(sorry this is long but in short Ed & I need some help)
It may be the 4th February but Ed and I have had a pretty rough start to 2025, let alone end to 2024. So I’ll start at the beginning 😔
In November I had someone accidentally drop an air-fryer from the overheads at work, which I tried to catch because I was always taught at my jobs in NZ stock is to be saved at all costs, and in turn injured my wrist. Which finally came right during New Years which was a relief as the swelling took 8 weeks to come down! And I had full clearance from the DR to head back to full duty. (I had still been working but couldn't use my left wrist and wasn't getting many extra shifts due to light duties).
Then on the way to work on Jan 17th I had an accident on the way to work. A teen wouldn’t move even though he was given plenty of warning I needed to get past on my E-Scooter, So unfortunately I came off it instead of hitting him. I landed on my right side which just seemed to wind me a little and become bruised. I worked for most of the day only going home an 1.5hrs early at the end of the day. I had to do an accident report at work as well because apparently if you sustain an injury on the way to or from work you must report it.
So this led to being sent for a medical certificate which was many pages long from work to get the Dr to fill out and a $200 price tag I had to pay to do so. I was cleared for light duties and not using my right arm so it would not pull on the muscles etc attached to my ribs where the bruising is, so this has meant my boss has not given me extra shifts on weekends etc… Fast Forward to last Thursday (30th Jan) I got to work but was struggling to breathe and was sent to the DR again as being concerned for my safety, we requested a Chest X-Ray to rule out Rib Fractures etc. So I headed in to see the dr 1.5hrs after I was supposed to start work, but the boss reassured me I would have sick leave…
Had the X-Rays done on Friday morning, but results were not back early afternoon like we had hoped. This ruled out being on call for shifts this past weekend😔 On Monday morning I headed back to the Dr to get my X-Ray results. Turns out I do not have any fractures which is a relief, but have deeply bruised around my ribs and some of the muscles etc attached to them, which explains why when it's hot like last Friday and very humid I've been struggling to breathe. So the Dr has me keeping on top of pain relief and back to taking my asthma inhalers till the heat and humidity eases.
So now comes the hard part, I have to admit because I don't have sick leave left due to the prior injury in Nov, my boss was wrong and now I have to admit that I am officially a week behind on my rent because of the costs of paying the $199 for the Dr medical certificate after this accident and lack of shifts and sick leave pay. I am asking for help for Ed and I to get our rent up to date as today I got issued with a Breach notice because we are a week behind😔 I have also listed a few things on Marketplace to try help the situation but I am not sure how long they will take to sell and receiving the breach means I have to get this fixed by 11th February. I unfortunately have no way of fixing this quickly till my boss increases my shifts or I find a second job.
You guys know I hate asking for help and have done so much to keep Ed and I going since moving to Australia, but now I need some help, and I know it’s a huge ask and I'm in tears writing all of this. I need to get $520AUD to bring us back up to date & remedy the breach so I'm not behind.
Ed and I would be forever grateful for the help and will definitely pay it forward once were able to do so in a few months and I’m healed from this injury. I've attached a pic we took tonight while he was giving me snugs as he knows I'm stressing and sore💜We've done so well since landing in Australia, and I'm proud of what I've achieved so far but this bad luck of getting injured has thrown a spanner in the works, which I cant seem to fix without help right now <3 Thanks everyone.
