They say when it rains, it pours, and I'm in a deluge right now. So I am reluctantly and apologetically reaching out for help. Peddie, my white and black cat, had cancer surgery in June--fibrosarcoma, very aggressive. The margins weren't big enough, oncologist says he needs a revision surgery. He's now showing signs of hyperthyroidism, too, which his brother Bu already has (along with heart problems). We are living now in a very moldy house, and I'm allergic, so very sick and debilitated. It's a bad time, I'm 55, autistic, also disabled with spinal problems and acute chronic pain, living with PTSD/C-PTSD, and struggling to keep a roof over our heads. Homelessness looms, within weeks at most. The stress of it all overwhelms me.

I need to get us out of this house, but struggling to find something affordable. And if I find something, I don't have enough to pay for moving costs, security deposit, replace furniture destroyed by the mold, etc. Just about maxed out my credit card on the cancer surgery and related procedures, so I need to pay that off (over $4000), come up with moving costs to move us out of this toxic place, and raise another $5000 for the revision surgery.

A few years ago, I left the only life I'd ever known to escape familial abuse. I am alone with my cats now, so grateful to have my sweet companions. Ped and Bu were ferals, have never been apart a day in their lives, and are so symbiotic, they are more like 2 sides of one big cat than 2 separate cats. I'm scared for Bu, for what will happen if he loses Ped, he needs his brother. They need each other. And I need them both, my sweet, sweet boys. I just love them so much. My heart breaks for not being able to give them the care they deserve.

Without family support, being an adult autistic means having no place in this world, and every day is a fight to survive, to keep from living on the streets. I do have some assistance (social security/benefits), but it's just not enough for what's happening right now, since Peddie's cancer and the mold situation. These were unexpected, very expensive events I could not have anticipated. I'm strong, I believe I could get on my feet if I could just get over this enormous, unforeseeable bump in the road. So sorry to be asking, I've never done this before, and I feel sad and ashamed to be having to do it now. Any help would be humbly, gratefully appreciated.

Peddie
Bu & Peddie
Bu holds Peddie after surgery
Sleeping together