Help Kira as She Applies for Disability

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.