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<div>Paulina's long time friend Steve Rappaport writes,
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<div>"Support Paulina: A Lifelong Advocate and Writer Facing Challenges
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<div>For over five decades, Paulina has been a passionate advocate, writer, and creative force. Her work has shed light on critical issues such as the complex interplay between technology and culture, traumatic brain injury, and the environmental impacts of spraying insecticides on farms, wildlife, pets, and human health. Through books, magazine articles, theater, art projects, and advocacy, Paulina has consistently sought to make a difference in the world around her.
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<div>A Life Defined by Purpose and Perseverance
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<div>Paulina's career has been characterized by a deep commitment to meaningful work, often at the expense of financial stability. As a freelancer, she navigated the uncertainties of irregular income, lack of benefits, and the constant stress of an unpredictable work environment. Despite these challenges, Paulina's drive to contribute to important conversations and effect positive change remained unwavering.
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<div>What many don't see are the invisible disabilities that have profoundly impacted Paulina's life and work:
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<div>• Chemical sensitivities that limit her ability to work in traditional office environments or shared living spaces
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<div>• A progressive neuroimmune disorder that affects her daily functioning
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<div>• Cognitive challenges resulting from a traumatic brain injury
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<div>These conditions have created numerous obstacles in Paulina's personal and professional life, from finding suitable housing to maintaining steady employment. Despite and because of her sharp intellect, trenchant observations, and quick wit, the reality of her disabilities has often been difficult for others to see.
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<div>No government aid has ever been available to her; invisible and hard-to-understand disabilities don't fit any county, state, or federal guidelines.
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<div>In 2024, she lost her longtime situation as a live-in property manager, where she exchanged the duties of being an Airbnb Superhost in return for free rent.
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<div>Paulina’s hope and goal is to find a new situation where she can healthfully stay long-term and/or manage a property in exchange for rent.
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<div>A Precarious Situation
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<div>Today, Paulina faces her challenges entirely alone. With no living family members and no partner, she must depend solely on herself for support—a particularly daunting situation given her health challenges and work limitations. The passing of her family members left her without both an emotional support system and a financial safety net. While she received a small inheritance, those resources have been carefully used over the years to sustain herself and her work; they are now depleted.
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<div>Paulina has been fortunate to receive occasional gifts from caring individuals in the past. However, these sporadic acts of kindness, while deeply appreciated, are not enough to provide the long-term stability she urgently needs. <strong>The combination of her health challenges, lack of family or governmental support, and dwindling financial resources has created a perfect storm of vulnerability.</strong>
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<div>Adapting to a Changing Landscape
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<div>The writing and publishing world that Paulina thrived in during the 1990s has undergone significant changes. Publications like early-days Wired, where she found artistic freedom and a platform for her unique voice, have evolved or disappeared. The corporate work that once subsidized her creative projects has dried up, leaving Paulina struggling to find her place in a rapidly changing industry.
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<div>A Call for Support
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<div>Given Paulina's precarious situation, we're reaching out to you, our community, to help provide her with the financial stability she urgently requires. Her disabilities make it challenging to adapt to new work environments or retrain for different careers. Moreover, traditional support systems and low-income housing options are often incompatible with her health needs, further complicating her circumstances.
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<div>Your support will allow Paulina to:
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<div>4. Potentially continue her advocacy work and writing, health permitting
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<div>By contributing to this fund, you're not just addressing Paulina's immediate needs—you're stepping in where family support is no longer available. Your generosity will help ensure that her lifetime of contributions can be sustained and her basic needs met.
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<div>Recognizing a Lifetime of Contributions
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<div>While we cannot change the past or guarantee fairness in how the world recognizes and rewards a person’s contributions, we can choose to support those who have dedicated their lives to making a difference. By contributing to this fund, you're not just helping Paulina meet her immediate needs—you're acknowledging the value of her lifelong efforts and the important perspectives she has brought to our cultural conversations.
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<div>Every contribution, no matter the size, will make a significant impact on Paulina's life and well-being. Thank you for considering this request and for any support you can offer."
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<div>If you like more details of some of Paulina's works, you can see her on Wikipedia,  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulina_Borsook" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulina_Borsook" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulina_Borsook</a></a>
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Help Paulina Borsook:  disabled writer, artist, activist

<div>My little brother Chris, a 27-year-old full of life and energy, the funniest person I know and the kindest of hearts, has been delivered an absolutely devastating blow: a Cancer diagnosis.
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<div>As a devoted American Express employee who worked hard to advance his career at such a young age, his life took an unexpected turn when he began to experience debilitating symptoms and sought emergency care. After only having image scans done of his abdomen, the doctors informed him it was likely stage 4 colon cancer. However after further testing, he was officially diagnosed with Burkitt Lymphoma, a rare and highly aggressive form of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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<div>We went to Arizona to pack up all of his belongings and moved him back across the US home to New York, paying extra thousands to piece together some normalcy for my little brother during this crisis. Despite the difficulties, we were able to get Chris home for Christmas to spend some much-needed precious time together with our loved ones.
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<div>Having encountered extra difficulties with the blockage that had developed in his cecum preventing him from having additional colonoscopies, a sympathetic worker named Armando expedited the cancer cell tests and supplied tracking information, for which we are eternally grateful. With this, Chris began his 4-month intense chemotherapy.
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<div>Although initially showing hopeful results, we received further devastating news after his January 18th checkup and subsequent medical visit on January 20th. It was found that his cancer had not gone into remission. His next step is CAR T-Cell Therapy, a novel therapy that involves changing the genes within T cells to help doctors target cancer. For some people, this therapy may be beneficial in treating cancer, even after other treatments have failed. Unfortunately, since this treatment is new it may not be covered by insurance.
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<div>During these intense trying months, Chris has been unable to work and ended up losing his insurance. He did not have prescription coverage on his former insurance as he was only a young adult when he began working with the company, leaving him with unbearable medical costs. The medications alone for his cancer treatment are over $10,000.
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<div>This Gofundme page was created to assist in alleviating some of Chris's mounting medical expenditures not covered by insurance. Your contributions will go toward diagnostic tests, CT scans, PET scans, chemotherapy, and medicines for any chemotherapy side effects.
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<div>Any help, monetarily or in the form of sharing this website, would mean the world to us.
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<div>We want Chris to be able to concentrate on defeating cancer without having to worry about this ever-mounting medical debt. Your gift will assist in lifting this load and bring us one step closer to a day when Chris is illness free.
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<div>Thank you for your help. We simply can't imagine a life without Chris and can't do this alone.
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