I was able to meet with them today at 2:00 p.m. and by the time I left at 3:15, we had a repayment plan in place with my mortgage company!
The nitty-gritty details are in a post at

The upshot, though, is that with the help of my extraordinary friends I am no longer in danger of losing the home Ericka and I share. We still have a little bit of money to make up, and if you can help with that, swing by the auctions at

People read about our plight and from places as far away as Norway and Australia, they reached out to help with what they could. With donations of $2 to $500, with most being in the $20-$50 range, they raised over $10,000 to save the home of someone that most of them had never met.
If that doesn't give you hope for humanity, I don't know what will. Thank you. Thank you all.