nightmares, nightmares, nightmares

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And when i notice one of them my eyes will always start to roll.

The diction's always slurry when they rush the complicated words, and adding many fricatives will turn it so cacophonous. The slanted rhymes are silly and they keep just making more and more, please someone stop the parodies of modern major general.

ive spoken about this before but if i make my posts too long they dont get read. i got kicked out by my abusive parents immediately after top surgery & i have benen couchsurfing & without any sort of consistant housing ever since

i do my best to get by but im disabled & need surgery for my legs, ive spent 6 years of my life in my house & i didnt get to go to school. im autistic & deeply mentally ill & i struggle even under the best of circumstances

i cant stay in the us anymore. ive had to give off or trade most of my belongings for things like groceries or hygene items, & often im being taken advantage of. i have a friend that can house me in the UK but i need to get there first.

i fly to the UK on the 7th. my plane tickets are bought, the issue is i need to get medical exams & papers for my cat in order for her to fly & they are stupid expensive.

my cat has spent her time in an emergency housing program for cats of people who are homeless & escaping domestic abuse. she cannot stay. i am taking a direct flight to paris & then taking a train to england so i can bypass UK restrictions on pets coming in via flight.

i will need health certificates for my cat for both the UK & EU, i think i can get a free exam as i have a coupon but the certificates are 400 USD. Each.

i have around 600 USD right now but i still need to purchase train tickets. im willing to go into debt if i need to but not everything can be put on credit.

please consider donating. paypal is best as i dont get as many cuts. i can do commisions once im in the UK if you would be willing to wait 2 weeks for me to start.

My name is Abdelmajed. I never imagined I’d be sharing my story like this, but life in Gaza has become unbearable. I am a survivor of the war here, and in the blink of an eye, everything I once knew—my home, my safety, my community—was ripped away from me.

The war has transformed Gaza into a graveyard of broken dreams. The buildings that once stood as symbols of life and resilience are now piles of rubble. Every corner is filled with the echoes of explosions. Every moment is shrouded in uncertainty. There is no security. There is no stability. There is no light at the end of the tunnel.

Basic needs have become luxuries. Food is scarce. Clean water is even scarcer. Hospitals are overwhelmed and under-resourced, and there is almost no medical care to be found. Every night, families go to bed hungry, praying they’ll wake up to see another day. The cost of basic necessities has skyrocketed, and it’s become a daily battle just to survive.

I’ve seen things I never thought possible—standing in long lines for a piece of bread, rationing every drop of water, and watching my people suffer in silence. I have lost everything—my home, my safety, my dignity.

Escape from Gaza is my only hope, but it’s almost impossible without financial help. The cost of evacuation is far beyond my means, and without support, I’m trapped in a warzone with no way out.

I’m reaching out to you now, in the hopes that someone, anyone, can help. I am not asking for luxury. I am asking for a chance—just a chance—to live. A chance to escape this never-ending cycle of fear, destruction, and loss. A chance to rebuild my life somewhere safe, where I can begin again, where I can find hope once more.

Any amount you can give will help me get closer to safety. Even the smallest donation will make a difference—it could be the lifeline I need to survive. If you are unable to donate, please share my story. The more people who hear it, the better the chance that I can find the support I desperately need.

Your kindness and support mean the world to me. You’re not just helping me escape a war; you’re giving me a chance to live, to rebuild, to breathe again.

Thank you for listening. Thank you for caring.

I never thought I would write these words… 😔

I never imagined waking up to endless screams,

Running barefoot through smoke and fire,

Searching for my mother among the rubble,

Only to find nothing but silence… a heavy silence telling me that no one will answer me anymore. 💔

In one moment, everything changed.

Our home became a memory, my mother’s embrace became the past,

And my father's face, now absent, is the last thing I hold in my memory.

They’re gone… and left my heart burdened with unspoken grief. 😢

But despite everything, we are still here… trying.

I survived with my younger siblings.

Yes, we survived… but who are we after survival?

Children without warmth, without a roof, with no place to return to.

We were displaced to an unknown place, carrying a bag empty of everything… except pain. 🥀

We slept in the open, waking every morning to a life that holds nothing for us,

But despite everything… we keep trying. 💪

I write to you today not to cry, but to ask for hope. 🌱

I ask you to be a small light in this vast darkness,

To extend a hand that can mend what the war has broken in us.

Your donation will give my siblings a chance to sleep safely,

It will provide us with food, shelter, and maybe even a new beginning. 💖

✅️Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #586 )✅️

Any amount, no matter how small, is big for us

It’s a prayer, it’s love, it’s life. 🌟

In conclusion...

From my heart, and from the hearts of my little siblings,

Thank you to everyone who has donated,

Thank you to everyone who has read,

Thank you to everyone who has shared.

i don't know if you see the intent of my question, i don't know how much can you see the cruelty of the conditions being enforced, i don't know how much do any of you know your strength in forcing change, whatever the case that may be i hope you exercise that power and i hope it's soon, help is needed please.

i need everyone to take up the cause i haven't been able to be here and for some reason i thought help would keep coming to my friend @kholoodpals, and it has! but not for two days and not in a capacity her family can be safe yet, what we do with these gfms is as essential as anything that aims to free and help palestinians survive, they must heal and rebuild, and costs have kept worsening, through a genocide, can you believe this hell?

if you can please talk to kholood, adopt this campgain, or any other that you have trusted before, we really need to push efforts into something worth and if it's not picking up a gun at least here look at your worth make a change as well, i beg of you to help. share and donate as soon as possible please.

£5,345/10,000 next goal. there's also a chuffed link here as well if you'd prefer to help through there:

at #337

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