart every day of my life looking into thoghs bright green eyes and not having anything to offer this boy that is worth a crap. i dont know if you know what that feels like, mabey in some way(i know your life has had to hit some up's and down's). I am not as HUGE a fan,as my mother, but i do like you and your show, this is my first time to your web site, my mother told me you are always doing such wonderful things for people. I have never in my life had anything wonderful come from nowhere from a caring person, and i know there out there, i haven't been lucky enough to meet them. i would give my life to be able to enjoy that feeling with my son, we are two extreemly good people, i have always done for others, before my self, and ETHAN at such a young age has those qualities in him already. I hope I can show him a brighter picture of life, he has seen so many terrible things at such a young age. I guess all im asking will you give my email some consideration. I know we are one of MANY who cry on your sholder, please know we are good people, caring people, with no where else to turn

god bless you ellen,

sincerely, sherri wendelken and ethan wendelken your newest fans. :)xoxoxoxox

hi ellen,
my name is alana me and my mom are living with my grandparents and i love all the neat things you do with people and my mom has 7 garnishments to pay off and i think it would be so great if we got the gold digger to come to our house so we could pay the garnishment and start saving money for a house of our own. so thank you we both hope we can get the gold digger.

Sheesh...all you people are pathetic...wanting handouts with all your hard luck stories. You think Ellen reads all your drivel?

Get a life..get a job.

the picture uploaded is of me: Timothy Nickolas Carlsen, I am 7 weeks old and need help getting to and from doctors appointments and the grocery store. My mommy jennifer currently does not have a washer and dryer and has been washing my clothes by hand. I dirty alot of clothes and eat alot of formula so she needs your help ellen to maybe make her life less stressfull so she can give more love and attention to me. I love your show ellen when i was in my mommy i would kick her really hard when i heard you come on t.v. My daddy jesse has to work long days at a place called grazie's making minimum wage. My mommy and daddy needs your help ellen.

Jennifer: Everyone is going through hard times why our family? You would not only be helping out average joes who do not work hard but you would be giving a leg up to a family in need. Congrates on your 1000 episode and being on the cover of oprah in december. hope to hear from you soon.

Dear Ellen,

I am writing on behalf of my boyfriend, Matt. Two years ago he lost his father to cardiomyopathy, which is basically a virus that attacks the heart muscle. He lost his father when he was only 18! Now if that wasn't bad enough, just two weeks ago he lost his mother. The causes are unknown as of now, but she was unemployed meaning she had no health or life insurance of any kind leaving him and his younger brother with a $10,000 funeral and wake debt, not to mention her $30,000 of medical bills and the $115,000 mortgage on the house. Since the medical bills go to the estate and the estate is left to her kids, they have no other option but to pay all these impossible bills. This leaves them in a little over $155,000 in debt and that's not even including the tuition with schooling. This is a lot of money for two young boys.

He is only 21 and his brother is only 19. Being 22 myself I can only help so much (helping him clean his house, take care of his two adorable dogs, and have my parents help feed him). He and his brother have jobs, but the $8.00/hour at 15/hours a week can only take care of so much. Matt also goes to school full time to better his future, but I fear with all the forced growing up and the mound of stress that he has encountered he is going to crumble under the stress. I do my best to be positive in his life, but I'm afraid I can only do so much.

He is full of life and ambition, but all of this debt and responsibility might break his loving spirit. He and his brother need to stay strong together now that they lost their parents and only have each other, but I'm afraid all of this will break their bond. He cries about not having parents at his college graduation and eventual wedding. It's never right to have children bury a parent, let alone two before they are even 22!

I love your show and I love the hope you bring into the lives of millions through laughs and love. I know there are many worse off than these boys, but I hope you can hear this story and at least keep them in your prayers. Keep up the amazing work you do! You have a beautiful heart and I hope your life is filled with love and laughter!

God bless,
Tanya Galloway

Hi Ellen! Just wanted to drop you a note concerning a post on here from Jenn in Toledo. I have 2 sons-Nicholas-12 (who is perfectly healthy) and Brian-8 (who has Autism-high fuctioning w/an IQ of 60...says the local school system..but performs at an IQ of 70( do not know how true that is). I understand how Jenn feels, when your child comes home from school and says..I want a friend or why some people are always pickimg on me. I was recently layed off from my job as a TA from the school my youngest son attends. Then 3 days later my husband comes home saying he was layed off after almost 20 years saying we wish you the best...give me a break!! The reason for me telling you all this is our public schools do not have enough resources for every child who is intitled to the same education as another child w/out a specific need. I do not consider Brian a special needs child, all child have the same needs, they just need to be taught in different ways and with compassion and understanding. When Jen said it broke her heart as a Mother, I understand, some days are harder than others for my son. The one thing about the degrees of Autism effects way to many children in our society and the first place that needs to make a HUGE change is in our schools. Also if parents would explain to their children that we are all different and yet all have a special gifts and just because someone is different, does not mean they do not feel,care and love like everyone else. Please help our children have a voice and bring Autism to the spot light where it belongs. To Jenn and all the parents who have a child with Autism, we were given a special gift and what we do with it is totally up to us....Education is the first step to making a change in our society today. Thanks for reading my story Ellen. Teresa from Randleman,NC. Thank you for all the people you help and touch on a daily basis...please keep up the Wonderful work and love you show to your viewers, I feel like you are a friend that I have never met!!

Hey Ellen...My name is Jenn, Im married with 3 children and reside in Toledo. My husband is working, Ive had to quit to care for our children who all 3 have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. 2 are high functioning and our 4 yo is classic autism and non verbal. We can never seem to get ahead, its always a car dying on us most of the time and our neighborhood is not so great anymore, the people are not very open to our children having autism and therefor unwilling to be aware. They hate us because my 4 yo has meltdowns sometimes that can be heard outside of the house, as you can imagine not being able to express yourself is very difficult for him, but he is an amazing boy and so sweet. When we think weve gotten ahead the car breaks down. Recently our boxer Bernard had a tumor on his ear that need to be removed and tested, it was quite expensive, my oldest son is best friends with that dog, he is the reason Ian came into our world and out of his world of autism. We need to get out of this place. Our neighbor next to us has been causing alot of problems with us and we have a shared driveway and she refuses to put the fence up, so my children cant play safely outside. If I dont hear from you, could you please help to raise awareness so these children all over can be accepted and understood?? My son cries everyday because he just wants friends and no one will give him a chance. We have raised him to be kind and loving so its hard to explain to him why some people can be so cruel. It breaks my heart. Thank you so much Jenn

Hey Ellen, I think my mom deserves to be the "gold digger", shes a single mom of two kids. Me being one of them. She has diabetes, and is having a hard time trying to afford all of her medical care such as things for her pump, things for her blood kit test and medicine. If you could please help that would be amazing. My moms an awesome mom, and she deserves to take a break and not worry about money for once.
Thanks!
- Riley 14/oh

Hi Ellen..I just love your show! I am hoping you could help me..I have lost my job and apt..a lady friend of mine is letting me sleep on her attic floor so I don't have to go to the Salvation Army..I am currently seperated from my husband of 9yrs ..I get no money or help from him in any way..I am a victim of domestic violence. I live in Parkersburg,Wv and jobs are very hard to find. If it was not for my friend Cheryl I would be on the streets. I am 47 yrs old and never imagined I would be in this bad of shape in my life. Please come help me get a life back..

Thanks