September 20 Update — I’m $700 Away From Getting Through October
I have some genuinely positive progress to share, even though I still need help.
After weeks of trying to get established with a local medical provider, I finally have a new-patient appointment Monday afternoon. This is an important step toward getting updated labs, x-rays, medical documentation, and the orthopedic referral I need, not only for my health, but also for my disability case.
I have also connected with Arkansas Vocational Rehabilitation and had a very encouraging first meeting. I am continuing to pursue every realistic path toward work that I can physically manage while the disability process continues.
So things are moving. Just not fast enough to create income yet.
Tonight I sat down with my budget and worked out exactly what I need to cover the remainder of September and all of October.
I need approximately $1,500 total.
I have managed to cover $800 of that myself.
That leaves me $700 short.
That $700 would allow me to cover the remaining necessary bills and basic living expenses through October, along with medication, my HRT prescription and eye contact refill.
I hate continuing to ask for help. But rather than make another vague plea about how much I am struggling, I want to be very clear about what I need and what I am trying to accomplish:
I need to raise $700 to get through October.
Having that breathing room would allow me to keep moving forward with medical care, the disability process, Vocational Rehabilitation, and every realistic opportunity I can find to create income without immediately facing another financial cliff.
If you are able to help with any amount toward that $700, I would be deeply grateful. If you cannot donate, sharing my campaign is also an enormous help.
And my request for work leads remains very much open. If you know a small business, nonprofit, or individual who needs experienced remote help, even part-time or on a project or contract basis with project coordination, administrative support, research, documentation, scheduling, process organization, technology or AI onboarding, or simply getting complicated work organized and moving, please reach out to me.
I am doing everything I can to build a sustainable way forward.
Right now, I am $700 away from buying myself the time to keep doing it.
Thank you for continuing to stand beside Salem and me. 🤍
With Gratitude,
Princess
September 2 Update
I wish I were writing this update to say that things had finally turned a corner. I am making progress, but right now I still need help getting through September.
Over the past two weeks, I have continued working every avenue I can find. I am pursuing the disability appeal and trying to get established with local medical providers so I can finally get the updated documentation and x-rays I need. I am working with local employment resources, meeting with people in the community, reaching out to former colleagues, and continuing to search for legitimate remote, flexible work that I can physically manage.
Yesterday alone, I met with a local employment counselor and the director of the local Chamber of Commerce as I continue trying to find a path back to some kind of income.
And if you know of a small business, nonprofit, or individual who needs help with project coordination, administrative support, research, documentation, scheduling, process organization, or similar work—even just part-time or on a contract basis—please reach out.
I have decades of professional experience, and I am looking for legitimate remote, flexible work that I can manage physically.
But none of those efforts have produced income yet.
Right now, I have an immediate gap of approximately $500. I still owe $250 on my housing deposit, and I need roughly another $250 to cover the remaining bills and basic expenses for September.
I hate having to ask again. I cannot adequately explain how exhausting it is to spend every day trying to navigate disability, physical pain, medical care, employment, housing assistance, and basic survival at the same time. But I also cannot allow a $500 shortfall to jeopardize the stability Salem and I fought so hard to finally reach.
If you can help with any amount, I would be deeply grateful. If you cannot donate, sharing this campaign may put it in front of someone who can.
I am doing everything I know how to do to build a sustainable way forward. Right now, I just need a little more help getting there.
Thank you for continuing to stand beside Salem and me. 🤍
Princess
