An ailing spouse loses his job and struggles to find work. An aging vehicle falls into disrepair. Heating bills pile up. A child with special needs demands constant care. The nation is awash with post-recession tales of personal and financial misfortune. What makes Joanne Murray-Bowne’s story of recent adversity so affecting is its depth.
By her own account, the 43-year-old mother from Henniker, who works from home part time doing bank analysis and other online tasks, has had trouble lately securing consistent work. Her husband has been unemployed for nearly a year and deals with constant pain from chronic knee and back injuries. His federal unemployment ran out recently and the couple has fallen behind on several routine payments. Their 10-year-old daughter has autism and requires nonstop supervision. And on top of that, heating bills and food costs are mounting, and Murray-Bowne’s car now needs $1,500 in engine repairs.
“Honestly, we’ve been so depressed lately that everything just kind of swirls around us as the days go by…
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