My GoFundMe campaign. No pressure. Help if you want to, or not if you don't. <3
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I understand that some of you despise GFM threads. I understand why. But please just use the exit link above and don't hit me with negative comments about it. I am a real person suffering a lot of pain and immobility right now, and I am having a lot of trouble finding resources to help me. Yes, I HAVE already contacted the local Center for Independent Living and they are working to get me discounts on materials and help with volunteer labor for accessibility renovations. But I still need to pay for a lot of these things myself, and they are expensive, even at a discounted price.
So for those who are interested and who might want to help--here we go. 
There is now a VIDEO uploaded so I could talk to you all in person. Check it out on my campaign page!
https://www.gofundme.com/justfivedollars
I am disabled, thanks to spinal nerve root injuries and leg muscle damage from Cushing's Disease. I need to use my donated wheelchair to get around, and since my mobile home is not accessible, I am forced to spend nearly all of my time at home bedridden. It is a depressing and unhealthy way to exist.
I would like to make my home more accessible, to repair my donated powerchair and buy it a new, working battery, and to (hopefully, if my dreams come true) purchase a used wheelchair-accessible van to be able to get my heavy powerchair around. However, I have very little income.
I was thinking about how hard it is to ask people to donate larger amounts of money. But almost everybody could spare at least a fiver, right? And if I could get thousands of people to give me a simple five dollars, it would add up to enough to make a huge difference for me.
So that's what I am asking.
Can I please have five dollars? Or more or less, if that's what you choose to give. But five would be enough.
I intend to use it to get functional mobility equipment, get my home's entrances made accessible, and get an accessible van. Any money that I receive beyond those basic urgent needs (not likely, anyway) will go toward other accessibility expenses--renovating my bathtub with grab bars and a seat, getting my self-propelled wheelchair repaired and upgraded, and all the other expenses that go along with disability.
I will, of course, provide updates and photos as we hit each goal. I hope you will consider joining in. It's only five dollars to you, but it's the difference between being simply being alive and truly having a LIFE, to me.
If you can't help monetarily, then please, please, please help by sharing this link around to as many people as you can. The further it goes, the better chance that I will get enough to meet my goals. Sharing is a huge gift, all by itself.
Thanks so much in advance!
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I need new armrests because the ones I have are broken, and the leg rests are totally broken off of it. We will either get it repaired or just buy a new one altogether if the repairs are going to cost anywhere close to the price of a new one. So we've gotten that much, at least! And I can also get a shower chair, which is soooo vital for me. I cannot stand up for very long unassisted, so sitting down while I bathe is essential.
I remain hopeful that we will manage to get enough to repair the powerchair that was kindly donated to me by somebody local, through Craigslist. It doesn't run because the battery is dead, and the control stick and knob are broken. It also needs a new seat. Until we get the battery, we won't know what else might be wrong with it. It's a Scooter Store brand chair. I really want to get it working because having a functional powerchair would increase my independence dramatically.
Great news on reaching the first goal 
The least I can do for people who have opened their hearts and wallets for me is to talk to them and thank them in person.
Great video. Big vibes that your "jaded" heart feels lighter today ...
I should make a video later of you, so they can meet you too 
Anything i can do to help your life become more 'livable' -- rather than just 'endurable' -- is nothing but a good thing...
That $890 number is driving me crazy. I am anal retentive enough to want the numbers to be whole and round, lol. If I had $10, I'd donate it myself just to make it even!
Edit: Now it's $895. ARGH! I think someone is totally playing with me here, lmao.
but you are meeeeean to my poor little everything-has-to-be-perfect soul. 
Doing a major happy dance over here!
There might be people on your friends list who want to help. You never know
OK several thousand people on Twitter just got your message, good luck!
And THANK you!
If you can, also, give this a share on FB or Twitter or whatever other social-media platform you have access to...
Every bit of exposure helps!
Virginia who could come help with the entrance and hallway adaptation?
I would come over and supervise Just kidding, I have a purple thumb. (Can't hit a straight nail)
But I do have a couple of extra bucks as a rare coincidence and appreciate the link. It's not much but it's something.
Courage dear heart! Aloha no!
I am knocked over by the love I've been receiving here.
