(a lot of this is a draft and wording is likely subject to change !!)



My name is Teasy. I am a disabled nonbinary digital artist currently struggling to maintain stable housing within the Pasadena area, leaving me at risk of immediate homelessness. I have suffered physical and mental disabilities my entire life, rapidly swerving in and out of doctors' offices since early childhood, getting diagnosis after diagnosis (PANDAS, ADHD, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, many others), yet never being able to receive benefits or assistance relating to them.

My friends and I have done everything in our power to try staying afloat (I've loaned, applied for SSI, contacted Job Corps, forced myself to work regardless of disability, opened commissions, etc.); however, nothing so far has worked out and I'm running out of time. Government/state assistance has repeatedly proven unreliable and almost entirely unreachable, leaving no other options for me but to consider asking for all the help I can get so I can flee the states to begin building my life all over again with my wonderful girlfriend in the UK.

I'm hoping to use any funds I receive to cover the cost of the move itself (around $400-$650 for flights around this time of year), the visa application (around $1,775), and the healthcare surcharge ($2,780). Having the opportunity to start anew via aligning my soul with my girlfriend's would allow me to repossess the life I lost trying to keep my head above the water.