Hello! My name is Ghaimah (guy-E-mah) and my life is a shit show after graduating art school. (Let's be honest, mkay, it's been on a downward slope way before I even started school.)

Even though I feel like the way I communicate (and my lack of filter) might alienate some, in order for me to be remotely comfortable asking for money, I have to be completely myself. That being said… I’ve been jobless for 8 months and…

I have a phone bill looming above my head. I have Mint Mobile and I have the option of paying for 3 months, 6 months, or a year up front (no month to month). So either $120 for 3 months, $210 for 6 months, or $360 for one year. The due date—the 20th of this month.

Due to recent events (and things I have been dealing with for years), I need my phone on so that all my doctors can call me: dental, psychiatrist, therapist, physicians, and my eye doctors. I am going to get cross-linking surgery on my right eye, which has been delayed for years after the eye doctor I went to moved. (It took a long time to find a new doctor that treated Keratoconus and did scleral contacts.)

While I initially wanted the procedure to be done on both eyes, my left eye has degraded to the point that I’ll need a corneal transplant. Will my insurance cover these? I don't know yet, but I will let you know as soon as I do.

*Corneal cross-linking (CXL) is a surgical procedure primarily used to treat keratoconus and other corneal ectasias, which are conditions where the cornea thins and bulges outward, causing vision problems. The procedure involves applying riboflavin (vitamin B2) eye drops and then exposing the cornea to ultraviolet (UV) light, which strengthens the cornea by creating new collagen cross-links.*

Last but not least, my cat Mya hasn't been to the vet in years and I'm worried she might have a bladder infection. I just need to know that my cat is okay, annnnnnnnnnnddddd her being in heat is adding to my stress, so she needs to get spayed!!!!! It took a lot to ask for help. (I’m dying inside.) So I appreciate those that can.