Essentially, yes. I have an illness that makes me unable to do most things, including not being able to communicate clearly or effectively most of the time. At the time I still needed 12-16 hours of sleep a day, and was so foggy headed I couldn't make the connections I needed to be able to do that. I could barely write a response email, let alone research and reach out. It wasn't guaranteed that I was even awake at a reasonable time. My "friends" at the time were conveniently too busy and my family was all too lazy to help. I asked for help, which was about all I could do at the time, but I didn't receive it.

Yes I've made improvements now, but it's all too little too late. I can read and write better now, but it's not guaranteed on any day. I'm still disabled physically, I spend most of my time in my bed, and disability payments take years to come through. I managed to keep forbearance up for two years instead of one because of COVID, and that was after all my savings were drained.

Believe me, if it was a possibility, I would have.