This one troubles me somewhat, skeechkitty. I'm not in position to judge how sincere this post is, but there must be some people who are in this kind of situation, so perhaps if it is "spam", then the advice given may help someone.

I don't really think it is relevant to say, as was said on one other forum where this was posted, that because someone has access to the internet that they musn't be "hard-up" (Internet is free at some libraries), but it does seem an unusual request to ask for "prayer" and help of a financial nature on RDF. Whilst few here could acede to requests for "prayer", some have given practical advice (Unfortunately, I know nothing about services available in Virginia).

If you are sick, though, especially with plurisy, you really do need medical treatment and should seek that, if for no other reason that you can look after your children better if you are well yourself. Given the circumstances you outlined, I can see why you are reluctant to contact Social Services, but perhaps some of the other services mentioned by others here may be more beneficial in the circumstances.
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Social Services does not care .. they wouldnt even listen to me just threatened me and treated me like total garbage.
Now, I'm not American, but here in UK, it doesn't matter what the individual officer thinks about you, they have a statutory duty to help within the laws and guidelines made by the national/local governments. If you feel that you would be treated differently from anyone else in the same situation, surely there must be complaints procedures that you can follow. Perhaps a "Citizen's Advice Bureau" or "Benefit's Crisis Centre" (if you have them in the States) or a sympathetic lawyer might help.

I'm sorry for anyone in that kind of situation - I've had my own run-ins with our (UK) Social Services, so I know that individual officers can be unsympathetic at times, but I have discovered recently that the system here is changing and that Service Users are considered more now than in the past. If it was a few years ago that you had difficulties with them, things may have changed there too since then. Perhaps a visit to a poverty action group might help you to gain access to services that can help.

John