SAN FRANCISCO
LEE HEIDHUES 9.25.2025
I am Lee Heidhues. My wife is Liz Heidhues. I am 78. Liz is 75. My wife is a San Francisco native and retired educator. I am recovering from prostate cancer and Clostridioides difficile (C. diff). My wife is being forced to care for me. We have nobody else. Our home is 120 years old. Last weekend, our ancient sewer pipes burst. We had a plumbing contractor come out immediately. He considered it a major job. We signed a contract for $78,000. He has done some of the work. As the photo shows, the front of our home, in which we have lived for over 41 years, is now a work site. Our water supply is tenuous. When the workers return next week to finish the job, we must vacate the house for a couple of days. We are on a fixed income and are in danger of losing our home. We will have to sell our small stock holdings, which we use to live on. Both of us have been life long athletes and have led a very healthy life style. We raised two children utilizing public transit. Our entire livelihoods are at risk. I am reaching out for help in this moment of severe crisis. Should there be a philanthropist in the Bay Area who recognizes our dire situation he/she may be the individual/organization to assist Liz and me.
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