The Story
I’m
a 27 year old queer woman in Chicago, urgently trying to raise funds to
get out of the city and my toxic relationships and living situation
here. I have a supportive and healthy community in Boston I’m desperate
to move to and begin rebuilding my life.
And I have an
amazing opportunity in June to move there, to live with a close,
incredibly supportive friend! I have transportation for myself and my
sweet dog in the form of another friend just so happening to be in my
area at the end of May, who’s super generously offered to provide
transportation back to Boston! Basically everything is finally really,
really ideal to move this summer, specifically.
The problem is, I
work in the service industry trying to cobble any kind of a career back
together after missing an entire year of work due to medical
disability, and I live paycheck-to-paycheck. Saving anything is a
challenge with rent, bills, and the therapy/medication that makes it
possible for me to work again, but I’ve scraped together some funds from
tip money since last year. And then Jan 25, 2016 I got queer-bashed by
two men who followed me out of the bar I was at. I came out of it with a
lingering injury where my skull hit the ground twice in quick
succession. I caught a fall entirely on my face as well, which among
other things ended up breaking a tooth on the sidewalk cement.
Fixing
that tooth means dipping into my Boston savings. Getting my head
checked out (it’s been two weeks of constant headaches since then) means
dipping into Boston savings. I have first month’s rent budgeted out in
my financial plan I’ve followed since November. That’s a predicted $700 - which is where my medical expenses will have to come from now. And that ruins any chance of starting over in Boston.
There’s
so much that is perfect about this opportunity, and I hate letting the
chance to get out slip
through my fingers because I can’t keep my head above water until then. If you feel so lead, I could really use any help you can
give. I know the goal is absurdly optimistic. But honestly - even a few
dollars is a huge deal for me right now. Here’s my page.
Thank you so much and so much love to all of you.