Its always something. God doesnt give you more than he thinks you can handle though. Just sometimes it seems like too much. I'm in a similar boat actually; my grandma passed away last week, my car blew a cylinder and it's gonna cost a grand to fix it, we still have to put on the new roof and...
Dont give up. It's very hard to do it by yourself. Have someone hold the chicken like a football with the wings down at the side. Grab both sides of the beck gently and apply slight pressure until they open it. Be quick. You have literally half a second to insert and dose. Do not insert it...