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Hello! We are Betty (she/her) and Luke (they/them), and our cats are Max (adult fluffy boy) and Lenny (senior tuxedo boy).
We have been through a rollercoaster of trauma throughout our lives, and finally secured housing in October.
Unfortunately the past few months have not been much easier. We have been struggling even more with pain and mental health. We were lucky to receive help with rent in January, but it's unlikely we'll be able to earn what we need for June’s rent. We always have been disabled, and always will be. The van has been retired and we need a new, safe mode of transportation *more information on that to come. Betty is often having to walk to get us food and the medicine that helps with our pain, appetite, and mental health. We’ve also been unable to see any sort of doctor over that last couple years, which has taken a major toll. Every bit means a lot more than you may think.
As disabled individuals, a vehicle is very important, and food and shelter are of course necessities. We are going through autistic burnout and struggling a lot with our mental health along with our chronic pain and physical health. This, as well as lacking consistent transportation, leads to us being unable to work a standard job. We both make music, though, and Luke offers music and digital art that you can support with. Luke also has some crochet orders that they haven’t been able to send out since the post office is currently inaccessible.
Betty’s figured out that to get a gas powered 50cc scooter, it would cost less than it would to repair the van; even though we'd need to insure it and update her license, it would be overall more cost efficient especially in terms of gas usage and mileage. It would also be a great investment in terms of allowing her to possibly take delivery jobs and earn an income.
The goal total would cover rent, the scooter, insurance,
helmet/safety gear, and accessories she would need to be to do
DoorDash or something similar.
This is where mutual aid helps; because without you, we risk
going without our meds, and having to spend money we don't have to
get food delivered to our home so we can try to avoid putting our
lives at risk by driving a vehicle with unreliable brakes. Every
dollar and every share helps.
Thank you for sparing a few minutes of your time. PS; our music, art, wishlists, updates, and some behind-the-scenes music creation content can be found at Luke's new Patreon: http://Patreon.com/LukeOrion
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