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Pierced people – I need your help!

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I’ve had my bellybutton pierced for about six years. It healed decently and I never had another problem with it. A few weeks ago, though, it started getting really freaking itchy. It drove me bonkers. I chalked it up to dry skin and put a little lotion around the piercing. It seemed to get better, then a week later started itching like crazy again.

I changed the ring, soaked all of my rings in alcohol, then changed it again. I also cleaned it with warm water and Dial, as if I’d just gotten it pierced. I cleaned it every day, unless I took a shower.

The itching didn’t stop, and now it hurts like a bitch.

I’m thinking my body is rejecting it for some reason. I’m sort of tempted to take it out, but the piercing itself and the rings I have hold sentimental value.

So, my friends, what should I do? Keep in mind that I am completely broke, so I can’t afford to pay someone to look at it (though I am going to try calling the shop where I initially got it done so I can have them look at it, as suggested by @rejecteddem0). I’m mainly just looking for a solution for tonight so that I can sleep on my stomach without weeping like a little kid with skinned knees.

Liz and Katy

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I feel awful. I woke up with my throat burning and even though it’s better now, I keep getting hot flashes. Yuck. I have a feeling I won’t be going to work tomorrow.

That’s not why I’m posting, though. @juliebonnheath Tweeted about a homeless young girl and her mother who were evicted from their apartment. Liz and Katy have been through an awful lot. I’ve read through a little of each of their blogs and from what I gather, Liz is a single mom and the two of them have always just been able to make ends meet.

Right now they are just barely making it.

Their story is not uncommon. I think it really hits home with me because if it weren’t for my grandparents, my sister, parents and I would not have anywhere to go. We were evicted from our apartment over three years ago, suddenly and without warning. We didn’t have the money to get another place. We are still struggling and still don’t have a place of our own. If it weren’t for my Noni and Popi, we would be doing the same as Liz and Katy. They are literally living off of what people are donating to them, able to stay in a hotel only because of those donations. At first they were sleeping in their car — if they weren’t kicked out of whatever parking lot they chose to park in for the night.

Please, please help them however you can. Send a letter to lift their spirits. Send a few bucks to help them get groceries and stay in the hotel. Link to their blogs in your blog. Twitter their story. You can send them a note or some money at the following address:

Elizabeth and Katy Hughes
PO Box 111525
Campbell, CA 95011

Let’s band together and help Liz and Katy.

(Cross-posted to Scars Can Speak.)