Hey all,



Update: 12/2/16:

I had gotten a job and moved into an intentional community. It was going really well and then my illnesses decided to ruin it. I've been let go from my job today. I may have something else on the horizon but in the meantime, anything helps. I can still stay where I'm living, which is pretty great, tbh and the rent is pretty low and covers room and board. I'm just really worried about immediate financial needs and bridging the gap.



I've basically been diagnosed as having lupus. We are treating it even though the tests came back somewhat inconclusive, which they apparently do with lupus. I'm scared but hopeful.



Thanks to all who have been with me through this year. It's been a rough one for all of us and I appreciate the love.

*****



Update 10/6/16:

Returned to NYC in July and it seemed like things were going well with the person that I was living with, then the arguments started happening and now I'm without a residence. It was very abrupt and disorienting. I am staying with a friend in the interim, but I need to raise some money for a deposit and moving costs.



*****



I'm Katie. 31, single, living in Austin, TX. I have a job that I love, but over the last few months I've fallen Ill and fallen behind on my finances. I was recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia after months of being sick without knowing why. For those of you unfamiliar, fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that makes you continuously exhausted, experience constant widespread pain, memory problems, depression, anxiety, and a host of other fun symptoms as well.



Needless to say, leading up to my diagnosis, I was a hopeless zombie. I missed work and spent money on daily living to get by. These things were sufficient and helped me feel somewhat normal, but as I got sicker, I started missing more work and my paychecks became smaller. I am applying for disability but that only account for a percentage of my income, which is scary, but something I think is necessary given the state of my health.



Basically, I've dug myself into a hole of debt that I am trying to get out of. I am medicated, and hopfeully making my way back to the land of somewhat normalcy. At the very least, there is hope in the hands of my doctors. But at the moment, I can use all the help that I can get to get out of this mess. I know there are a lot of people out there with similar problems, and I promise that every bit of generousity will be paid forward in time.



Please consider donating even a couple of dollars. It would mean a lot to me.



Thanks for reading.

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