
Help with recovery after my assault
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Hi there, my name is Cassy and I'm raising money to help cover costs of rent, utilities, food, furniture and medical bills. This past weekend, I was the victim of domestic violence after leaving a show I was working for DanceSafe. He first started hitting me shortly after I got in the car and started driving us home. When I got to the next street over, after yet another blow, I put the car in park, took my seatbelt off and was attempting to get out. He grabbed my hair and pulled me back. Told me to keep driving. I got onto 4th Street where the blows continued. Even when I went to try and put my seatbelt back on he decided to punch me for that. I had my hand up on my right side to try and protect my face, I got punched for that. I finally pulled onto our street and parked the car, planning my escape. At this point he had ripped the rear view mirror off and broke a few other moving parts in my car. I was hit again, and again. The last blow to my face left me seeing black spots. I quietly asked if we could please go inside. He agreed and got out of the car. I was pretending to gather all of my belongings, keeping an eye on him. When he got far enough from the car I closed my door, pressed the lock button and took off to a friend's house.
Not only did he beat me, he also went on to destroy my entire house because I left. I still haven't been inside because my parents told me I couldn't be prepared for the aftermath of what he did. All of my furniture was overturned leaving chaos and destruction: precious belongings from my grandparents were lost, my fridge was overturned so I lost that with everything I had inside, several furniture items were broken including the vanity mirror he ripped off the bathroom wall, my beautiful collection of plants thrown about covering everything in dirt, broken glass covered the floors. and various other personal items that I simply cannot replace.
On top of that, I ended up in the ER. My head was throbbing and swollen so I had several imaging tests done. Thankfully nothing was fractured, but I did end up with a concussion from the severity of the blows and whiplash from him jerking my head around in the car.
Asking for help has never been my forte, so even doing this makes me feel uncomfortable. I just don't know what else to do. The expenses I've incurred from this are starting to add up more and more each day, and I need help to start re-building my life. We shared the cost of rent and utilities, leaving that as the main thing I'm worried about while they try to find him. Finding a new place to move is on my list to figure out, but for the meantime there is far too much to clean up and everything is too expensive for me to afford alone. If anyone is able to help even just a little it would mean the world to me as I navigate and heal through this difficult time. Thank you
Organizer
Cassandra Bazemore
Organizer
Columbus, OH