Hello and good morning towel friends,

I am very sorry to have to do this, but I need to follow-up with so many of you who have been kind enough to reach out and offer donations to help offset some of the expenses of my volunteer efforts.

My dear friend (and editor of all of my independent work) has been helping me get by, but this month things have been extra burdensome and I don't want to continue to overextend his generosity.

I don't know if it's the cost of food, or medicine, or gas, or the fact that I've been attending so many hearings (and doing so much driving, in furtherance of what I believe to be a very important cause).

I have always said I would only make this kind of ask if was really struggling, and right now the stress of not knowing if I can afford gas or food or medicine on a day to day basis is putting stress on me and impacting my work.

Please do not donate if it would be a burden on yourself, or your family or loved ones. I feel terribly guilty about this, but I'm doing my best and I'm eternally grateful for any support.

Know that your donations will go towards my coverage/efforts to help and, perhaps more importantly, my ability to stay focused on same absent headaches and dizziness (although, because of my ED, it is not good for me to have no access to food as it only encourages me not to eat - which I only include here because it's part of what makes me so sad about not having enough resources to do so).

I have set a goal that, I hope, will be able to get me through the next few weeks. Thank you for your time and support of my work, it means the world to me.