Help Chelsey Stay Independent
Hi all,
I put a lot of thought into making this page, because my
situation is not a direct need to pay my hospital bills, or to keep myself from
being evicted tomorrow, but it is a result of my medical issues, and losing my housing
situation could be the ultimate, and fairly immediate, fallout.
The long and short of it is, if I don't find some form of
support, I won't be able to continue paying rent on my apartment through the
end of my recovery from my spinal fusion.
I thought I'd be able to bunk the system. To work-from-home
during this time, or at least write. Then, I'd get a part-time job at beginning
of the year"”either at the Apple Store or a bookshop"”and begin my life as a
struggling young writer, complete with straight spine. However, the increase in
excruciating pain I've been dealing with for the past week has proven that that
is not going to be possible. I really do have to remain on bed-and-couch rest
until my doctor gives the all clear, and I will have to ease myself back into
the world after.
I no longer have the financial means to do so while
remaining in my apartment. I have some income, but it doesn't cover my rent, let
alone rent/groceries. Yes, I have the option of moving home, but not only could the
stress of the move injure my back, but it would take me away from my doctors,
the life I've built in Boston, and my chance to become a twenty-something with
a life-sucking retail job who uses every spare minute to write the novels she
wants to share with the world. Additionally, no one in my family has the resources to help me out, as my dad is terminally ill, which has been fiscally and emotionally draining.
I'm not asking for anyone to pay my way past the end of my
recovery. I just want to stop having to worry that thanks to a series of
unfortunate events, my whole life will have been thrown off track. I want to
stop feeling guilty for spending the day lying down when to get up would not
only cause me pain, but could reverse the healing process. I'm asking for the
chance to pick up my post grad-school life where I left it off to become
bionic.
Thanks for any help you can give,
Chelsey
