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 I'm writing this from a hospital bed, on my fifth admission since getting out of the ICU in June. I've spent most of the last year fighting on two fronts at once, and I'm at a point where there are no good options left; every path forward comes with a cost, and I'm having to choose which fights I still have the strength to fight.
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 The health crisis. In April 2026 I nearly died. Septic shock, organ failure, weeks on a ventilator. I have COL4A1/Gould syndrome, Addison's Disease and hEDS, conditions that make my body unpredictable and my care expensive. Since coming out of the ICU I've been hospitalized five more times, mostly for infections my body can't seem to shake and chronic dehydration. I never know how long I'll be stable before the next crisis hits.
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 The harassment. For over a year I've also been fighting to keep myself and my daughter Lydia safe from an ex-boyfriend I dated for less than three months. He sexually assaulted me, posted her private medical and social information online, and accused me of multiple crimes including against her that were investigated and found unfounded. A HRO was granted in July6 2025 and a modified HRO was granted again against him in August 2025; he has violated it more than 15 times since, and has taken me back to court for it more than once including while I was connected to dialysis. He has made APS reports against me despite the fact that I have been unable to care for Lydia independently at all this summer. He's filed at least four civil cases against me, including one from an Order for Protection that Adam and I already spent $4,000 fighting and won on directed judgment.
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 While I was intubated and sedated in the ICU, he filed another lawsuit, claiming I ruined his life.
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 Why I need help now. I was hoping I could represent myself in this latest case. I can't do that from a hospital bed while my body is falling apart. I need an attorney who understands both civil litigation and disability, and attorneys cost money I don't have left after everything this year has already taken.
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 This fund is for:
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 -Legal representation for the ongoing civil case
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 -Bills and care costs from repeated hospitalizations
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 -Basic living expenses while I can't work through this
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 I've spent years advocating for other disabled people, sitting on state councils, testifying, showing up for people who had no one else. I'm not used to asking for this. But right now, from this hospital bed, fighting for my health and for Lydia's safety at the same time, I need it.
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 Thank you for reading this, for sharing it, and for anything you're able to give.
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Sarah Prather

Brenda Cole

Anonymous

lee hengescht

Help Addyson Fight for Her Health, Safety, and Legal Rights

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