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<div>Hey Everyone, I have been umming and ahhing about starting one of these but if theres ever a time to ask for support then now is probably it.
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<div>As most of you know my mum Karen suddenly passed away two weeks ago after a head injury and spending some time on life support which was shocking and being in the hospital was incredible taxing! I am not sure how soon I am able to return to work, paint on a smile and be the life and soul of the party especially whilst going through all the bureaucracy of someone dying.
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<div>I will be hosting a fundraiser at the glory the 13th September and I have created this Gofundme to support that fundraiser for anyone who would want to donate but cant make the show.
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<div>As a freelance Drag performer I often live invoice to invoice and I dont have a safety net so funds will be used for supporting me to have some time off work, travel costs to travel to and from my hometown, 
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<div>I have never been one to ask for help I usually just get on with things but in this case I am worried about how I am going to sustain myself and give my mum the best send off she deserves whilst going through all of this so if you have every enjoyed a show of mine or a performance or every wanted to tip me then here is your chance! I know money is tight for all of us right now and the 4000 is just a random number I had to put down as a goal. any amount is a great help for me! Thank you so so much and hopefully I will be back on my feet making a fool of myself in the clubs soon! xxxx Barbs xxxxx
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Barb's Mum Karen - wake and support costs

Hi,<br /><br />Thank you for stopping by.<br /><br />I am Misty, some of you may know me for my business <a href="http://www.mistycouture.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MistyCouture</a> , some of you I have the pleasure to call friends. <br /><br />If we ever spoke, you already know how difficult it is for me to being here writing about myself on a personal level - I'm not good with words and I always shy away from talking about myself, trying to focus solely on my business, but here it is.<br /><br />It starts in June 2019, everything was going amazingly well when the first issue hit.<br /><br />Few years prior, my husband hired an accountancy firm to help with our taxes and we fell victim of a huge scam. The owners closed their business and fled with no trace. We then found out all our money from those years had never been paid, leaving us thousands in debt. Upon trying to talk to HMRC and contest the charges, HMRC kept increasing the debt and threatened us multiple times to leave us homeless.<br /><br />At this time my husband was let go from his job, suddenly, with no notice, simply the contract wasn't renewed. <br /><br />During these months he started to suffer with severe depression and s* thoughts.<br /><br />Despite this I still was lucky to pull us through thanks to the orders, even if barely and HMRC stopped the contacts.<br /><br />After months with no help what so ever from the gov, he found a job. 60% salary cut, but we couldn't be picky.<br /><br />At this point Covid hit and the first lockdown started.<br /><br />During this lockdown I was left with barely any orders, but despite this, thanks to some of you I managed to spend 3 months making free masks for hospitals, GP practices and people in need, but that money has been used entirely to cover the supplies, while I started to struggle mentally on top of not being able to pay for the house, bills and studio rent and debts started to pile up.<br /><br />During this time my husband was fully diagnosed with severe depression, ADHD and the s* thought turned into a full reality and he was admitted to a mental health clinic.<br /><br />HMRC came back in full force demanding the payment of a freshly updated debt with a whole year of daily % fees on top and threatening us, despite knowing about the diagnosis and our mental and financial position.<br /><br />During the last 9 months I asked for help, I applied for every possible grant I knew of, with no results. <br /><br />I tried to stay strong, I tried to keep my head focused, I tried to ask for help and I tried to deliver few orders. I tried to look for a job, retrain reskill or whatever the slogan was, but thanks to Covid all my hospital appointments have been moved an entire year and my chronic pain is making impossible for me to be reliable enough to have what the gov considers "a real job", on top of being in a "category at risk" during the pandemic.<br /><br />Previously we had put all our savings into a US Visa application that was going well, until the US lawyers completely disappeared in May/June and we never heard anything back.<br /><br />Between all this and Manchester being in constant tier 3 and lockdown I found myself struggling more and more both mentally and financially.<br /><br />I tried to put up a brave face, I always do, but this is my last resort.<br /><br />If nothing changes I will have to close MistyCouture for good after 16 years of work and our house is currently at risk thanks to the debts constant increase.<br /><br />I know this had been a tough year for most people, but if you even had £1 spare to help me it would mean a lot!<br /><br />Thank you for taking the time!<br /><br />Misty

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