I had to start the campaign again due to some technical difficulties. Long story short- I've been out here for some time now, writing my films and minding my own business. The downward spiral started at the beginning of the summer when I lost my bar-tending job because I stood up to a supervisor who was harassing me in extremely forward ways, like demanding sexual favors in exchange for shifts and so on- but when you're not from here and working "off the books" they don't give you a leg to stand on - so I was thrown out like a cat and fired via a text message... The nightmare continued when I found out the person I was paying rent to wasn't my legal landlord and had no rights to the space I was renting from him- the whole building was shut down and evicted due to many health and safety violations and I ended up homeless along with all the other tenants. Every single one of us was either from out of town or elderly, so it was just a scam to take advantage of vulnerable people. I went to court and was given a program for housing, however not many landlords seem to accept it- so I haven't had a safe space for just over two months now, but I'm still looking and not giving up hope... Amongst all this happening, in the middle of the summer, I found out I became pregnant, while I was told time and time again that it wouldn't ever be a possibility throughout my entire 20s, so it was quite the shock but definitely also a miracle. It's been a very difficult pregnancy, and medical help is very limited to me, to make matters worse I haven't been allowed to get onto any flights by the very same doctors that have often refused me treatment, so I can't come back to London and this whole thing feels like a really twisted and unfair catch 22. The money from the first campaign went on getting together all the paperwork and paying for attorney fees in order to get married so now I have a little more security here, and I'm extremely grateful to all who contributed and supported. I'm due at the end of February so time is getting close... Any donations to this campaign will go on getting my hospital bag together, a private scan and consultation so I can get some medical advice and baby essentials. I've been warned that I could be charged up to $35.000 to give birth here in NYC but hopefully things will fall into place and I will get some kind of insurance, but I may not. Being homeless and pregnant really takes a toll on you, mentally and physically, so I'm trying my hardest to keep myself together and keep my sanity. Through all this I learned that all you can do is keep praying and stay on track, but sometimes life throws weird curve balls at us, and admittedly I need some support. I wish I could have a baby shower and invite you all, but for now this is all I can do... Love and light, always.