Hi everyone,
It’s been a rough road for me lately. I have been very sick for a few years. This past year, I was hospitalized because I was collapsing everywhere and I found out I was basically dying. My body was essentially quitting on me. I was diagnosed with heart failure, severe anemia and some other blood complications, a lung cancer issue, and a liver issue and I have been unable to work. I have been trying to get my health back in order but it’s been a long road. An expensive road. And as a result, I am completely out of money. The disability process is an absolute nightmare and I’m nowhere close to getting anything yet. I still have a daughter to provide for (and 4 cats!) And to make things extra tough, I don’t have work clearance from my doctors yet. But I’m in desperate need of financial help. It’s been a lot to deal with. And the stress is not good for my heart issues. I tried to handle this on my own for as long as I could but it’s clear to me that I need help.
I am also an immigrant and a naturalized citizen. I wasn’t born here, I was adopted from Korea when I was a baby. But now ICE is going door to door in my city, looking for Asians and other immigrants they can detain. I fear my activism has made me a target for ICE as well. I am living scared, hiding as best I can as ICE terrorizes us here in the Twin Cities. Which is unreal because I have no criminal record. I’m not a threat to anyone. And I consider myself a pretty nice guy. But now I don’t know how I will pay my rent, pay my bills, afford my medications, and medical care, and still provide for my daughter while hiding from ICE.
I am praying for things to go my way. I hate having the spotlight on me but I need help getting through this struggle with my health and with ICE here making it impossible for me to make a living. Please help if you can! Thanks for your time.