this hobby is purgatory.

Hey y’all, I’m in need again. Asking for funds so I can go grocery shopping this week. If anybody could help even with a dollar I would really appreciate it so much. With everything going on in the world right now I 100% understand if you can’t or don’t want to donate but I humbly ask that you boost the fuck outta this so that someone who can help me will see this! Thank you and PLEASE be safe out here!💜

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“Hello, my name is Sharlene Pike and I am a black transgender person originating from South Africa and working as a receptionist/host. I moved to the United States 4 years ago alone and without any support, as my parents died in my home country when I was 18. Being a transgender black female immigrant places three discrimination barriers and makes it extremely hard to socialize and find a job to live properly. Nevertheless, I tried my best. I had been working at 7 different companies as a receptionist/host/waitress for these four years, but 2 months ago I lost my job. The reasoning I was given - ‘staff reduction due to COVID-19 complications’. I have been unemployed for these 2 months, but the reason I can’t start a new job is not COVID-19. In February, I was diagnosed with stage-3 esophageal cancer. I had no prior knowledge of my diagnosis as this type of cancer can be quite concealed, and I had only two or three weeks of eating discomfort before I had a medical consultation. The company I was working at had a special program to support staff members who need expensive surgeries or therapies, and I believe my diagnosis was the true reason I was reduced, since it happened just after I told my office I might need an extended medical leave. The sum I have spent on the medical procedures only to clarify the future treatment equals my 3 salaries. The sum I’m asking for is actually covering first 6 months of treatment and the cheapest drug - basically simply to have a chance to survive. I have no health insurance and I can’t take a new job because my health condition significantly deteriorated. The thing that I have learnt throughout these months is that it is very hard to get any, even basic medical help if you are transgender. The death rate of the esophageal cancer is about 30%, which is very high, and I ask you to help me to have a chance to survive. I tried to deal with everything without anyone by my side, but current circumstances left me with no choice but to ask you to donate and share my story. Thank you very much.”

Hi, it’s happening again. What I thought would be something I could forget about is happening yet again, my other cat is sick and with the same disease as the one that died early this year. I was confused as to why he got sick since I care for them a lot, but the vet told me that FLUTD is really common in males. So here I am, once again asking for help. I truly didn’t want to do this since I didn’t want to come across as someone who always asks for money, but at this point I don’t know what else to do, I’ve been selling my stuff and doing jobs for people but it is not enough.

This past two weeks have been a nightmare, I first realized my cat was sick last week on Monday when I arrived home and noticed he couldn’t pee at all, he didn’t want to eat nor drink and he didn’t have the strength to get on the bed. I took him to the vet immediately and they diagnosed him with FLUTD (Feline lower urinary tract disease).

The vet told me they couldn’t use the urinary catheter since they didn’t know just how big the crystals and sediment in his bladder were, so they appointed me for an urinalysis and an ultrasound. The next day I went to the appointment and they told me they were now sure he had FLUTD, and that he needed to change his diet and that only with antibiotics and a few shots he would be alright.

Sadly that was not the case. One day passed and I went to the vet to get his medicine but he looked weak and still wasn’t eating. I was feeding him with re-hydration solutions and some vitamin gel but it wasn’t enough. I couldn’t give him too much solution either or his bladder would be damaged since he still couldn’t pee. They told that if he looked worse that night that I should bring him fast and not wait for tomorrow. That afternoon I spent every ten minutes checking his vitals and making sure his bladder wasn’t hard. Sadly at 7pm his pulse dropped and he wasn’t breathing as fast so I took him to the vet, they told me he was getting cold and that he was at a risk of hypothermia. He had to be hospitalized that night.

The next day I went to check up on him and he looked really bad and that’s when they told me that he indeed had hypothermia and that it had been really difficult to manage also that a surgery was needed. The urethral obstruction (a blockage in the urethra, which is the tube that carries urine from the bladder and out of the body) got worse and while he had started to pee it hurt him so bad since the clumps were bigger than his urethra.

I told them I didn’t have any money left and that I would try to gather enough to pay, but business is business and they told me they could only perform the surgery if I paid. That day I sold my graphic tablet, some glasses and did paid homework. I managed to gather enough money and told them they could start the surgery.

That was last Friday. After that he had to stay hospitalized throughout the weekend. On Saturday I went to check up on him. He looked sick and skinny, still a little weak after surgery and he had an IV since he was dehydrated. They told me that if it went well I could pick him up on Monday.

