Hi, Iâm Tanuki. Iâm a (rather severely) mentally and physically disabled trans woman living in the Port Orchard area of Washington State, and I have a terminal illness. Iâm likely to be brain dead in 5 years, 15 at the outside. I get a small amount of money from the state every month, and food stamps, and those are my only resources.
Up until recently, I have been living with my wife and several roommates. Today, she told me sheâs leaving me, and they told me to leave. I have no savings, I have no phone, I donât even have my own computer, after mine died a couple days ago.
I need help. Cash donations, resources, a roommate who can accept less than $200 a month - anything, at this point. I have no family, what friends I have are far away, and unable to take me in. I am living in a very hostile place, and only for a short while, as I am pressing my legal right to stay for a small amount of time according to landlord/tenant law. I take a cocktail of medications every day just to survive, and very soon I will be unable to access them. Iâm often bed-bound, sometimes for days on end. I canât even drive, hell I donât even have a car to live in anymore.
I have nothing, and nowhere to go, and I am entirely unable to care for myself. Please, please, please help me.
Iâm writing a dissertation on âintegratingâ autistic people in a school setting and was wondering if anyone wanted to pitch in like what wouldâve helped you learn better in school? What accommodations could have been made? What couldâve helped you stay in a âregularâ classroom
Thanks!
(Ex. Fidgets in the classroom, sensory room, better understanding of ASD)
They told me to âignore themâ and they would leave me alone....no. Only moving to another state stopped the torment.
And also I was never picked as a partner for group assignments because everyone went with their friends (and I had none) so I failed a bottle rocket project in middle school because I was stuck with a team that didnât want to do it.
Not much more to add. The notes on this post ring so so true.
Seriously though, The Hitchhikerâs Guide to the Galaxy conveys âthe universe fundamentally does not care about youâ better than just about any cosmic-horror story Iâve ever seen.
Its whole theme is, âthe default state of life is a parade of ridiculous out-of-left-field nonsense and disaster and beauty which does not care about your personal virtueâ and it can embrace and celebrate the weirdness without getting bogged down in overwrought elder pantheons.
And itâs packed with non-sequiturs and shaggy-dog stories and rambling detours but theyâre all in service of that message, and the storyâs just gleefully having fun with concepts like an immortal alien whoâs determined to insult everyone in the galaxy to their face in alphabetical order.
Basically, the Hitchhikerâs Guide is the guy on the right:
 Hi my name is Count Sith Lord Tyranus Dooku and I have short gray hair (like all of my family) with white streaks and thick eyebrows and hazel eyes like the forests of Serenno and a lot of people tell me I look like Christopher Lee (AN: if u donât know who he is get da hell out of here!). Iâm not related to Sheev Palpatine but I wish I was because heâs a major fucking sith. Iâm a sith but my teeth are old and slowly yellowing. I have pale white skin. Iâm also a former jedi, but I currently train under Darth Sidious as I have for many years (Iâm very old). Iâm a politician (in case you couldnât tell) and I wear mostly brown. I love Zara and I buy all my clothes from there. For example today I was wearing a dark brown belt with a matching shirt and some brown pants, dark boots and a pretty cape. It had a chain on it. I look very expensive.Â
The Liberal government plans to welcome 25,000 Syrian refugees in the next few months. Here's how you can do your part to help ease the transitions for Canada's newcomers.
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Hereâs how you can help settle Canadaâs new residents:
British Columbia
The Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia (servicing Metro Vancouver, Squamish and the Okanagan) is a one-stop shop for people looking to volunteer in areas such a office support, helping families and individual to settle, and crisis counseling.
The agency also provide assistance to those offering accommodationor employment opportunities for refugees, and works with community agencies coordinating donations of items such as winter clothing and household items.
The Muslim Food Bank is another B.C. organization working with people who want to help refugees with housing, donations, employment and more via its emergency Syrian refugees assistance program.
Alberta
The Calgary Catholic Immigration Society is âthe only agency in Southern Alberta with a federal mandate to provide services for these refugeesâ and its services range from welcoming refugees at the Calgary International Airport to providing temporary accommodation to helping newcomers adjust to life in Canada.
The organization relies on an army of volunteers and is currently seeking interpreters and others to help settle refugees. You will receive a tax receipts for financial donations.
Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Cares program shows people the best way they can help refugees. Its website is full of links and resources for people in the province to donate, get factual information about the situation and to offer other support.
The I Will Help Regina and I will Help Saskatoon Facebook pages are full of posts regarding care packages, potlucks, airport welcomes and other initiatives being run by residents who want to help. Pages can also be found for St. Johnâs, Montreal, Winnipeg, Prince Albert, Calgary and Edmonton.
Manitoba
If you think you have an employment opportunity for a Syrian refugee, theImmigrant Centre of Manitoba would like to speak with you. The organization is seeking volunteers for a number of roles, with a particular need for interpreters and translators. Unwrapped toys, clothing and non-perishable food items are also accepted.
Furniture donations can go to Hands of Hope.
You can contact the Syrian Assembly of Manitoba to help organize a fundraising event for refugees. The organization also offers assistance in areas such as childcare, transportation and interpretation and translation services. Donations of coats and boots are also accepted.
Ontario
Toronto Mayor John Tory led by example when he announced he was helping to sponsor a refugee family; Toronto-based group Lifeline Syria is helping make sponsorship more accessible for others by recruiting, training and assisting sponsor groups to support 1,000 Syrian refugees coming to Canada.
The Archdiocese of Toronto launched Project Hope back in September to with the goals of raising $3 million and of helping resettle 100 refugee families in the GTA.
The Furniture Bank will accept your donations of items and funds to help furnish the homes of newcomers.
Quebec
Winter clothing donations are being accepted on Wednesday, Nov. 25, at the main entrance of the Jewish General Hospital (3755 CĂŽte-Sainte-Catherine Street) and on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at the main entrance of the CLSC CĂŽte-des-Neiges (5700 CĂŽte-des-Neiges Street).
READ MORE: 5 ways you can help Syrian refugees in Montreal
The Regional Program for the Settlement and Integration of Asylum Seekers (PRAIDA) and the YMCA Residence will also be collecting winter gear over the next two weeks.
New Brunswick resident can call 1-855-444-6554 to find out how they can help incoming Syrian refugees. Callers will need to leave contact information and details of what sort of support they are able to provide.
The Immigration Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) will help willing sponsors through the process. ISANS also accepts volunteers and donations.
The Association for New Canadians in St. Johnâs accepts donations of funds along with items such as beds, kitchen appliances and electronics.
Here is a list of additional organizations committed to helping refugees here in Canada:
Inside a Chinese restaurant with a high ceiling. The interior has ambient white light streaming from above and is green from all the vegetation inside. There is moss growing on the walls. There is a balcony with seating for diners.
Everything seems faded and old except the seating. It looks like the current owners took it over from someone who had a kitschy idea of âthe far eastâ. There is tapestry that looks like itâs made out of doormat. Itâs cut out in the shape of a tree with red fruit. It used to be green, but itâs brown.
I am on vacation with my parents. I feel uncomfortable.
I arrive on campus in front of a building with a hemicircular protruding front. There is green grass in front of the building, and a white walkway. The sky is (partly) cloudy. I see someone of indeterminate gender wearing a black letterman jacket out front. They haven't been around much. They look aged compared to the other students. They have thinking hair, maybe from pulling it out. An even older woman, Korean, can be seen outside the building. Her hair has gone white, the roots peeking through black. Time has not been kind to her face either.
