Hi. I'm Cheri Campbell. I was recently enrolled in Samaritan by the Health...

and Wellness, my doctor's medical group. For most of my life I've lived what you would consider a normal life. My husband, Michael, and I owned a house in Studio City for over 20 years. After a series of disastrous events, with no family support or safety net, we lost our house to foreclosure and ended up in a cheap motel in Inglewood. That was in 2015. My husband died unexpectedly in April 2019. He went into the hospital with a sepsis infection and died of a blood clot to the heart 12 days later. We were each other's whole world. Never spent a day apart in over 30 yrs. Best friends and writing partners. Five months after Michael died, I ran out of money. The management company at the motel has let me stay here for free since then. I was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2021 and the managers said they were praying for me and thought of me like family. To make a long story short, on Oct 10 without any prior warning, they posted a three day Notice to Evict on my door and stopped talking to me. At one point I had to get Adult Protective Services involved because they were trying to bully and scare me into leaving. The problem is I have nowhere to go. I have no family. All I have is an EBT card, $221 a month in GR money and an IHSS provider. I'm at risk of becoming homeless until I can get into Section 8 Seniors Housing. My next court date is Jan 9. I have an excellent attorney and paralegal through Legal Aid Foundation of LA. They are in the process of getting my birth certificate and marriage certificate which I lost when my storage unit in North Hollywood was auctioned off. Then I can start getting my social security benefits. I've lived on $221 a month for over a year so I'm pretty thrifty. The housekeepers at the motel have given me clothing, dishes and bedding. Last Christmas, the head of housekeeping bought me a Christmas tree and decorated it. My overall health has gone down from all the stress of the eviction. I was hospitalized less than two weeks ago. One of the things I want to use my Samaritan donations for is vitamins and some supplements. I was doing much better when I was taking them. I've had over 30 transfusions in the past year and been hospitalized a dozen times. I would be so grateful for any donations from the Samaritan community. I have several tangible goals for the New Year. Since I have bladder cancer and have almost died twice, I want to stay out of the hospital and feel better overall. A few of my doctors thought I would be dead by now but I'm actually doing a lot better than this time last year. I also want to move to a safer, nicer place, either a seniors apt or renting a room from someone as soon as my social security benefits start in February. I'm currently being evicted from where I've lived for almost 8 yrs. I also want to finish the memoir I've been writing and hope to publish it. I have no family but I enjoy writing, reading, watching movies and talking to friends who live back East. I also practice meditation and whatever yoga my health permits. Wishing all of you a blessed and joyful holiday season.