On Monday he looked way better, still a little disoriented but better. They gave him his medicine and told me that I had to come back again so they could check up on him and give him the rest of the medicine. I took him home and he looked so happy to be here. He was rubbing himself on my legs and my hands while I was sitting with him. The next two days were uneventful, he started to eat, pee and was even meowing. On Wednesday I was told that everything was ok and that I only had to come back in 15 days.

Last night was when all went downhill. He refused to eat and he didn’t want to drink anymore. At 2am he puked all over the floor and started shaking a little bit. I was worried but I had to wait until morning to take him to the vet.

His ears and paws started to feel cold so I heated some water bottles and wrapped him up in a blanket and hugged him the rest of the night. Today he wasn’t as cold as before but not as warm as he should be. I took him to the vet and they said that he had kind of a water bag in the stomach area and that he would need to have surgery performed again to see what’s going on. They’re worried that that liquid they feel is pee since it could be mortal. He was dehydrated again since he didn’t want to drink anything.

They said that since I have been paying on time for the last week that they could wait this time, they will perform that surgery today and I have a week to pay all the bills that are needed during and after surgery.

Up till now I have spent more than $350 (appointments, ultrasound, medicine, shots, hospitalization, surgery, special dry and wet food, transport, etc) and it may sound like it’s not much but in Mexico it is expensive (almost $7000 pesos). I don’t know how to make more money. As some of you know I’m a college student and money is not something I have in abundance. I managed to pay all the bills from last week, but it will probably be the same amount now since he will need new pain meds and noninflammatory, also antibiotics and the days he would have to stay hospitalized.

I love my cat. He has helped me a lot with my depression and I truly don’t know what I would do without him. The worst thing is that everytime I think of him I’m reminded that my last cat had the same illness and the he couldn’t survive. I’m so anxious right now I just want him to be okay. 

If any of you could help I would be really really grateful. If not, it doesn’t matter, just good wishes is enough. I’m still selling some stuff I have and doing some jobs when I find the time, but finals are coming and I’m worried I won’t have enough time to study and care for my baby.

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Hi everyone, my name is Sovi and I’m a mentally ill non-binary lesbian immigrant who needs help getting to work until my license can be reinstated.

I was in a car crash that totaled my car in August and unknown to me was issued a suspension of license for failure to show up to a court date that I was out of the country for. I was informed today by my insurance that my license was suspended and that I cannot drive until I get it reinstated.

I have an appointment to get it reinstated this Friday. Until then, I have had to cancel my second job as I am only able to make it to my first job on foot.

I don’t know if my license will be reinstated on Friday. As such I am asking for 50$ for my estimate of about 4 ride-shares a day until then and 60$ for the license reinstatement fee.

I need 110$ in total. I am not asking for any funds toward the traffic ticket fee, but if you would like to help me it would be very much appreciated. If you are able or willing to help me, my Venmo is @Sofia-S-S ( https://venmo.com/code?user_id=2578577576951808861 ) and my Paypal is https://www.paypal.me/soddusmith

Thank you very much.

@davids-rose its the perfect scam, the rescue can attribute the exorbitant price (in their words, “adoption fee”) to the great expense of the journey and medical costs for all those mysterious horrific wounds springing from an overtly nonsensical - not to mention racist - justification. the more the dogs suffer, the better the meat is? really? in what world does that make any sense from a meat production stand point? how can that claim reconcile with the fact that the dogs are now in possession of the rescue? 

if you question too close, you’re an asshole. getting a specific breed isn’t good enough nowadays, people want every ounce of social media appeal and moral superiority they can get. and these kind of rescues get “no true scotsman”ed ( “a REAL rescue would never--”), meanwhile because irresponsible, uneducated people let their dogs fuck and then sell the puppies on craigslist to other irresponsible, uneducated people, breeders as a whole are attributed americas retention problem. which OBVIOUSLY has 1000% more to do with total incompetence amongst the general pet owning population, than an actual, intentional production of a surplus of dogs. 

I was about to say "there probably aren't 70 homes waiting for these dogs" but I reconsidered; I know there's more than enough people wanting a pedigree rescue with a sob story! You know, rather than adopt a fully assessed dog from a responsible rescue that's already in the states. Even if the adoption fee is $800 or whatever, that's still "cheap" for a Frenchie or a Bulldog, so this is a GREAT money making opportunity.

Me, talking about fish: