i do want to talk a little bit about what's going on so you guys don't think i'm just extorting you or putting on a show. below the cut.
i've been a poor child ever since i was little, money has always been a struggle for my mother and i. my mom has arthritis and versitis in both hips, had reconstructive surgery on her ankle after she tore all the ligaments and tendons, has bulging, compressed, and herniated disks in her back, and a spine fracture. she's also obese and has been trying to lose weight but the sum of all her injuries makes it nearly impossible to walk. i have to constantly worry about if i leave home if it'll be the last time i see my mom because she could fall and injured herself even worse or end up in the hospital. she also deals with a lot of the same things i do mentally, so she's not well off either. she has been trying to get on disability but they're telling her her injuries shouldn't be so serious and that she is just overweight (which is not true. i see and have to deal with all of it.) they're also telling her that because she forced herself to work with the injuries she had when i was little (because she's a single mother and had to do that in order for us to survive) that she can do it again.
as for me, i deal with a lot of mental problems and am working towards diagnoses. i have adhd, depression, anxiety, am being tested for autism, i have anger issues, and a slew of physical issues as well that my doctors are also dismissing because i'm overweight, but i've tried to lose weight to no avail. it's hard for me to stay awake during the day and impossible for me to sleep at night. i have a lot of issues just functioning day to day. we're constantly afraid of losing our apartment, which is really shitty as is, with molded ceilings and other stuff that we can't report because if we did, we'd have nowhere to go. we have no car and no way of transportation so any jobs i get have to be nearby enough to where i can walk, even in extreme weather. this is the issue currently.
i want to go back to school but with all these issues, it feels so selfish. i need to help with the bills and with food and keeping a roof over our heads, as well as getting clothes and school supplies and all kinds of stuff.
money donated WILL go towards helping me and my mom and my emotional support bunny.