Hello Friends

Well here’s an update for you. My partner Daryl and I have got a hotel room for the time being, but my little hospital stay really sidetracked things. We only have enough funds to last til Monday then we will be shelterless. Somehow we have got to make it another 20 days because that is when we get our next check and we will have the money to move in to a place. We have no idea what we are going to do. What will we do with all of our belongings? Not only that but the charger for my wheelchair is broken. It will cost $65.00 to purchase a new one But we spent all of our $ on the hotel! I am completely immobile. My manua chair is broken and very uncomfortable. So I throw up my hands! Should I go back to Santa Cruz? I made it this far. My ,only hope is that we find a co ed shelter it sounds like that would take a miracle. I have filled out so many applications and assessments. Thing is we qualify for everything, but everything takes time wich is what I don’t have. If anyone can give anything it would be so graciously appreciated. Please don’t make me be shelterless on my birthday and in a broke wheelchair. Please help. Im begging you. If you have any ideas please email me at [email redacted] and my phone # is [phone redacted]. Kind words do go along way.

it’s our last day in Santa Cruz. This time tomorrow we will be in Oregon. Im really sad to leave a few of my friends here. I would be concerned if I wasn’t sad. My goals for the immediate future are #1 find a home #2 find a stay at home job #3 get an animal #4 become self sufficient #5 love my partner. Thats a tall order, but I feel like I will achieve these goals because I’m not gunna stop until I do. I know it’s not gunna be easy it takes self-discipline and motivation to achieve these goals and those are something I have lacked in the past but more recently I started to experience these things and it is so fulfilling. I want to feel proud of myself. I don’t need to wait around for people to be proud of me. Im gunna miss Santa Cruz maybe a little more than I originally thought. I will survive with the help and support of my boyfriend and close friends. Any support you can give will be appreciated. Even if it’s just kind words or a prayer. Any support is good support. My email is [email redacted]

My journey started 3 years ago when the doctors said I would be sitting down for the rest of my life. In a wheelchair. I am coming out on the other side of that a better person. I’m not scared anymore (of life). Which brings me to Oregon. My partner (Daryl) and I are tired of being homeless. He is diagnosed schizophrenic and his symptoms got exasperated when I landed in this chair. Getting a home will reduce his symptoms and create a safe place for him to be with no more fears of being ostracized.We spend all of our money in the 1st week on hotels, so that we don’t have to be in the cold. All I want is a home for the both of us to be together. We are both disabled, so this has proven to be a very difficult life. My solution is to move to Salem, OR; it’s cheaper for everything there, and it seems like there is more affordable housing that is suitable for my chair. This seems like the only reasonable answer to our dilemma. All we need now is more money (of course). Our hotel for the rest of the month is $1000.00, and we will need money for bus and food. We think we might be able to make our monthly SSI checks last, but we could always use any help you could give. It would make our lives much easier. Just being is difficult enough. Thank you so much for your time, and if all you can give is a prayer, it will be absolutely appreciated. Anything more will be kindly accepted (and appreciated as well).update: a kind soul donated $200 this will help pay for the hotel we have pre-booked. Anymore help will be greatly appreciated. I am worried about the bus fare around town. I will find out what it costs and keep you updated. To all those family members that I have out there. I’m sorry I have not kept in touch, but if there is a time where family is needed it’s now. I promise if you make contact with me now. I will keep you updated in the future. I would love for this to bring me my family back. Im looking for ANY kind of support not just money. Kind words and prayers move mountains.

It seems that some people out there are under the impression that my boyfriend and I are lazy and we don’t do much more than party. This is absolutely not true. This may have been how I lived my life before the wheelchair but not anymore. My boyfriend and I are anything but lazy and I don’t seek refuge in mind altering chemicals anymore. I have a clear mind and it is constantly churning over new ideas, I think that’s the Gemini in me. Living in a wheelchair is not easy I’m constantly having to figure out how to get things done. There are so many obstacles. I’m not complaining I’m just trying to give you an idea of what my life is like these days. Every day I discover something new about me. I really dig it. When we get settled in Oregon I plan on getting a work from home job. I want to get off SSI, and I have never said that or thought it even. I want to be self sufficient. My partner wants to go back to school. I support him 100%. Now this is not going to be easy but my new motto is “if it sucks, it’s not over yet” I am pretty determined to rise above the social restraints that have been placed on me. So any of you who doubt my sincerity please pray for me this will benefit both of us and if you can spare a dime please try and help us out. My heart and prayers go out to every single one of you. Even the relatives that are ghosting me. I know im a changed person with a good heart. Why is it so bad that im asking for help? If I go around NOT asking for help then I will start to worry. There is no shame in being interdependent, it allows me to be independent. Until the next update, take care!