Dear Ellen, I'm not sure if this is where I write a letter to you or not, but I'm going to try and hope you can read it. I'm not one who asks for help, but I've seen your show and you are my last hope! There's two familys here living under one roof and it's getting very small here now. I'm asking for your help for not only me, but for my daughter as well. She works 40 plus hours a week and pays all the bills here so she can't afford to buy herself a car, so she uses my van to go back and forth to work. She's also in a new relationship with a new guy and they are talking marriage my daughter doesn't want me to live with them. I like to hit the floor when she asked me to move out. I have to find myself a place to live,but the draw back is that I owe 5 thousand dollars on collage loans and another 5 thousand for credit cards and cell phone bills, so no one will let me get a place.If you could help me out I could be able to buy a low income house. I've never in my life felt so low, depressed, and unlove as I feel now. I cry myself to sleep every day and pray every night not to wake up, but I'm still here. Life for me sucks! Thanks for reading this, I hope you have a great day. your friend Lynn

I just watched the if you paid my bills for a year video again and I don't really know what to say, what you did for that woman was just like someone had answered her prayers. You truly are a wonderful person. If you paid my bills for a year I honestly don't know how I would react, if you paid my bills for a year, I do not think that there would be any words to describe the feelings that I would be feeling. I wrote to your show earlier this month and told you some of my issues but I can see from watching your show that even though I am having a tough time that there is always some one that may need the help more than me, I just feel lucky when I wake up in the morning, there is just something wonderful about that first breath of the day. Thank you so much for just being you, I love you Sincerely Robyn

Hi Ellen...
i watch your show daily with my husband he has been retired for two and half years and we love watching your show. I think you have the best show.. You care about your viewers and it shows..

My husband and I have been married 26 years, we have never had much to speak of we raised 4 kids. So his retirement leaves little to do things on..I think so many ppl think that retirement is like a free ride.. My husband retired from the auto industry.. his benefits have been cut so that takes even more of our funds..When we pay our bills we have just enough to pay for our Meds and food no extra money..I am grateful to have what we do have but it would be so nice to do something for us..

We have been married for 26 years never had a Honeymoon or vacation It has always been a dream that we have never reached..We would love to be a guest on your show what a vacation that would be.
My husband is such a special man..He has been my everything.. I lost so many family members and he was the one that held me up during those times..

We were relocated to Indiana from St. Louis in 1992..We thought we would have our funds in order to get back to Missouri but the economy isn't helping us.. My husband has always worked hard and is so deserving of a small vacation.. How about it Ellen could you use a couple old folks in your audiance..We would welcome the trip and the laugh's..

I know there are so many more deserving than us but just incase you have a empty spot we can fill them.. You would make it a very happy day in our lives.. It would be our Honeyvacation days...lol

Well, best wishes to you and Porshe..Happy Holidays to all of your crew from the Bowen family..love to hear your stories and the games are great.. love Gloria Bowen
6991 N. SR. 213, Windfall In. 46076

Hey there DEAREST Ellen...
First thing i wanna say is THANK YOU for making my days alot easier!
Just watching you lightens up my heart - thank you for making me cry from laughter every time i enjoy your brilliant humor.
We hope you got the "big - picture" we sent you, so symbolic of life for absolutely everyone. How all the snapshots of so many random moments in our lives all come together to make the over-all ultimat "big picture".
My best friend in the world is really struggeling for a very long time now.
Just witnessing what she's going throught and the superhuman positive attitude she has towards everyting makes me think she could conquer the world and with her kindness and pureness of soul she could really set an example and help make worthwhile changes in the world.
I can't think of any person i know who deserves to be happy, so happy - more than her.
Ellen, I WONT GIVE UP trying to help this AMAZING soul.
You inspired me and watching you really gives me hope that things would be AMAZING for us too.
I APPRECIATE YOU AS A PERSON AND THE EXCEPTIONAL WORK YOU DO.
DREAMING (literally) of hearing from you!

May Gob Bless you!!!!

