Urgent Help for Nicole Spann's Recovery & Rent

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Friends, Neighbors, Allies, and Co-Conspirators... Nicole Spann here, and I'm reaching out to ask for your help. The 15th of last month marked the one-year anniversary of a profoundly traumatic event that significantly altered my life. Since then, I've faced numerous challenges: mentally, medically, and financially. The impact of the trauma and the subsequent health issues have drastically reduced my ability to function day-to-day. I need help with even very basic tasks, and I'm writing to ask for your financial assistance as I work to restore the facets of my life (and health: both physical and mental) that have been compromised in the last 12 months. I am on a path of recovery and stability—but, due to my limited income, I have been unable to keep up with rent over the last two months.

I received an eviction notice... and the clock is ticking.

A LITTLE CONTEXT

One year ago, on October 15th, my drink at a dinner party was spiked with Rohypnol and Fentanyl. This led to me falling, hitting my head, and ceasing to breathe for several minutes—a clinical-death event. Thanks to a stranger who performed CPR and administered Narcan, I survived. However, the trauma and brain damage from the incident have had a lasting impact.

Since the incident, I've struggled with numerous physical and cognitive issues. Simple tasks feel complicated, and my capacity for daily activities is limited. My balance, spatial reasoning, executive function, vision, hearing, and memory have all been affected.

Despite these challenges, I remain determined to recover and continue my work in direct care and as a guest lecturer at DEI events. This latter (and more recent) career move has proven to be lucrative and successful, though I do need to schedule speaking engagements and market myself online. Recently, my OHP "flex fund" request was denied due to a technicality—setting me back 3+ months from receiving much-needed support that I was told to anticipate. As a result, the semblance of "collateral" I had is gone, and the formal eviction process has begun.

MY MUTUAL AID ASK

I need immediate help to cover rent and avoid losing my home, which is paramount to my stability and recovery. That said, your financial assistance is especially critical right now.

Due to the brain damage sustained one year ago (combined with layers and layers of a lifetime's worth of CPTSD), navigating the last twelve months has taken a tremendous amount of effort, and I am feeling the world-weary exhaustion of someone ready to depart this world. But, no matter the existential exhaustion I feel deep in my bones, this girl is just getting started.

I have too much excitement to see today through. And I am far too eager to see the sun rise tomorrow. I'm not going anywhere. Except up. Once again, I am picking myself back up after being knocked down... and I still fucking REFUSE to be knocked out permanently.

Thank you all for taking the time to read this. Your support, in any form, means the world to me. Please reach out via text message, phone call, or DM if you can help in other ways. Please also share this with others who might be able to, too. And please be patient with my responses, as technology is challenging for me in my current state.

I love y’all,

Nicole Spann