Help Us Survive a Major Life Change

You may have seen this post before asking to help us move from Washington to Colorado. That is no longer the case.

This past week I ended up on the ER. In the initial testing, they did a CT scan, and it revealed I have issues with my heart that were completely unrelated to the symptoms I went in for. The combination of those issues, even with as little testing as they've done so far, is frankly pretty bad.

I'm having a surgical consultation with a specialist in a couple weeks to discuss our next steps and some of my options going forward, but the resounding sentiment is that moving out of state (and thus losing my insurance and having to find a new doctor) is out of the question for the foreseeable future. In the best case scenario, I will likely have to see doctors for regular heart checkups for the rest of my life; in the absolute worst case, even though it's very unlikely, I could end up needing a heart transplant.

Instead of a funding an out-of-state move, this will help us find and maintain a place in the Seattle area so I can still easily see my specialist and other doctors I'll be seeing for my conditions. It would also give a financial cushion for my partner to help me with doctor's appointments and recovery, which he’ll have to take time off work to do.

Before, I was looking for work, but right now I can’t. I'm working on applying for disability again, but that's a long process I've already been denied twice for. They may approve me after more testing, combined with my already existing disability from my hit and run in 2019, but that's unknown given the current political climate surrounding disability funding. Until then, we are relying on one income, and it's not enough to keep us afloat for long.

Thanks for your generosity—we need all the help we can get.