My name is April, and it is miraculous that I am alive. Not for a second do I take it for granted.
On September 22nd, 2025, my (soon-to-be-ex) husband tried to kill me. I am only alive due to the most specific timing of the day; had it not been 7:30 in the morning, and had my neighbor's daughter not just started kindergarten, she would not have been walking her to the bus stop and heard me screaming for my life. Each day that I awake, I am grateful and fully aware that if she had not heard me and called the police, I would be dead.
The past 6 months of my life have been nothing short of a nightmare. Thankfully, my rent is being paid through the Rapid Rehousing Program and my local Domestic Violence shelter. Otherwise, I would have lost everything and be in a shelter. I suffer from severe PTSD, along with continuing to heal from physical injuries. I finally received a job offer at the end of January, but had to resign on March 19th, as the trauma of being a Protective Services Worker was too much for me to handle.
It has become apparent that I need to relocate. I can no longer live in the place where I almost lost my life at the hands of my husband. Unfortunately, I still live in the place where he tried to take my life. All of his belongings are still here. His family hasn't spoken a word to me. He refuses to sign divorce consent papers, even from incarceration. He hasn't even been sentenced. I am unable to begin the deep healing that is needed while I am still here.
Creating this fundraiser is so painfully vulnerable. I've not shared my story. I need help to begin a new life, in a new location, which of course, for my safety, I will not disclose. I don't want him to ever be able to find me or have the chance to try to kill me again.
The funds will cover:
- Relocation/moving costs
- Security deposit and 1st month's rent for a new home
- Furnishings for a new place, as I cannot move with furniture on which I was abused
- A cushion of a few months' rent while I continue to look for a job and get settled in the new location
- Hopefully a little dent in the enormous credit card, personal loan, and medical debt that I am now saddled with, totaling almost $20,000
My head is spinning as I write this. I would be so grateful for your donation, no matter the amount. This will help me leave this place of violence and trauma, and begin a new life in a place where I can breathe, and work to a place of healing and peace. Please keep me uplifted in your thoughts as I navigate this terrifying time in my life.
I am linking an article to what happened that day, as it is too unbearable to write the details, and also so that folks can choose to read if they want. It is very traumatizing.
Thank you for considering being a part of rebuilding my second chance at life.
https://wjactv.com/news/local/this-was-it-bellefonte-man-allegedly-attempted-stab-woman-to-death-police-crime-centre-county-spring-township-pennsylvania-investigation-stabbing-altercation-domestic-dispute
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