I have never asked for hand-outs like this, but a friend of mine said I should post here. I just finished paying off years of medical debt over the summer, and

I have never asked for hand-outs like this, but a friend of mine said I should post here. I just finished paying off years of medical debt over the summer, and quit working temporarily to travel halfway across the U.S. to help my cousin cope with her mother dying suddenly. I chanced it without getting private insurance during this short time in my life. After returning to my hometown, I was suddenly hit overnight with crippling medical debt that I cannot even begin to pay as I have run out of funds from paying off other bills. I was debt-free for almost one day. In less than 24 hours, I fell into about $31,000 of debt and don't even know where to begin paying this off, due to an emergency surgery to remove a kidney stone. Even if it's just a small amount to make one payment to keep the bills out of collections, anything helps.