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We have 2 progressive chronic illnesses that affect my mobility, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Ankylosing Spondylitis (quite the mouthfuls, I know). Our ME affects us by causing fatigue with prolonged exertion, so standing and walking for long periods of time can trigger us to have a fatigue episode. This can put us in bed for a day or more! ME also causes muscle weakness in our arms and legs, which causes falls. AS causes pain and restricted mobility in our back and joints and piles onto our fatigue.

Our illnesses are progressive, which means they’ll keep getting worse. We’ve reached a point where we’re no longer safe and comfortable with the mobility aids we have now. Unfortunately our Medicaid insurance will only cover mobility aids we need to move around our own living space (and we need to leave the house sometimes!). So I am raising money to buy a portable power chair.

The cost of the chair we will be getting, a literider envy, Is $1500. We have $250 of our own money saved up for this purpose. We will continue to try and save money, but because we’re on disability we have a very fixed income. We also have a donor who is willing to pay for half of the wheelchair. So the remaining total we need is $500 which we have raised almost half of already!

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Mind: we have this really messed up memory do you think we shoul-

Dean: bury it

Mind: and there are traumas, like a lot of traumas

Dean: yeah bury that too

Mind: Dean, there’s an archangel here

Dean: