Help Jade Get a Proper Wheelchair

Hey! My name is Jade (she/they/he) and I'm a 23 year old college student from AZ. I have many passions and some of you might know me as Jiggly on Twitch, or as Zooted Goddess from my bedazzling and nail art. I've been struggling with chronic nausea, occasional fainting, and the onset of pain for a while now but somewhere around the beginning of October 2024 the sudden change in pain & fatigue quite literally struck me down and my life hasn't been the same since. I was dropped from my beauty school and have been using a wheelchair and cane to get around.

In the past few weeks the pain & weakness in my legs has only gotten worse and my cane just isn't cutting it anymore. I've been having to use my wheelchair pretty much full-time. The main problem with this is that my current chair isn't made for daily manual use as it's listed and built as a transport chair (like a hospital chair). Its center of gravity is located behind me rather than directly underneath me, so this puts strain on my shoulders/arms/neck while also restricting my path. This is also the main reason I can't do wheelies, which is a very important skill necessary to navigate in a wheelchair. It doesn't fit in most places because the frame is much larger than me, this just isn't working out anymore.

The most pressing issue about this is that my insurance has been giving me issues with just covering the medications to keep my heart rate at ease. I'm still undiagnosed, which is a sad reality for a lot of disabled folks. I don't expect to know what's wrong for probably at least another year, just due to having to rule everything out, the amount of specialists and different testing, blah blah. This also means that disability will be much harder for me to apply for, as there's no direct diagnosis for the bureaucracy side to point to. So this doesn't leave many options to fund a proper-fitting wheelchair.

So with this all being said, I'm hoping to raise enough for the cheapest possible option on Amazon that will be more suitable for daily use. I have measured my lap to make sure it's a snug but accurate fit! Not only would this reduce the pain I already struggle with and the flare ups it causes, but it would greatly improve my quality of life and more importantly, my independence.

Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read this! I'm super grateful for any and all kinds of support. <3

[1st & 2nd pics are me! 3rd is the listing for my current chair, and 4th is the wheelchair I’m hoping to get!]