Hi, I am Rye. I am an automotive technician, inventor, musician, fur, and not really much else. Currently resided in the USA, and looking to get some well needed help. Currently struggling with Schizophrenia, PTSD, AVPD, D.I.D., and a few various health complications involving lung cancer which was cleared but may have come back, heart failure, and most recently kidney, liver, and gall bladder failure. A while a go I was in a car accident that took my job and limited my ability to work, I lost a lot of my friends to passing, as well as my partner, and fell into a depressed pit of drinking and drugs, mentally declining over the years. Ive never gotten better, never had the support and care I have needed to recover, and gotten myself of my own choices into a financial and mental pit I cannot get out of. Well over 500 grand in debt, and planning to file for bankcruptcy, living in terrible living conditions, a room full of mold, dust, and such on a broken couch, with two broken cars, one of which also full of mold and nastiness, barely able to make it to get to the food bank, most of my belongings of what little I have are in disrepair and need replace or repair. My life expectancy is anywhere to months to years, and I just want to be able to achieve the goals I have set out for myself to achieve, to do at least something in this life, and if I am lucky, find funding for the projects I wanted to accomplish that could be life changing for millions. One being vehicles that can enter severe storms to rescue people whilst the storm is happening, and the smaller one being affordable modular fursuit systems for those who cannot afford the big stuff, but gives them an option that still supports creators though at an affordable cost. Fully articulated, designed to be serviced, and designed with safety in mind, finally fixing the visability issues fursuits have using a underutilized technology. I hope that this gofundme can get me to a point where my dreams can become a reality, for the better of everyone, which requires first bettering myself.
With my mental health, I have been unable to achieve employment for more than a short period of time. I do not have access to the help needed to better my mental health to achieve employment, and I am unsure if it is even an option anymore. Finding a job is easy, though staying commited without falling into a mental pit of not sleeping, eating, etc. is near impossible. I plan to start my own businesses to support myself after the gofundme finishes to maintain my own income, but I do not have the means to start as of now. It requires leaving where I live as what I am allowed to do here is extremely restricted, and its not a great place to live. I also plan on filing for bankcruptcy to get rid of the mass of debts, though need assistance on navigating that. I have attempted applying for federal income on multiple occasions with no success, so I am heavily reliant on people helping out, sharing this, and donating if possible, even though I absolutely despise having to steep to this to just live life without constant depression and the feeling of running off somewhere where no one will find me to put a bullet in my head.
This fund will go towards a better living situation hence the high goal. That includes moving to a better place of living, repairing vehicles, and personal belongings, or replacing what cannot be repaired, getting the tooling required to start my businesses, upgrading medical equipment to allow my remaining friends access to monitoring my conditions and reminding me when self care is necessary, and also just getting some nice things for once after living a life on the streets, still having the same things for years all beat up and ruined, some of which Ive not been allowed to clean since due to abuse situations. I do not know how much I will need, but I do know the least I will need, and the goal is set to match that, counting taxation as well.
Go fund me is heavily reliant on reach, so even if you cant donate, sharing this with your friends, family, whoever is more beneficial than giving any money, and I recommend to please share this with as many as you can, whether or not you can donate, and advise others to do the same. I want to live a better life so I can help others, and that requires your help as well. I cannot do this on my own, I have been trying for years and its always ended up in the same spiral each time, and its time I am begging to be let out. Everything you can do is appreciated, from sharing to donating, it all helps, and I thank you for taking the time to read through this, and getting a small fraction of the story of someone whos been hurting his whole life, and wishes near the end to be somewhere better for once after putting up with it for so long.
My plan:
Currently one of the biggest first do's is I need reliable transportation to get to appointments, get food, and to procure items to better life that require in person delivery. For that, I am going to have to part with the car (2011 Ford Edge) from my now deceased grandma that I was keeping in her memory. It has become a major money pit and is unsafe for the road, and requires repairs that are unobtainable. I will be unable to sell it as it barely runs and cannot safely be driven, so likely it will end up going to scrap. From there, I will use that money to replace it with something reliable, safe, and potentially utilitarian so I can avoid renting a Uhaul in the future when moving out to save money. My other car will be repaired, as it is much more safe and reliable, but it is 51 years old, and needs to be gone over and all the consumable items replaced. Works as is, but the repairs are necessary for longevity and safety.
After that, I will replace my damaged medical equipment, and fortify the current essentials in my life. That includes trackable health monitors for blood pressure, pulseox, heart rate, etc. and maintaining the computer as the interface for those things, and my current only option for necessary social interaction as much as I dont like it. It needs to have hard drives replaced as the one with my projects on it has quit, and the other is on the way out. I also plan on replacing the couch i sleep on with something that doesnt have wood beams sticking into my back and is a bit safer for sleeping on. I also plan on getting cleaning materials and things to help assist with the mess in the living space, clear up the mold, and making it a bit more bearable and less of a hazard. I will also clean the mold out of my car, which is in the factory shag carpet, and the white on the steering wheel, under the dash, and pretty much everywhere in the car.
After the essentials are handled, and if the goal is met or exceeded, I will set aside a majority of the funds to help move out to a place where I can setup my future. The goal is set to $500,000 as the majority of the funds will go towards either getting a house or land and having something made. It is overall cheaper to buy a house outright than it is to get an apartment, and being a musician, I will be kicked out very quickly for being too loud. I plan on getting a cheap house somewhere in a non-desirable location to lower the cost, but at the bonus of getting a better value. Some of this will also be used to replace some of my old clothing, which is saturated in oil and various filth from years of use, and having some "nice" clothes. Doesnt need to be anything special, good will clothes is enough, just better than the ratty fire hazards I wear now.
After moving out, I will use the rest of the funds to get the equipment and supplies to start my businesses. One of them is going to be restoring automobiles and flipping them for profit, the other making prefab modular heads for the fandom, and the last will be low yield farming.
After that, if anything is left over, I plan on using that to start working on the long term project, the vehicles designed to go into storms to rescue people safely and efficiently. There are ones that are designed to drive into hurricane storm surges, and grab people from homes during rising tides, as well as deployable safety shelters for people who live in tornado alley and dont have a place to go. Its going to be a very expensive project with necessary development and trials, so it is likely that I may end up just using my profits for that instead, and saving the rest for the future as necessary emergency funds.
I am working on writing a full funding plan that goes into all the items in order of importance, which will change depending on how the forseeable future turns out. Nothing is guarenteed at this point, and I understand that, so I am not setting any expectations until they are proven to be realistic. As much as I wish that I could have even the bare minimum to get into a better state of living, and achieve at least one of my life goals, I do not expect it to be a reality, and it all depends on how the gofundme goes.
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