PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — A generous WPTV viewer saw the story about a disabled veteran who was fearing homelessness and stepped in to help, donating enough money to the veteran to cover her recent rent increase.
"Nobody cares. They don't care," Laura Guilmain, a disabled veteran and single mother, said.
That's how Guilmain felt when WPTV spoke with her earlier this week.
"I got the notification of $1,100 and I thought it was a typo," Guilmain said.
Her rent is skyrocketing from $2,100 a month to $3,200 and her Housing and Urban Development voucher through a program for homeless veterans won't cover it.
![Babe presents Laura and Karson Guilmain with a $10,000 check](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/70a4395/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb9%2Ff7%2F17d8ea1a40629d56a9740ace7ff4%2Fbabe-presents-laura-and-karson-with-a-10-000-check.jpg)
Guilmain and her daughter, Karson, are hoping to stay in their Palm Beach Gardens home because they don't have a car and it's less than 2 miles away from the Veterans Affairs hospital and Karson's high school.
After the original story about Guilmain and Karson aired on Thursday, WPTV heard from a generous viewer who wanted to help.
"I saw your story last night and I was touched," Babe, who didn't want to share her last name, told Guilmain. "I know how difficult it is to be a single mom and then on top of that the weight of losing your home. You need a lifeline and I want to help you. Here's a check for $10,000 and I'll be your lifeline. It helps everybody to help somebody."
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She gave her a cashier's check. The $10,000 is enough to cover the increase in rent for a year.
"When she said she felt like nobody cares, I'm like, 'I care,'" Babe told WPTV. "There's people who care."
![Laura and Karson Guilmain](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9b2ddb0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2F43%2F70ac8c3c4df7b961d098d0238440%2Flaura-and-karson-guilmain.jpg)
On top of that, since the first story aired, Guilmain and her daughter have raised more than $6,000 on their GoFundMe page.
"I want to pinch myself and say, 'Is this really happening?'" Guilmain said. "It's like an out-of-body experience."
Guilmain is now working with attorneys and her landlord, hoping to soon sign a new lease.
Editor's Note: Guilmain's landlord eventually replied to Bruno on April 28, saying she has given Guilmain until the end of May to stay in her home.