you're right, it is terribly hard to ask for help. But everyone needs help at some point or the other. It's a matter of getting up the courage to say so that stops people in their tracks.
This is the same whether the need is financial, material, or emotional. You don't get the help you need unless you let people know you need it!
True story.
Even if it's something as mundane as helping you with heavy groceries up a couple flights of stairs.
Great to see you Mike :)