a glimmer of hope ~
sooooooo...I finally got through on 211 yesterday, and it's like unlocking a potentially magic door. like multiple resources to get me help and housing (no time frame yet) have opened up, including the hope of getting a Case Manager to get me through the many hoops & obstacles of the System. having congestive heart failure and suffering the dangerous physical results of sleeping in my car seemed to get the worker I spoke to galvanized (cos yeah, from the knees down my calves and feet are freaking and painfully swollen to TWICE their normal size right now). today, I await a callback interview from them between 9am - 3pm. fingers fully crossed. it's been ages since I felt this much hope.
my brother sent enough to get me a room for the night so I can start to elevate my legs & relieve the edema, but if anyone would care to chip in to help me extend that a bit:
my ko-fi
thank you, thank you, thank you🙏🙏
UPDATE: I have a second, in person interview on Friday...I was told to wait in the parking lot where I'd park my car to sleep Friday night, and a Team would come find me. No set time though; it could be anytime from the afternoon through night. That's to get me on the list for a shelter bed.
I'd like to raise $50 so I can have one more night elevating my swollen legs in a room, to alleviate some of the pain of it alone.
