I’m disabled without any ability to sit up or walk.
After dwindling donations, my situation has become extremely dire. By Tuesday (ET), I will have $0 left for life-essential disability care. Unless sufficient donations are raised, I will be left starved and isolated 24/7 over the holiday period, with risk of eviction from lack of cleaning.
$3,070 is needed by the end of today / Saturday (ET) for upcoming disability support costs + basic appliances, which must be prepaid well before Christmas.
DONATIONS CAN BE MADE HERE. Counter needs to reach at least $6,584 to deduct older donations. NB: url swap for privacy.
I’m disabled without any ability to sit up or walk because of nerve damage from an accident. This also frequently leaves me in AGONISING spinal pain.
Without any ability to so much as retrieve water or food myself, my life depends on care services, which will cost will cost approx $1,450 over the holiday period, esp. with holiday rates.
Depleted funding will also prevent me from communicating with the outside world completely, if I cannot afford prepaid phone/internet.
After a recent relocation, I have been left without basic appliances/furniture and without my clothes and medical documents. These will place me in degrading conditions lacking basic hygiene + will impede carers’ ability to provide services.
My name is Valerie, I’m a teenager, and I’m chronically ill.
I’ve been sick for a decade now, and unfortunately, I tend to get all the rare and ~special~ disorders. Because of this, I currently have doctors in nine cities spanning across five states. I battle six chronic conditions, and balancing them is a daily struggle, but I’ve managed.
But my newest condition has turned my life upside down. It’s called Recurrent Subacute Thyroiditis (RSAT) and most doctors will never see a case of this in their lifetime. I luckily have found a doctor who has least seen a few cases of this before, but I am the youngest person she has ever seen with this condition.
RSAT is an inflammation of the thyroid that causes overactivity, leading to high heart rates, trouble breathing, low blood pressure, dizziness, chest pains, insomnia, fatigue, hair loss, and muscle weakness. The overactivity lasts for about 2-3 months, and then the thyroid flips to inactivity, leading to lethargy, extreme fatigue, depression, low body temperature, and slow heart rates. The inactivity lasts for 2-3 months as well, making this a 4-6 month condition. I am currently in the middle of my second episode, and my first episode was just two years ago.
I am terrified. This condition has caused me to be rushed to the ER twice. This condition has rendered me so dizzy and dropped my blood pressure so low that walking is a hazard and I am in a wheelchair. This condition has prevented me from attending school since the end of October. This condition can occur again, and there is no telling when or how often.
I’ve scoured the web, posted in countless Facebook groups, analyzed research, and even scheduled a conference call with doctors in another country to try to get some answers. Not only is there no information on it, but I can’t find anyone else with it (and due to HIPPA laws, my doctor is not allowed to connect me with the other cases she has seen). I have support from my friends and family, but they cannot even begin to understand what this is like.
I am alone in this right now, but I know the internet is a powerful place. I’ve seen other kids with rare conditions find support and/or answers, and I thought I might as well give it a shot. Please, please – even if you don’t have this condition, even if you don’t know me, please reblog this and spread this around. I just need to know that I’m not alone in this. Even finding one person who has this would make the world of a difference.
Thank you in advance. Those who know me best know I absolutely hate asking for help, but I can’t do this alone anymore.
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This is the last time I’m going to talk about this, because I’m so spent I can’t even bring myself to do more than this.
We started this GoFundMe campaign in a last ditch effort to try to keep our family in our home and make sure we have necessities like food, water, or a roof over our head.
The campaign isn’t going anywhere, and we can’t get any traction. We’re on the verge of shutoffs of our utilities. My internet is getting shut off in two days, and that’ll destroy any chance I have at reaching out and trying to make ends meet. We’re behind on our rent, and will likely face eviction soon as well.
So all in all, we’re not in a good place.
It’s not that I’m lazy, please don’t think that. I work 40 hours a week while my wife stays home paralyzed with anxiety. All of our money goes towards the bills we have, but when you’re just barely making all of your payments, the things you can’t pay add up.
Only a couple of weeks ago, any money we could muster was destroyed when our car’s tires blew out. That was it. It was the biggest priority, because I can’t make the 40 minute drive to work everyday without a functioning car.
We’ve been battered, discriminated against, and treated like garbage for the last year. We escaped an abusive landlord and tried to start anew, but we can’t get any traction.
I don’t have any shame left. I know. I’m on the internet begging strangers for money. But I don’t know what to do. I’m at a point where I will literally do ANYTHING to keep my family safe. I’m not kidding. ANYTHING within legal restrictions. It doesn’t even matter anymore.
I’m asking, no begging people to give what they can to our campaign. you can even directly donate to our paypal account at cannedrabbit@gmail.com. New job opportunities, ways to make money, all of these can help. Sharing is super important as well, spreading anywhere we can may be more helpful than anyone knows. It’s not even hard to share, it’s just a click. No real effort.
I know it’s pathetic, I know it’s not easy to care, but please, if you can help in any way, please help us. If you could share, please do. If you know PLACES to share, please do or inform us where they are.
For those who cant see it the gofundme link is under a cut which doesn’t always work on mobile. @veesoapbox you might want to move it to the top of your post for high visibility–I’ll gladly reblog multiple times.
These aren’t folks I know personally, but they’re vouched for. Having been a little girl who didn’t understand where Christmas was…anything we can do helps.
I’m disabled and bedridden with permanent nerve damage, and had been on the verge of homelessness for 2 years. Now I finally have a permanent home but need help to pay
for second hand appliances and furniture, removalists, and for home carers to help unpack.
