Hello,
My name is Courtney Scioneaux. I’m not one to usually do anything like this, but I have to put my pride to the side and give it a try. The last year I’ve worked very hard to accomplish the things I have. I’ve had a bumpy road of life. I’ve NEVER had parents to give me anything, unfortunately. I’ve never been given anything in life as far as a car for my 16th birthday, a place to stay until I was 18. I was on my own from VERY YOUNG. Nothing I ever did was handed to me, and I don’t expect it to be. I’d be grateful if I was fortunate to have a life that consisted of that, but I didn’t and don’t, and that’s okay. I got dealt a bad hand of cards in life, and I didn’t always play them the best I could either. I’ve been through many things that people don’t make it out of, and I’m truly grateful to even be alive today.
I just lost everything I worked for in the blink of an eye. I made the General Manager position of a Wingstop in Baton Rouge within a year. I’ve been in that position for about 3 months now. I started as a cashier, riding the bus every day to get to work, walking a mile, living in sober living, doing what I had to do to move forward in life. Finally, after a couple of months, I moved out on my own into an extended stay but continued my sobriety path. I saved up enough money to be able to put down on a car. I paid on this car for months. It had problems, like $2000 worth of things I had to fix on it that the dealership didn’t tell me about, but that didn’t stop me. I fixed it and kept pushing. I kept insurance, got tax, title, and license, which was another $1000, and paid and got my license back. Things were looking up for me. I was working hard and getting somewhere. I work 70-80 hours a week.
Well, about a week ago, I lost everything in the blink of an eye. I was moving out of the extended stay finally into my apartment, paid the first month’s rent and deposit. Packed all my belongings, and me and my fiancé headed to the new place. It was raining. I was on the side of an 18-wheeler. Next thing you know, he’s swerving in my lane, and I lost control. He ran me off the road; he kept going. I hit the marsh and flipped 3 times. I came to, submerged in water. My fiancé was under the water. It was scary. I thought I was going to die. It’s how my mom died tragically when I was 11. I don’t like wrecks. So we made it out alive, hurt but alive. Rushed to the hospital where we were released days later.
Unfortunately, I didn’t make enough to have full coverage. With all the problems I had to fix on the car, I was already $6000 in on a $5000 car and still had $1500 to go. I lost everything I own along with my only means of transportation that I worked so hard for. So now I couldn’t move into the apartment; it was too far from my work with no bus route. They refused to give me the first month’s rent back. I lost all work clothes, laptops, phones, shoes, clothes, all my necessities, hygiene items. I have what I wrecked in, and that’s it. I have no family to turn to and ask. I never ask anyone for anything, but I don’t know what else to do. I need to be able to get back to work successfully as a GM. Transportation is important, but I can still do the job; I just have to make it to work and work. It’s possible. I’ve been out of work, so I have nothing. What I had went on a bus pass for the week and a room for two weeks. I need help; any kind of help will be appreciated. I need new work clothes, shoes, hygiene items. I need a phone to be able to complete important tasks at work like print labels, contact applicants back for job positions, etc. My room will be up in one week. I won’t get paid for another two weeks. The bus pass will be up in one week also. I need food. Most of all, I NEED PRAYERS FOR STRENGTH THE MOST. Also, they stopped my Medicaid, so I won’t be able to have my depression and anxiety medicine I’ve been on for years to help me cope with all this. I don’t know how I’m going to get through this, but I will. I have faith, and God will bless whoever helps out. He’s always watching, and when you do good for someone who deserves good and needs help, that doesn’t go unnoticed. I’m still pushing and still on my sobriety journey and am embarrassed to do this, but God put it in my heart to do so. Here I am. Thanks in advance, y’all…
