Hi, I’m Myiesha, a mother of three who has faced years of medical challenges. That only got worse having long covid. I am a survivor and a dreamer, and I live to inspire others through my adversity. After nearly a decade working for one of the world’s largest tech companies and countless side hustles, nothing has spared me from this fall.

I am raising funds to cover:

• Housing deposits

• Hotel nights in the interim

• Reliable transportation

This is not easy to write. I’m scared and embarrassed. I’ve been told by so many to create this, and I’ve resisted because I never want to feel like I “owe” people or that I am looking for a handout. But I’m at a point where keeping my family together, housed, close to school, and with reliable transportation matters more than my pride so I’m asking. I have spent my life pouring into others from an empty cup, and now I need others to pour into me.

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Over the last 5–7 years, life has been a storm I kept trying to outwork:

• Health: I’ve had 14 surgeries in the last 19 years and countless procedures while raising my kids. I live with chronic illness and still show up. I am medically disabled, yet due to the cost of everything, I still have to work.

• Work: I’ve worked for one of the largest tech companies for years. If I don’t secure housing in the next few weeks, I could lose my job the same job I work remotely to accommodate my medical needs and that provides our medical insurance. I’ve also hustled on the side: hundreds of brand videos, journals, hoodies, and tees anything honest to make ends meet.

• Personal: I went through a painful divorce and costly custody matters in the middle of a pandemic.

• Then: A trusted friend became my boyfriend, and the relationship turned toxic and layered in abusive. Leaving saved my sanity, but it cost me my residence and my transportation.

• Housing: In August, my lease couldn’t be renewed. I found a place and paid nearly $4,000 toward the security deposit, only for the landlord to change terms, speak to me in a belittling way, and hold my money longer than he should have. This caused delays in finding new housing, resulting in my security deposit going toward hotel costs. That fight drained the last safety net I had and left me without enough to move anywhere else in time, barely affording the hotel.

➡️ Today: We’re car-less for the first time in my life and living out of a hotel I can only afford for about another week without help.

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I have always tried to outwork my circumstances working through medical issues, creating content, selling my journals, tees, and hoodies, reviewing products everything. The truth is, this economy plus a predatory housing situation broke the thin line I was balancing on. Asking for help is my last resort to keep my kids close, safe, and steady.

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How I’ll Stay Accountable

• I’ll post updates here (housing progress, receipts, move-in date).

• Funds will go directly to hotel extensions, move-in costs, and the line items above in that order.

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If You Can’t Donate But Still Want to Help

• Share this campaign (that truly matters).

• Follow/engage with me on socials: likes, comments, and shares help my content be seen.

• Shop small with me: my hoodies, tees, and journals keep us going every purchase helps. Www.selffirstspace.com

• Send resources/leads for housing in Macomb County, MI that work with damaged credit.

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From my heart: thank you. I know people have opinions without living a day in my shoes. I’m choosing to believe in community, faith, and compassion. If you help us cross this bridge, I promise I’ll keep doing the work on the other side.

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I never wanted to be here. I’ve always tried to work my way through every setback medical crises, heartbreak, financial struggles. But this time, I can’t outwork it alone.

This is humiliating. It’s terrifying. And yet, it’s also an act of faith. Because I believe there are people who understand that asking for help is not weakness it’s courage.

I’m choosing to believe in community, compassion, and faith that we can cross this bridge together. If you help us now, I promise I’ll keep doing the work on the other side.

With love and gratitude,

Myiesha