🛑HELP TWO BLACK AND LATINE DISABLED UNEMPLOYED LESBIANS AVOID HOMELESSNESS!🛑
THIS IS INCREDIBLY URGENT!
Some of you know, my partner and I have been trying to raise funds to move from a toxic unstable and unsafe environment for the past year+ and we've made a post before but unfortunately we had to postpone it due to needing to put our immediate survival first. Weve attempted to move once before, In December of 2020 my partner and I were stranded in my home state of California by someone who we thought was our friend, we were depending on them to help us move to safer housing but after we were too poor to afford the things we needed, they immediately accused us of lying and trying to harm them. They were violently anti black and ableist to me durring this whole time, they drove off with our belongings and only agreed to give them back if law enforcement were present, proceeded to lie and tell the police that I was armed (I CANT even legally own firearms) and they feared for their life. They were trying to get my black disabled neurodiverse self k!lled by the anti black ass state.
We've had a whole year of struggling to survive, we barely keep ourselves fed, we're unable to properly tend to our healths and Im constantly battling with recurring trauma due to being trapped here with my long time abuser. The time has come for us to leave from this truly unrelenting, unstable, unsafe and toxic ass environment because we are being forced to do so and have no other choice. I just want to leave so I can finally heal and properly tend to various needs instead of just barely scraping by and ignoring other needs which are often urgent.
Most of my urgent needs have to do with my health because for the past 2 years since the beginning of the pandemic I've had to quit my job due to being immunocompromised and at risk of death from Covid. I've had to Essentially abandon any healthcare i was receiving because of lack of funds and stability, Which has severely prevented me from caring for myself. Many times when I was by myself and throughout this time with my partner, I've had to prioritize other aspects of my survival while my health took a back seat. With regards to my chronic illness and disabilities, My Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and postural orthostatic tachycardia (POTS) have worsened; chronic pain, fatigue, shakes and seizures along with being prone to fainting and sudden weakness have left me practically bed and house bound due to the inability to get proper medical care due to lack of funds, medical racism and inaccessibility of transportation.
As such, i cannot keep putting this off and continue suffering with things as they are, this past October my symptoms and pain have gotten even worse, its gotten harder to complete daily tasks without requiring assistance from my partner all while going through my medicine much quicker than I used to just to be able to manage with my symptoms. I fear that if this continues I will end up hospitalized and it will be too late to properly treat my new neurological conditions. This why we need to move from here, holding off on this is not an option we need to act now while we still have a chance. Life here is not a life I can live with anymore. We both require safe and secure housing with room to live and thrive where our needs are being more than just met. We have an opportunity for better but we have to act quickly!
After months of searching, negotiating and battling with questions from an abuser who wants me gone, my partner and I have established an opportunity for housing in early February of 2022. While we are beyond excited and hopeful for the future, the fact that it took so long in the year for us to find housing has left us with a very short window to raise funds. After running calculations of moving and travel costs, we estimate that a target goal of $6500 is required in order to cover everything we need to move. Which is going to include a lot of shipping things.
My Partner and I understand that is a lot to ask for but we are unable to raise all the funds by ourselves due to being disabled and unable to work. Much of my partners new focus has been on caring for me through this time bc of my declining health. If you would like to help we need to reach this goal by the end of January. We WILL be forced to leave underfunded and under prepared which will result in us losing most of our posessions. We're going to have to leave so much behind if we do not meet this goal. My abuser has made it clear we are NOT welcome here past January. They are forcing us out and we have no other option. However, we have faith that our community will want to help us and see us thrive!
We have other posts circulating around Tumblr with regards to our immediate day 2 day needs, but we need this post to be widely circulated. If you've read through all of this (thank you!) And would like to help us boost and/or donate to our goal please leave the word "Osa" in the note when paying either of us via our cashapps and venmos so we know to put it in our savings for the move!
PLEASE HELP IN GETTING DISABLED AND CHRONICALLY ILL QTPOC TO SAFETY!!! YOU WILL BE SAVING OUR LIVES!!!!!
Cashapp: $sleepyhen OR $grumblybear
Venmo: @/wildwotko OR @/XochiRose
