Please Help Me Escape the Nursing Home
I don’t belong in a nursing home.
I have been living here for 20 months — not because I cannot live independently, but because I cannot afford the equipment required to leave.
Nursing homes are not built for living. They are built around schedules, shortages, and survival. Privacy is limited. Independence is restricted. Every day is a reminder that my life is being lived inside someone else’s system.
This facility is unsafe. It is chronically short-staffed. Residents are left in bed for hours waiting for help. Supplies run out.
Last month, I developed a facility-acquired infection after basic hygiene protocols were ignored. I required a ten-day IV placed directly into my heart.
I do not want to die here because of preventable neglect.
I have found a wheelchair-accessible apartment. It is safe. It is close to school, church, and grocery stores. For the first time in nearly two years, there is a door back to independence.
But I cannot move in without essential adaptive equipment.
Because I am non-weight bearing and use a wheelchair full-time, I need:
• A sit-to-stand machine for safe transfers
• A hospital bed that allows independent repositioning
• A shower chair for safe bathing
• A PureWick system and ongoing supplies
These are not luxuries. They are the difference between confinement and freedom.
Before my illness, I lived independently in Milwaukee for 36 years. I worked. I had community. When my health changed suddenly, everything changed. The only placement available was in Kenosha — 50 miles from everything familiar.
Even here, I refused to give up. I enrolled at Gateway Technical College to pursue an Associate’s degree in Accounting. I joined a church. I built new friendships. I am still building a future — even in a place not designed for living.
The apartment is ready.
I am ready.
I just need the tools to leave.
If you are able to give, please act now. If you cannot give, please share this. Momentum matters.
Your support does not just purchase equipment.
It unlocks a front door.
It restores privacy.
It restores dignity.
It gives me back control of my own life.
Please help me finally come home.
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