I'm a U.S. Navy Veteran and mother of 2 children that I love with all of my heart. I'm reaching out because my personal safety is at serious risk, and I need your help to escape danger and rebuild. the immediate need is funds for moving truck and storage to vacate my studio the weekend 10/25.

*Warning context contains words of violence and abuse*

Circumstances for Immediate Urgency

I urgently need to relocate myself and my belongings out of Portland—quietly and quickly the weekend of 10/20— End of summer I had hoped to start fresh with a small contract job out of state. I am currently making my way back to Portland. While I was away, I was blindsided that I had to move. No notice. No support.

While trying to figure out what to do a few weeks ago, I was notified that my attacker was recently convicted of another weapons charge—one that violates the plea agreement in my case which now means he has to serve 5 years. He is not monitored and was released pending the next hearing. This puts me in serious danger having to come back to Portland facing homelessness.

Until he is incarcerated, I remain in danger as I do not take his threat to end my life for involving the police and added danger of my disability of severe narcolepsy puts me at risk if I have to stay in a shelter .

The DA’s office has admitted they never recovered the weapon used in my assault and cannot provide an affidavit regarding its possession. I cannot safely reside in Portland. I’ve had to choose distance from my children—who I’m desperately trying to reunite with—because I cannot heal or stabilize until this legal nightmare is over.

Losing my belongings would be devastating as my only means of generating income is in my studio. If I can retrieve them I will have the ability to generate income that would eliminate the need for help with housing costs. I am also open to avenues of obtaining a camper or RV so that I could have the ability to move again if needed and space rent or staying on someones property makes this move more affordable.

⚠️ Background of why my situation is extremely unsafe

In January 2024, my life changed forever. I woke from a narcoleptic sleep to a gun in my face. A coworker who had offered me help became the source of the most terrifying experience of my life. He was intoxicated, waving a gun, threatening to kill me. I was held against my will, psychologically and physically tortured, and eventually released into the cold, rainy night with nothing but the clothes I wore to bed.

A friend’s mother gave me a coat and shoes so I could get to the hospital. That small act of kindness gave me the strength to take the first step toward safety.

I pressed charges, hoping the justice system would protect me. But I was wrong. I was even asked to retrieve the weapon myself for the sheriff responsible for serving my protection order. When I declined—out of extreme fear for my life—they delayed service and the arrest warrant for weeks. My attacker has no monitoring device and, despite multiple charges and convictions for being a felon in possession of a firearm, remains free on his own recognizance.

This individual is extremely dangerous. If I don’t take action now, I fear I will become another statistic—another woman failed by Oregon’s inability to protect victims from fatal attacks at the hands of their abusers.

I’ve also been denied most services because my children aren’t homeless with me 51% of the time. I was even penalized while applying for Oregon’s TA-DVS grant for domestic violence victims. I never imagined I’d be discriminated against for surviving domestic violence.

I've face ongoing threats, legal delays, and housing instability, I must move out of Portland before my attacker’s next court hearing. With a disability caused by long COVID and limited access to support, the fight to reclaim stability, reunite with my children, and begin healing in a safer environment has been one of the most challenging and frightening journeys.

Living with Trauma and Disability

Since contracting COVID in 2020, I’ve suffered severe complications and permanent damage to my brain and autonomic system. I was eventually diagnosed with severe narcolepsy, but due to poor medical treatment and lack of access to care—including my prescribed medications—many of my health issues remain unaddressed.

My disability ended my career and thrust me into chronic homelessness. It has also separated me from my two children. I’ve faced discrimination, fraud, and abuse from agencies and systems that are supposed to protect us. Filing complaints and advocating for myself with an invisible neurological disability has been one of the hardest journeys I’ve ever faced. Tragically I again have been without my meds due to inconsistent housing or ways of making appointments and with the added stress my disability is much harder to function. Causing a severely diminished quality of life.

What Your Support Will Help Me Do

I’m asking for help with:

~✈️ Travel back to Portland quickly and quietly to move out before I lose everything

~Help moving or storing my belongings

~Travel back to safety

~Allow be in a safe place to generate income

~Support to avoid staying in a shelter, which is terrifying due to my disability

~Restart my disability application and access consistent medical care

️~ Begin healing in a place where my nervous system feels safe

~Space to restart medical testing

Cost Breakdown

Travel to Portland (flights, gas)

$400

Moving/storage fees

$600

Travel back to safety

$400

Housing

$600

Total Goal

$2,500

As stated above if I can raise enough funds to retrieve my belongs, transportation, and storage I will have an avenue to generate income. I was not prepared to have to move while out of state and not have a safe place in Oregon to go.

These funds will allow me to rebuild with less chance of experiencing continued trauma and fraud from individuals who prey on victims in vulnerable circumstances like mine. Stability means safety—and safety means healing.

This is one of the hardest things I have had to do. Its with a heavy heart that I ask for help. Thank you for taking the time to read my story and sharing. all help is appreciated.