Hello,

My name is Kira. I've been disabled since childhood, but was able to work with the help and accommodations of my employers. In February 2024, I had a bad fall and majorly injured my right hand. I was in a splint/cast for a month, did physical therapy, and worked part time while wearing a brace. I was able to work for three months....and then, my hand swelled so big, I went to an overnight urgent care to be checked out.

That was the last day I worked.

My hand injury is to my right hand, and I'm right-handed. It's been a struggle to learn how to do things with my left hand, and any activity I'd do with my right will cause it to swell, burn, and tingle/go numb. I'm working with specialists to see why this is happening, and limit typing/mousing/drawing. The art I so love to make is lost to me, and I'm working on using my left hand to get back to the work I love.

But I have no income. I will have to leave my apartment at the end of April and either go back to Illinois, or stay with a friend on the east coast. I've been working on digital items and videos of my art process, opened a Patreon, and a Substack, but it's slow going and doesn't help much.

I have temporary crowns in my mouth, but I can't get the real crowns until I settle my account with the dentist. I'm worried because one is starting to chip, and the other is very sensitive. I have Medicaid now, so I won't have to pay going forward. But I need to get in.

I will not drive without insurance (as a former claims adjuster, I know how things can go wrong!). I also have a phone I need to keep active.

I am asking for help with the important bills and medical debt. I need funds for a storage unit so I don't lose my belongings. And to pay for a truck to move them. I'd love to stay in Colorado, but I don't have a place here to stay.

I am praying I can get my disability claim through social security. Or through the state. I have long COVID and am exhausted all the time, have heavy brain fog, and chronic pain, among other conditions. If I could work, I would. This is stressful and my anxiety is high.

If you are able, I would greatly appreciate anything you can give. If you can't, please share this post so others can see it.

If I weren't so down on my luck and tired, I wouldn't ask for this, and I will continue to create videos and art to help that grow into something that can help me going forward.

I don't have parents or grandparents to turn to. I'm estranged from much of my extended family due to my family's drug usage. I am going it alone as a girl with AuDHD and it's really hard. Please help. Thank you.