My you enjoy your blessing, Being a mother of five, just recently divorsed, with five children, I do not have education to support my situation, I will continue keep coming, Finances continue to keep coming,...

Having your rent (alone) to be paid for a year, That a major blessing when life would be able, to let you breath for a major second!! to figure out with is next, I do this now sleep walking!!

What a great feeling it is to watch the blessings you give these wonderful famlies during "Doughvember". Thank you for the encouragement to all of us!!
Blessings back at ya!!

If it was me who received help I would probably faint, or at least be the happiest person on the planet. I wish I have that kind of help in my life. I am so tired of just surviving, not enjoying my life as I could if I was caught up with all my bills and not worrying how to pay everything for a year or more. God bless you for your generosity and keep up your help to the needy of this country and/or others. I am happy to be alive however poor I am.

Dear Ellen,
I just read the letter by Rhonda Nelson. I can understand about her wanting her teeth fixed. She needs to go to her Local Health Department and ask
for help. Sometimes they offer programs for adults, that can't afford it. I hope someone can
hook her up with a nice orthdonist. I do see where she needs help. Since your show gives her a
smile. Help her if you can. You are a funny caring, person whom I'd like to meet someday. Good luck and have a wonderful day.
God Bless you, The Other Ellen

You ARE truly wonderful. I know you have a big heart cause I've seen you help many on your show who needs something to help with their lives. That's why I wrote you an email last week in hopes you could help me with my problem.
My problem is I have very low self-esteem, no confidence what-so-ever and my home is my prison cause I stay at home to avoid contact with as little people as I can. Because of this problem, I haven't had a job in 3 years too cause I just don't want to be seen in public, cause once I smile, people look at me strange like I was an alien.But, no, I'm not an alien, I am just a person who has advanced gum disease due to me not taking care of myself when I should have been. It started when I met my ex-boyfriend and he started becoming abusive to me, physically and emotionally. He started making me think that I wasn't worth anything and that I wouldn't get anywhere in life and he convinced me that no man would want me cause I was ugly because I didn't see a reason to take care of myself, I let myself go. I already had periodental disease, but it got much worse in the years I was with him, seven years of my life was wasted and now my future was on hold, and still is, until I can find a dentist that would be willing to help me even tho I don't have the finacial means to pay for any visits to a dentist.I'm 37, no kids, with no kind of insurance or medicare to help me pay to get my teeth fixed. I feel I should be doing something with my life but my teeth prevent me from finding my place in this world. My days are empty cause I feel I have no control over if my teeth get fixed or not. So I sit at home day after day picturing me with the beautiful smile I think I deserve, and need to achieve my goals. My mind is clouded everyday with thoughts of my teeth and if, by some miracle, that my dream of having a beautiful smile will actually become a reality one day. And one day when I was watching [my favorite show] Ellen, I had this thought that maybe Ellen can help me somehow cause I can see that she has a very big heart with her generousity to her viewers [fans]. To me, it's like Ellen tries to pay back her fans cause she knows, without us [the people who love her], she wouldn't be such an idol to soo many people. She is my idol cause watching her show is the highlight of my day, Monday through Friday. And besides that, when I watch her, she makes me laugh, and when you laugh, you have to smile, and that's what I do when i watch her show without ever being embarassed once. What I'm trying to say is I can smile while watching her show and not worry about my teeth for that hour...my teeth are in the back of my mind when she comes on. She means alot to me.

Thank you, Ellen, for being who you are and for making me feel real, even if it's just for five hours a week. I don't want anything to take away what your show gives to me inside.

Yours Truly,
Rhonda Nelson

P.S.Remember I am a very shy person and because of my situation, I get nervous when I meet people. But because I want this so bad, I would be willing to even be on television. I just hope it's AFTER the 'makeover'.

HI Ellen i have enjoyed your show for over a year since i was layed off i would really like to have false teeth i only have 11 now and it is hard for me to eat and i cant get a job because of my teeth i know i wont be helped but it is good that you are helping so many people keep up the good work and if you find any false teeth just laying around please think of me and send them my way . lol elaine