Move-in must be finalised quickly to spare time for urgent medical and legal issues
Firstly, I need to act quickly to begin consultations with a new local GP, so that the offer of home visits is not relinquished to leave me without medical services. Also, substantial time is needed to prepare for my personal injury compensation case – the last opportunity left to fund healthcare for the rest of my life.
A total of $3,885 will be needed over the next 2 days. Settling into a permanent home will allow me to concentrate on stabilising my life, a privilege that has not been afforded to me for many years.
Hi, I’m Erin. I’m 23, a trans woman, white-passing Japanese. I need help
covering the costs of a significant amount of dental work that I have
to take care of before my health situation deteriorates.
A few
weeks ago I had the chance to visit a dentist for the first time in
roughly the past two years. On that visit, they revealed that I have
multiple large cavities which will require root canals if left
untreated.
We scheduled two appointments for the fillings, one of
which I have already completed, but I misjudged my savings and I am now
overdue $200. Additionally, the next appointment is going to cost
roughly $600, for a total of 800. If I can raise this amount, it will
save me from a lot of pain and complications. Anything you can give,
even a small amount, will help me a lot. Thank you.
Hello everyone! I’m at $571 now (Dec 11th 2016), which is wonderful, but I still need $229 more to pay off these dental costs. I really need to get this done by the end of December, or else my medical costs could rise significantly. Thank you to everyone who donated so far, and if you could spread this some more I’d greatly appreciate it. Again, any amount you can spare helps a lot.
Today is the last day left to raise $4,436 to fund my compensation case. I need by the end of tonight.
During my entire lifetime, this will be the ONLY opportunity out of relying on donations for medical/nursing bills.
In late-2012, an accident on school grounds left me disabled and confined to my bed at the age of 17. With my condition now rapidly deteriorating and up to thousands per week in healthcare fees, I desperately need to be compensated for the accident. Financial security will also allow me to avoid the sort of repeated and almost routine attempts at institutionalisation and brutality that I’ve endured this year.
4 years on from the accident, my personal injury case must be filed this month to have ANY chance of success.
The District Court of NSW is only open until 23rd Dec (i.e. Dec. 22 US time). The two weeks preceding this are required for bank transfers + legal preparations, so the $5,000 deposit for legal fees is needed immediately; only $534 has been raised this week.
The remaining $4,436 in legal fees ABSOLUTELY MUST be raised by end of TODAY / Saturday (US time)
Please donate at this link: gofundme.com/angiessupportfund (Donations count needs to reach $23,292 – deducting unrelated donations + fees.)
ETA: With most of the time tonight having passed, there are still $4,190 left to raise. (incl. gofundme fees). It’s looking increasingly unlikely I can fund this in time, yet the rest of my life depends on today.
Today is the last day left to raise $4,436 to fund my compensation case.
During my entire lifetime, this will be the ONLY opportunity out of relying on donations for medical/nursing bills.
In late-2012, an accident on school grounds left me disabled and confined to my bed at the age of 17. With my condition now rapidly deteriorating and up to thousands per week in healthcare fees, I desperately need to be compensated for the accident. Financial security will also allow me to avoid the sort of repeated and almost routine attempts at institutionalisation and brutality that I’ve endured this year.
4 years on from the accident, my personal injury case must be filed this month to have ANY chance of success.
The District Court of NSW is only open until 23rd Dec (i.e. Dec. 22 US time). The two weeks preceding this are required for bank transfers + legal preparations, so the $5,000 deposit for legal fees is needed immediately; only $534 has been raised this week. The remaining $4,436 in legal fees ABSOLUTELY MUST be raised by end of TODAY / Saturday (NY time)
PLEASE DONATE AT THIS LINK: gofundme.com/angiessupportfund (Donations count needs to reach $23,292 – deducting unrelated donations + fees.)
I am literally begging anyone who hasn’t signed to sign and circulate this petition. Chelsea Manning is a woman being held in a men’s prison enduring cruel and unusual punishment. This is the farthest Chelsea Manning has gotten amongst the number of campaigns out there right now. Please sign, please circulate and please remember Chelsea Manning. There is no better time than now to campaign for her release.
I’m not the kind of person who asks for help like this but I am in a terribly difficult situation and I need to reach out in some way.
My extremely conservative Muslim parents are keeping me under strict lockdown (I’m not allowed to leave the house aside from attending class, they have a printout of my uni schedule, they drop me off/pick me up immediately, I’m not allowed a copy of the housekeys, they’re forcing me to quit both of my jobs, I’m not allowed to wear makeup in public ‘because it makes me look beautiful’, they’re withholding my citizenship/birth certificate/passport/other documents from me…. their demands/orders go on).
They are also forcing me into an arranged marriage once I finish my undegrad. I’m 21 years old and from the Toronto area and am legally able to leave but because I’m still enrolled in university for another semester, I’m too afraid to leave now in fear that they’ll be able to find me when I leave (I have family that attend the same university as me.) The day that I leave, I don’t want them to be able to have any way of finding me.
I have plans to live with my partner when I leave in April but any donations to help support us would be so appreciated. Neither of us are in the greatest financial situations. I want to legally change my identity so that they won’t be able to track me down and I need money for that; I also don’t know if I can work until I can have my identity legally changed – there’s a lot about this situation that I have no clue out about and would appreciate any sort of support. I also have a history of mental illness (depression/anxiety/borderline personality disorder) and my mental stability has been deteriorating as a result of my current state.
A link to my paypal is here: paypal.me/zararaz | alternatively, riizara@live.com
If you’re unable to donate, I’d like to ask that you A) circulate this around and B) please contact me if you know/if you are a survivor of forced marriage. This is the scariest thing I’ve ever had to do in my life.
