My name is Shauna and in the picture with me is my best friend, Buster. We've been together everyday pretty much since he was born in November of 2022. We've really been through a lot together. And he is the thing that keeps me going everyday. 

Before Buster came along I lost my dad to CJD in 2020. He was my rock. My hero, my best friend.  And it really hit my family hard. He was the only positive male influence my daughters Liah and Izzy had known and he was the glue to our family.  I had never experienced someone close to me passing, but I thought I had it handled. But everyone looked to me as the rock for their grief including my mother. Shock helped me through about a year and a half of the grief and then I could no longer handle it and my whole world started collapsing. 

I married a man I hadn't known that long. My daughter Liah went to go live with her dad. And the man I married became just another demand of me that was unwilling to do anything to assist me in keeping my household afloat. I lost my home of 8 years May of 2023. We tried to stay with an elderly lady but it didn't work out long because my husband was unwilling to do the things she asked of him. I tried to step in, but she was intent that she needed a man to help with the repairs so we had to find a new place. 

We lived in my husband's mom's garage where I wasn't and my daughter wasn't allowed to go into the house to use the bathroom so we had to go to the bathroom outside or run to the gas station when I had gas in my vehicle. By this time the relationship was toxic and I had to leave him. He made al my life a living hell until I was able to move further away. 

When I did move my cars transmission went out leaving me car-less not being able to get my daughter to school so I had to make the decision to have my daughter go to live with my mother for the school year.  At that time I had Buster and his sister Ruby Rue. And I had to live in my vehicle at some points, but us 3 were a family and they protected me. 

I ended up going to stay in a junk yard and one day had the opportunity to go see my girls at my mother's. I had my friend at the time watch Buster and Ruby and that day they got loose and both got struck by a vehicle. Ruby didn't make it. And me and buster took it pretty hard. One of my friends gave me a vehicle right around that time, but my misfortunes were really starting to stack up. I was lucky enough to get into a camper and get Izzy back. Her father came back into the picture she decided to take her from me thru cps. They took her illegally and based on hearsay and gossip. My court appointed attorney has helped with nothing. 

I ended up being offered a place to stay and was eager to try to get back on my feet and fight to get my daughter back and a place. My friend decided to take back the vehicle she gave me  and got stuck at this man's house that has now hit me 3 times. I've gotten police involved but it is still a volatile situation I need to get out of as quickly as I can.  It's 3 degrees in Iowa and dips down into double digit negative at night and buster isn't allowed in shelter.

I can't lose what I have left. This man urinated on his own furniture just to make it where I can't sit down. Peed on my clothes and blanket. Cut the cords on one of the only things I have left of my dads.

I need help. A new beginning. I want to work. I want to leave this house but I have no where to go. My mother won't let me stay with her. She thinks she's teaching me a lesson. I can purchase a cheap car with 500-800. And pay a deposit and first months rent and start working once I am away from here and safe. Any assistance is very helpful. 

I'm sorry this was so long. 

God bless, Shauna Pascoe Freeman