Omg... I feel like such a horrible friend right now.

I have a close friend who cannot work due to physical limitations and who is applying for disability. She is losing all of her precious belongings that are currently in storage, and when we were on the phone, I didn't offer to give her money to save her belongings.... I should have.

So I texted her after we hung up, telling her I feel horrible and asked if I can give her any money that will help. But I believe she needs several hundred dollars, and I cannot afford that.

She was supposed to move her belongings out of storage but she couldn't physically accomplish it in time. I had offered to help her before, but she had said no, it's OK, she'll do it herself. So now they have locked up her unit because she couldn't pay to keep it open and she couldn't get her stuff out in time.

And here I was today, talking about buying a new car, something I badly need because mine has mold & I could get sick from it..... and she is losing everything important to her.

So, I offered her $200 just now, which is all I can afford. But man, I wish I had stepped in previously. I should have pushed to help move her belongings because she couldn't. But she also needed to go through everything herself.

I feel very selfish. I've been too deeply absorbed in my own life, and now she's losing everything that belongs to her, on top of not being able to live a fully functional life. I feel like a horrible friend. =(