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4 years ago
Hi. So, I'll cut to the point.
tl;dr, I have lost my ability to speak normally, I have autism, and I can't qualify for disability for a couple months, meaning I will have no income in the interim. I don't like doing this, and I never have, but... I need help. If you can donate to my kofi here, you'll be saving my ass and I'll be eternally grateful: Ko-fi.com/P5P5CVMJ
Here's the situation.
I am in need of financial assistance due to medical issues that have recently come up. I've been on sick leave from my job for the past month, and I just learned they are not paying me for my time off. I'm looking to apply for disability, not only for the condition I describe below, but also because I've been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and have struggled with holding down a stable job for my entire working career. I also have Centralized Anxiety, Mild Depression, and I was diagnosed ADHD as a child; any one of those on their own is bad enough, but all of those together is a nasty combo. Thus, I applied for disability, but I won't have an appointment till the 16th, and I won't be approved for 2 to 4 months after that, if I am even approved at all. Let me explain.
A month ago as of yesterday at the time of writing this long-tweet, I lost my ability to speak normally. While I was on the phone at work, I suddenly felt a switch being turned off in my brain, and instantly felt a heaviness in my head, akin to there being what I've described as "a rock inside my skull", a fog inside my brain, and my speech became slurred. It has not improved since that day. I've seen 3 different doctors, I've had blood tests, I've had a CT scan, I'm scheduled for an MRI this Thursday, I've been given medication, and nothing has worked; doctors can't make heads or tails of it. The fog has remained, my head still feels heavy, and I cannot speak normally. This has prevented me from working at my call center job, and I've been off sick this whole time... and unfortunately, I am not being paid for my sick leave.
There is a distinct possibility that this newly developed speech impediment is permanent, and thus I won't be able to work at this job anymore. I'm in a position where I'm not able to work, but I can't be on disability either, not for some time. I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place, and I have no source of income for some time. I have rent and bills to pay, and I have no insurance, which means these medical bills are also gonna hit me hard, leaving me with even more debt than I already have.
If you can donate whatever you can spare to my kofi, link above, I'll be able to pay rent, my internet bill, my phone bill, and others, while I wait in the interim to apply for disability.
My rent is 450 a month, my phone bill is 40, my internet is 70, my budget for groceries is 400 a month, and an extra 200 for other expenses would keep me afloat. I know that's a lot to ask, but hopefully it won't be long; hopefully I can qualify for disability and go back to the independence I've enjoyed for months before now.
Thank you to anyone and everyone who can donate. It means the world to me
tl;dr, I have lost my ability to speak normally, I have autism, and I can't qualify for disability for a couple months, meaning I will have no income in the interim. I don't like doing this, and I never have, but... I need help. If you can donate to my kofi here, you'll be saving my ass and I'll be eternally grateful: Ko-fi.com/P5P5CVMJ
Here's the situation.
I am in need of financial assistance due to medical issues that have recently come up. I've been on sick leave from my job for the past month, and I just learned they are not paying me for my time off. I'm looking to apply for disability, not only for the condition I describe below, but also because I've been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and have struggled with holding down a stable job for my entire working career. I also have Centralized Anxiety, Mild Depression, and I was diagnosed ADHD as a child; any one of those on their own is bad enough, but all of those together is a nasty combo. Thus, I applied for disability, but I won't have an appointment till the 16th, and I won't be approved for 2 to 4 months after that, if I am even approved at all. Let me explain.
A month ago as of yesterday at the time of writing this long-tweet, I lost my ability to speak normally. While I was on the phone at work, I suddenly felt a switch being turned off in my brain, and instantly felt a heaviness in my head, akin to there being what I've described as "a rock inside my skull", a fog inside my brain, and my speech became slurred. It has not improved since that day. I've seen 3 different doctors, I've had blood tests, I've had a CT scan, I'm scheduled for an MRI this Thursday, I've been given medication, and nothing has worked; doctors can't make heads or tails of it. The fog has remained, my head still feels heavy, and I cannot speak normally. This has prevented me from working at my call center job, and I've been off sick this whole time... and unfortunately, I am not being paid for my sick leave.
There is a distinct possibility that this newly developed speech impediment is permanent, and thus I won't be able to work at this job anymore. I'm in a position where I'm not able to work, but I can't be on disability either, not for some time. I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place, and I have no source of income for some time. I have rent and bills to pay, and I have no insurance, which means these medical bills are also gonna hit me hard, leaving me with even more debt than I already have.
If you can donate whatever you can spare to my kofi, link above, I'll be able to pay rent, my internet bill, my phone bill, and others, while I wait in the interim to apply for disability.
My rent is 450 a month, my phone bill is 40, my internet is 70, my budget for groceries is 400 a month, and an extra 200 for other expenses would keep me afloat. I know that's a lot to ask, but hopefully it won't be long; hopefully I can qualify for disability and go back to the independence I've enjoyed for months before now.
Thank you to anyone and everyone who can donate. It means the world to me
