Medical expenses have become a hardship for elderly couple

Zonta/TGI Christmas FundJames and Annabelle Lambert, 85 and 79 years old,

are a loving couple who have worked hard to save up for their retirement.

A couple years ago, Annabelle had a stroke which affected her speech and

mobility. James has arthritis and also has difficulty walking. Their medical

insurance does not cover all of their medical expenses, and they have used most

of their savings to pay for their medical bills.

On their limited income

and after paying for their living expenses and necessities, they don’t have

much to spend on household items. To brighten their holidays, they could use a

gift certificate to purchase bed pads, Ensure and other household items.

Mom, three kids struggle

Sally is struggling financially with

part-time work and welfare support.

She and her children travel a good

distance daily to school and work, partly because housing is cheaper where they

live and also because the location is farther away from the community the

children’s father lives in. The dad doesn’t work much and doesn’t support the

children.

Sally and her kids have experienced many years of abusive

behavior and are are now working on healing spiritually and mentally.

The

children all need new school clothes and shoes. Judy, 8, would like her own

tape deck or boombox. Jane, 6, would like art supplies. And Jennifer, 2, would

like books for her age.