I don’t have a choice. I lived with hardwood floors for almost 20 years, then went broke and had to move to the very cheapest place I could find within a small amount of income I still had.
Had two major physical breakdowns because of that and then, within 3 weeks in this hellhole, I was unable to breathe and I have lived like this for 3 years because I have no money. I live on about $75-$100 a month. Can’t buy anything, just barely antihistamines and food. My luxuries are paper towels.
I feel so badly for you. I’m going through my own personal Katrina hell right now, but at least there is a light at the end of the tunnel for me—hopefully soon. When that happens I hope I can do something good for you.
I figured you were renting. Our carpet is indoor/outdoor, but we don't have a vacuum. My son uses a corn broom to sweep out the house. He has bad hayfever periodically, and I have bronchitis when I get stressed. Someone mentioned an Ionic Breeze air filter, and I want one. Too bad they're so darn expensive.
Our newly discovered problem is that there is water getting into the bedroom wall from the bath tub. The caulk looks fine, but no matter what we do, we can't get the shower curtain to keep the water inside the tub, and not all over the floor. It's causing black mold in my son's room. If I can find out how to solve the problem, we'll either have to rip out the drywall and replace, use a heat gun to thoroughly dry out the wall, then bleach it. People say to add pure vanilla to the paint to retard future mold. I'm allergic to mold :/
I won't cry about money after I read what you live on. We've touched on this before, but can the local churches/Salvation Army help out with food, etc?
Check out this link: www.pparx.org I hope I remembered it correctly, but you could gurgle it for the correct one. If you have a perscription, they might be able to help you by filling it for free.