Help me get bottom surgery in my forever home.
So I’m nervous as hell about doing this, but…
Here’s the situation: While I can get surgery via my government health care, the current timetable on doing so is “anywhere up to four years,” and it may be pushed back further. I am unemployable, and Income Assistance has rejected me no less than four times for increasingly bullshit reasons. I’m left to beg for food and shelter from friends in the meantime. My family would gladly take me back with open arms… if it meant they were free to mentally and physically abuse me again.
Being here is terrible for my mental and physical health, for a number of reasons. I don’t feel safe, I can’t eat adequately on a regular basis, fighting for my basic care is an incredible drain… long story short, I’m not going to survive four more years of this.
There is an alternative, though.
In Arizona, I have a healthy, supportive, and welcoming home. My inability to work is a non-issue; I can live comfortably, surrounded by my loved ones. My mental health improves radically there, and I’m able to eat well without the guilt issues I have here.
The only catch: Surgery isn’t free. My datemate’s insurance will cover most of it, but we’re still looking at about $5000 in out-of-pocket expenses.
That’s where you come in. I feel like I’ve asked a lot of you already, but… this is it. The last donation post I will ever have to make. Just help me get to my loved ones, please.
We do only want donations from adults, and from those who can spare it - I don’t want to take food out of anyone’s mouth for my sake. If you can’t donate, please boost. And if you know anything about American immigration… we could use some advice.
Donate here. If you can’t donate directly to a YouCaring campaign, my paramour’s paypal is here; we’ll route anything we get to the main campaign.
Weekly update: We are up to $2708/5000. Things have picked up since last week; thank you to everybody who’s contributed or shared!
Unfortunately, we’re not sure we feel comfortable with GoFundMe; in light of the recent buyout of YouCaring, unless somebody can suggest a better fundraising site before then, we may have to move to accepting donations via Paypal this summer. We’ll keep you posted. The current fundraiser remains open for now.
(Again, the immigration thing is no longer an issue. Thanks to everyone who offered help on that front. I will edit the OP at some point.)
