My name is Blythe Walker. I am 72 years old, a widow, an opera singer, a voice teacher, and a baker. I have spent my life working, teaching, and making things with my hands and my voice. Despite continuing to work, I am now facing eviction, mounting utility bills, and the loss of my car. The combination of age, limited income, and the realities of part-time artistic work has left me without a financial cushion. Asking for help is deeply uncomfortable for me, but at this moment I cannot regain stability without it.
The funds raised will go directly toward covering two months of past-due rent to prevent eviction, paying outstanding utility bills to avoid disconnection of heat, electric, and water, and repairing my car so I can continue teaching and baking. They will also help with basic transportation costs—fuel, insurance, and essential travel to work—and provide a small emergency buffer to prevent immediate relapse into crisis while my income and benefits are sorted out. I am doing everything I can, but I am falling behind faster than I can recover. I am scared, exhausted, and deeply worried about losing my housing.
I am not asking for luxury or comfort. I am asking for help catching up—help to stay housed, keep my utilities on, retrieve my car, and regain enough stability to continue working in the ways I still can. If you are able to help financially, even a small amount would mean more than I can express. If you cannot give, sharing this fundraiser is also a tremendous kindness. And if you know of work I might be able to do—especially work that does not require being on my feet all day—I would be grateful to hear from you. Asking for help is humbling, but I am trying to choose hope over silence.
In addition to financial support, I would be deeply grateful for referrals or advice from anyone with experience in business management, financial planning, budgeting, senior services, or navigating the process to obtain Medicaid. If you know of someone who can help me with these challenges, your guidance would mean so much.
Thank you for reading, for caring, and for helping me stay afloat. With gratitude, Blythe
The funds raised will go directly toward covering two months of past-due rent to prevent eviction, paying outstanding utility bills to avoid disconnection of heat, electric, and water, and repairing my car so I can continue teaching and baking. They will also help with basic transportation costs—fuel, insurance, and essential travel to work—and provide a small emergency buffer to prevent immediate relapse into crisis while my income and benefits are sorted out. I am doing everything I can, but I am falling behind faster than I can recover. I am scared, exhausted, and deeply worried about losing my housing.
I am not asking for luxury or comfort. I am asking for help catching up—help to stay housed, keep my utilities on, retrieve my car, and regain enough stability to continue working in the ways I still can. If you are able to help financially, even a small amount would mean more than I can express. If you cannot give, sharing this fundraiser is also a tremendous kindness. And if you know of work I might be able to do—especially work that does not require being on my feet all day—I would be grateful to hear from you. Asking for help is humbling, but I am trying to choose hope over silence.
In addition to financial support, I would be deeply grateful for referrals or advice from anyone with experience in business management, financial planning, budgeting, senior services, or navigating the process to obtain Medicaid. If you know of someone who can help me with these challenges, your guidance would mean so much.
Thank you for reading, for caring, and for helping me stay afloat. With gratitude, Blythe