Hi,

My name is Cal Foster. I am a nonbinary and Disabled person. I have been Disabled all of my life, but in the last ten years, my health has declined to the point in which I cannot work any longer and I need to receive care-giving. In 2015, I began to have symptoms of fibromyalgia, and by the age of 17, I was regularly using a cane. In 2020, I received multiple TBIs only to have to move everything online due to COVID, preventing proper recovery, as they recommend reduced technology directly following a TBI. Only to be followed with chronic daily migraines combined with debilitating neck and head pain. In 2022, I became incredibly sick and began to faint multiple times a day, greatly reducing my ability to do basic tasks like dishes and cooking, never mind going to work. In 2023, I began to regularly use a wheelchair. Despite all of this, I tried my hardest to find jobs that could accommodate my disabilities, mainly working online, but I have been met with unkindness and an unwillingness to work as a team to find ways to suit my needs. In 2024, I began to have multiple seizures a day, and to this day, I have not found the root cause of these issues, nor have I found effective treatment that improves my day to day life. I have to spend 90% of my time laying down to prevent further injuries, specifically head injuries.

As I write this, I am going through a situation in which I am on the path to be homeless in less than a month. I used up all of my savings in August 2024 to help support my husband and I, only for less than two months later, him stating that he wanted a divorce. I am in the midst of that divorce now. Due to his previous treatment, I am wanting as much independence from him as possible.

I do not have any family that I can go to for support, as they are toxic, abusive, ableist and transphobic so I am no contact with them anymore.

This fund is in hopes of me being able to secure stable housing, ideally not with a landlord, as with my current disability benefits, it is not possible to sign with most landlords. This is why my goal is so high, as I would be needing to get a property of some kind. Perhaps it may need to be just an RV or tiny home, but I am not planning on living extravagantly.

I am on housing wait lists, but I must stay in the current county that I reside in, and they are often multiple years long to get housing. I hope to at least get on these wait lists, but if I am unable, this will help me stay afloat and reduce the likelihood of TBIs.

I have applied for every government program I can, and the applications for SSI and SSDI, I may not hear anything back until October, and with these programs, it can take multiple applications and multiple years to have any success in actually getting this funding. I receive as many benefits as I can from the government, but $450 a month is not enough for anyone to live on in this economy, never mind with the regular cost of medical supplies.

A trusted person will be my beneficiary for financial reasons. If you are able, even a $1 means the world to me. If you can’t donate financially, I ask for your assistance in spreading this to as many people and accounts as you possibly can. Thank you dearly, I could not survive without the help of my community <3

Cal