As some of you already know, the last year has been full of big things for me. Many of them have been very difficult.

Despite facing some big challenges, I have done my best to contribute to things like mutual aid and community care when I have been able to. I have also done my best to ask for support during my emergencies in ways outside of asking for money. I know that is a tough thing for a lot of folks right now.

I had emergency spinal surgery at the end of March. That wiped out the money I had saved. I went back to work at 4 weeks post-op because I could not afford to be out of work.

On August 25th, I was struggling to breathe, it felt like my chest was collapsing, the fatigue was so bad I felt like I was dragging myself through wet concrete, and I had pretty intense brain fog. I spoke to my doctor's office; they were alarmed to hear of my symptoms and got me an appointment that day.

Between now and then, I missed about 2 weeks of work. During that time, I underwent extensive medical testing.

My blood tests were showing all kinds of strange results—high antibodies, high red blood count, but the red blood cells themselves were smaller and paler than they should be. I had chest x-rays done, EKG, ECG, CT scan of my chest, pulmonary function testing; they even did a stress test where they hooked electrodes to me to measure my heart function while I was on a treadmill.

The good news is that my heart is functioning very well, my doctor and I were able to figure out the cause of my symptoms, and I am currently on the mend. (I cannot speak about the cause just yet, as there are currently a few factors in play with that situation.)

The bad news is the financial impact of these medical emergencies has now caused me housing insecurity. I need help raising enough money to relocate by Nov 1st.

If you can help me in any way, I would greatly appreciate it. If you are not in a position where you can, even sharing this GoFundMe would be a huge help.