Help me pay medical expenses & housing costs
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Hello family, friends, colleagues, and community,
I find myself in a position of needing to ask for financial and other support. I have exhausted all other immediate options of financial assistance. This fundraiser is a last resort. I’ve been a hard-working, independent, responsible person for almost four decades (started working at 15), so asking for this kind of help is not easy. I’m feeling a host of emotions – embarrassment, fear, sadness. With some assistance, I’m confident I can get back on my feet.
I need immediate financial help to get medical debt paid off or paid down to avoid additional collections accounts going to small claims court.
My 15 y/o son, Oliver, and I are also in need of supplemental financial support to cover basic costs of living expenses until at least the end of the year. I'm doing my best to save our condo from going into foreclosure.
I lost my corporate healthcare job in September of 2018 and unemployment ran out in March of 2019. I've been unable to secure employment. I’ve wiped out my savings, my pension, and my mortgage forbearance is up November 1. I've spent the last several months working diligently to re-set the foundations of my massage practice with the goal of rejuvenating and building my business. I've been working hard to get healthier to be in a place where I can earn more income doing the work I love helping others to heal. I just need a little more time to see my plans through.
I’m in financial crisis due to job loss, and being unable to work as much as I need to due to multiple chronic illnesses that require a lot of regular treatment and care. These conditions include severe osteoarthritis that will require total knee replacement surgeries, fibromyalgia with brain fog, chronic fatigue, mental illness, and more.
I am relying on a lot of public assistance such as OHP, food stamps, and food pantries. I have checked into utility assistance, and assistance with mortgage for the longer term.
Medical debt need (to avoid collections and small claims court):
$2,510
Housing costs for two months need (mortgage, HOA fee, utilities):
$3,597
Total need:
$6,107
Immediate need:
$2,000 toward the total need goal would help immensely
Truly any donation amount will help, and prayers are welcome and appreciated as I continue with this major life transition, letting go and grieving, along with hope and trust for a bright future.
I would LOVE to exchange bodywork for financial assistance so that you or loved ones can receive a service for your financial help. Come see me for massage, craniosacral or energy work; you can book and pre-pay online at www.rainbow.massagetherapy.com. This will help me meet our immediate financial needs and can help get the word out about my massage/healing arts practice.
Here are some other ways you can help:
1. Direct financial support through this GoFundMe campaign. Please message me if you would like to send a donation through PayPal, Venmo, Zelle or by check or cash.
2. Share this fundraising campaign and invite your friends and networks to share and contribute, as you feel comfortable and moved to do so.
3. Support my practice by purchasing gift certificates online for loved ones or donate to anonymous community members in need (I will provide these to various organizations, or you can name where you want the certificate(s) to be donated).
4. Refer friends, colleagues, or family for excellent, trauma-informed bodywork. Please visit my website for information on what I offer and to schedule: www.rainbow.massagetherapy.com. I bill for motor vehicle accident injury treatment at no cost to the client. I’m especially interested and experienced in working with babies and their families, preconception and fertility support, pregnancy bodywork, chronic illnesses, menopause, life transitions and crisis, trauma-informed care, support of those in the LGBTQ community, and those needing support during times of deep healing and awakening.
5. Check in to ask how I’m doing, and to let me know how you are!
6. Continue to invite me to do things even though I may often have to decline or reschedule due to my energy needing to be reserved for and spent on parenting, my health needs, managing a household, and working as much as possible.
7. Believe in me.
8. Pray.
9. Send good vibes for safety, good health, trusting the universal flow, and abundance.
My goal is to be able to provide for Oliver and myself again.
I’m learning to not only ask for community support, but to whole-heartedly accept and receive these gifts of kindness and compassion.
Thank you for any support you can offer!
I find myself in a position of needing to ask for financial and other support. I have exhausted all other immediate options of financial assistance. This fundraiser is a last resort. I’ve been a hard-working, independent, responsible person for almost four decades (started working at 15), so asking for this kind of help is not easy. I’m feeling a host of emotions – embarrassment, fear, sadness. With some assistance, I’m confident I can get back on my feet.
I need immediate financial help to get medical debt paid off or paid down to avoid additional collections accounts going to small claims court.
My 15 y/o son, Oliver, and I are also in need of supplemental financial support to cover basic costs of living expenses until at least the end of the year. I'm doing my best to save our condo from going into foreclosure.
I lost my corporate healthcare job in September of 2018 and unemployment ran out in March of 2019. I've been unable to secure employment. I’ve wiped out my savings, my pension, and my mortgage forbearance is up November 1. I've spent the last several months working diligently to re-set the foundations of my massage practice with the goal of rejuvenating and building my business. I've been working hard to get healthier to be in a place where I can earn more income doing the work I love helping others to heal. I just need a little more time to see my plans through.
I’m in financial crisis due to job loss, and being unable to work as much as I need to due to multiple chronic illnesses that require a lot of regular treatment and care. These conditions include severe osteoarthritis that will require total knee replacement surgeries, fibromyalgia with brain fog, chronic fatigue, mental illness, and more.
I am relying on a lot of public assistance such as OHP, food stamps, and food pantries. I have checked into utility assistance, and assistance with mortgage for the longer term.
Medical debt need (to avoid collections and small claims court):
$2,510
Housing costs for two months need (mortgage, HOA fee, utilities):
$3,597
Total need:
$6,107
Immediate need:
$2,000 toward the total need goal would help immensely
Truly any donation amount will help, and prayers are welcome and appreciated as I continue with this major life transition, letting go and grieving, along with hope and trust for a bright future.
I would LOVE to exchange bodywork for financial assistance so that you or loved ones can receive a service for your financial help. Come see me for massage, craniosacral or energy work; you can book and pre-pay online at www.rainbow.massagetherapy.com. This will help me meet our immediate financial needs and can help get the word out about my massage/healing arts practice.
Here are some other ways you can help:
1. Direct financial support through this GoFundMe campaign. Please message me if you would like to send a donation through PayPal, Venmo, Zelle or by check or cash.
2. Share this fundraising campaign and invite your friends and networks to share and contribute, as you feel comfortable and moved to do so.
3. Support my practice by purchasing gift certificates online for loved ones or donate to anonymous community members in need (I will provide these to various organizations, or you can name where you want the certificate(s) to be donated).
4. Refer friends, colleagues, or family for excellent, trauma-informed bodywork. Please visit my website for information on what I offer and to schedule: www.rainbow.massagetherapy.com. I bill for motor vehicle accident injury treatment at no cost to the client. I’m especially interested and experienced in working with babies and their families, preconception and fertility support, pregnancy bodywork, chronic illnesses, menopause, life transitions and crisis, trauma-informed care, support of those in the LGBTQ community, and those needing support during times of deep healing and awakening.
5. Check in to ask how I’m doing, and to let me know how you are!
6. Continue to invite me to do things even though I may often have to decline or reschedule due to my energy needing to be reserved for and spent on parenting, my health needs, managing a household, and working as much as possible.
7. Believe in me.
8. Pray.
9. Send good vibes for safety, good health, trusting the universal flow, and abundance.
My goal is to be able to provide for Oliver and myself again.
I’m learning to not only ask for community support, but to whole-heartedly accept and receive these gifts of kindness and compassion.
Thank you for any support you can offer!
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Iona River
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Troutdale, OR
