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Share your story about asking for help in 2009

This holiday season Marketplace will explore the impact the recession has had on our individual needs, on philanthropy, and on how we see ourselves. Have you had to ask for help for the first time this year? By "help," we mean financial, psychological, spiritual, housing, or any other kind of assistance that you might need to help you live the life you want to live. Share your story here.

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Have you had to ask for financial or another kind of assistance this year? Please describe your situation.

Where did you seek help, and did you get the assistance you needed?

If you used to be a help-giver, and you became a help-receiver for the first time this year, what has that been like?

Now from another side of the equation: If you've given assistance to others this year for the first time this year, tell us about that experience.

What else should we know -- and who else should we talk with -- about this topic?

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