Hi, I’m Tanuki. I’m a (rather severely) mentally and physically disabled trans woman living in the Port Orchard area of Washington State, and I have a terminal illness. I’m likely to be brain dead in 5 years, 15 at the outside. I get a small amount of money from the state every month, and food stamps, and those are my only resources.
Up until recently, I have been living with my wife and several roommates. Today, she told me she’s leaving me, and they told me to leave. I have no savings, I have no phone, I don’t even have my own computer, after mine died a couple days ago.
I need help. Cash donations, resources, a roommate who can accept less than $200 a month - anything, at this point. I have no family, what friends I have are far away, and unable to take me in. I am living in a very hostile place, and only for a short while, as I am pressing my legal right to stay for a small amount of time according to landlord/tenant law. I take a cocktail of medications every day just to survive, and very soon I will be unable to access them. I’m often bed-bound, sometimes for days on end. I can’t even drive, hell I don’t even have a car to live in anymore.
I have nothing, and nowhere to go, and I am entirely unable to care for myself. Please, please, please help me.
I’m writing a dissertation on “integrating” autistic people in a school setting and was wondering if anyone wanted to pitch in like what would’ve helped you learn better in school? What accommodations could have been made? What could’ve helped you stay in a “regular” classroom
Thanks!
(Ex. Fidgets in the classroom, sensory room, better understanding of ASD)
For all reports of bullying to be taken seriously instead of blown off as tattle tale crybaby stuff.
They told me to “ignore them” and they would leave me alone….no. Only moving to another state stopped the torment.
And also I was never picked as a partner for group assignments because everyone went with their friends (and I had none) so I failed a bottle rocket project in middle school because I was stuck with a team that didn’t want to do it.
Not much more to add. The notes on this post ring so so true.
Seriously though, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy conveys “the universe fundamentally does not care about you” better than just about any cosmic-horror story I’ve ever seen.
Its whole theme is, “the default state of life is a parade of ridiculous out-of-left-field nonsense and disaster and beauty which does not care about your personal virtue” and it can embrace and celebrate the weirdness without getting bogged down in overwrought elder pantheons.
And it’s packed with non-sequiturs and shaggy-dog stories and rambling detours but they’re all in service of that message, and the story’s just gleefully having fun with concepts like an immortal alien who’s determined to insult everyone in the galaxy to their face in alphabetical order.
Basically, the Hitchhiker’s Guide is the guy on the right:
Hi my name is Count Sith Lord Tyranus Dooku and I have short gray hair (like all of my family) with white streaks and thick eyebrows and hazel eyes like the forests of Serenno and a lot of people tell me I look like Christopher Lee (AN: if u don’t know who he is get da hell out of here!). I’m not related to Sheev Palpatine but I wish I was because he’s a major fucking sith. I’m a sith but my teeth are old and slowly yellowing. I have pale white skin. I’m also a former jedi, but I currently train under Darth Sidious as I have for many years (I’m very old). I’m a politician (in case you couldn’t tell) and I wear mostly brown. I love Zara and I buy all my clothes from there. For example today I was wearing a dark brown belt with a matching shirt and some brown pants, dark boots and a pretty cape. It had a chain on it. I look very expensive.
Here’s how you can help settle Canada’s new residents:
British Columbia
The Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia (servicing Metro Vancouver, Squamish and the Okanagan) is a one-stop shop for people looking to volunteer in areas such a office support, helping families and individual to settle, and crisis counseling.
The agency also provide assistance to those offering accommodationor employment opportunities for refugees, and works with community agencies coordinating donations of items such as winter clothing and household items.
The Muslim Food Bank is another B.C. organization working with people who want to help refugees with housing, donations, employment and more via its emergency Syrian refugees assistance program.
Alberta
The Calgary Catholic Immigration Society is “the only agency in Southern Alberta with a federal mandate to provide services for these refugees” and its services range from welcoming refugees at the Calgary International Airport to providing temporary accommodation to helping newcomers adjust to life in Canada.
The Saskatchewan Cares program shows people the best way they can help refugees. Its website is full of links and resources for people in the province to donate, get factual information about the situation and to offer other support.
The I Will Help Regina and I will Help Saskatoon Facebook pages are full of posts regarding care packages, potlucks, airport welcomes and other initiatives being run by residents who want to help. Pages can also be found for St. John’s, Montreal, Winnipeg, Prince Albert, Calgary and Edmonton.
Manitoba
If you think you have an employment opportunity for a Syrian refugee, theImmigrant Centre of Manitoba would like to speak with you. The organization is seeking volunteers for a number of roles, with a particular need for interpreters and translators. Unwrapped toys, clothing and non-perishable food items are also accepted.
You can contact the Syrian Assembly of Manitoba to help organize a fundraising event for refugees. The organization also offers assistance in areas such as childcare, transportation and interpretation and translation services. Donations of coats and boots are also accepted.
Winter clothing donations are being accepted on Wednesday, Nov. 25, at the main entrance of the Jewish General Hospital (3755 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Street) and on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at the main entrance of the CLSC Côte-des-Neiges (5700 Côte-des-Neiges Street).
The Regional Program for the Settlement and Integration of Asylum Seekers (PRAIDA) and the YMCA Residence will also be collecting winter gear over the next two weeks.
Anyone wishing to help with donations of clothes, furniture and appliances or to volunteer their time – especially those with language skills – can get in touch with organizations like Action Réfugiés Montréal.
Atlantic Canada
New Brunswick resident can call 1-855-444-6554 to find out how they can help incoming Syrian refugees. Callers will need to leave contact information and details of what sort of support they are able to provide.
The Immigration Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) will help willing sponsors through the process. ISANS also accepts volunteers and donations.
