Cancer survivor who raised 50 foster kids about to lose home
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SEATTLE -- Dixie Mitchell raised nine children and 50 foster kids in her home of 44 years.
But Mitchell may not be in her home much longer. The 71-year-old cancer survivor is struggling to save her home from foreclosure.
"I don't get much sleep at night, and I have dreams of me and my husband being pushed down the street," said Mitchell.
Surrounded by neighbors, friends and family, the woman pleaded for her lender to modify her loan and stop the foreclosure.
"I want to stay in my house. I know I made the loan, but I didn't expect I'd have cancer, my husband would have cancer," she said.
Mitchell says she partly got in this financial fix fighting to keep a foster child.
"I remortgaged my house to save a foster kid," she said.
Mitchell claims she repeatedly sent modification paperwork to Ocwen Financial in Florida, but was told to submit again and again.
"I know I'm 71, but I ain't senile yet. So I knew I gave her that paper," she said.
Ocwen did not return KOMO's phone calls. But the company called Mitchell during her news conference to say it had received paperwork, along with petitions signed by thousands of supporters.
The Problem Solvers introduced Mitchell to a man who might be able to help her -- John Long, a mortgage compliance lawyer of 20 years. Long, who says he's tackled nearly a thousand comparable cases and never lost a house, agreed to look at Mitchell's case and take it on if it he believes she has a case.
"I would say at least 90 percent of the cases the servicers lose the documents," he said.
Mitchell's home could be auctioned off in 10 days, but after meeting Mitchell, she regained a sense of hope.
"Got to keep the faith and believe that God put you in touch with the right people at the right time," she said.
But Mitchell may not be in her home much longer. The 71-year-old cancer survivor is struggling to save her home from foreclosure.
"I don't get much sleep at night, and I have dreams of me and my husband being pushed down the street," said Mitchell.
Surrounded by neighbors, friends and family, the woman pleaded for her lender to modify her loan and stop the foreclosure.
"I want to stay in my house. I know I made the loan, but I didn't expect I'd have cancer, my husband would have cancer," she said.
Mitchell says she partly got in this financial fix fighting to keep a foster child.
"I remortgaged my house to save a foster kid," she said.
Mitchell claims she repeatedly sent modification paperwork to Ocwen Financial in Florida, but was told to submit again and again.
"I know I'm 71, but I ain't senile yet. So I knew I gave her that paper," she said.
Ocwen did not return KOMO's phone calls. But the company called Mitchell during her news conference to say it had received paperwork, along with petitions signed by thousands of supporters.
The Problem Solvers introduced Mitchell to a man who might be able to help her -- John Long, a mortgage compliance lawyer of 20 years. Long, who says he's tackled nearly a thousand comparable cases and never lost a house, agreed to look at Mitchell's case and take it on if it he believes she has a case.
"I would say at least 90 percent of the cases the servicers lose the documents," he said.
Mitchell's home could be auctioned off in 10 days, but after meeting Mitchell, she regained a sense of hope.
"Got to keep the faith and believe that God put you in touch with the right people at the right time," she said.
