Hey, any, Lynn here.
My friend, Melody Penaflor, lives in a very, VERY abusive home.
She's transgender, and constantly faces scrutiny for this despite it not hurting anyone.
She just needs enough to move out of her home, but, due to a lack of knowledge about how Aussie money works and my own history with planned moving-outs, the goal has been set to $5000.
Please, if you can, donate. It would mean the world.
And now I'll let Melody herself speak.
Hello, my name is Melody, or Mel. I'm currently looking for help with funding my HRT journey and assistance with moving out and becoming more independent. I currently live with family and it's not a viable option. Physical threats of violence and fighting isnt exactly common but its a reoccuring issue and its happened again. I currently am recovering but I fear for my safety and the possibility of it happening again, every day I have lived with this same fear the majority of my life.
Within the next week of posting this, out of the fear of other family of more fights starting and because I haven't been eating or sleeping anymore, I will be going back for another admission into the private clinic in my city, an acute mental health ward. There I will bring up further possibilities of relief and crisis aid but right now I just need any sort of help to get me back on my feet.
I live with my cat, Milo, and unfortunately they do not allow pets in the building, or at least felines. I am worried for his safety above all, even my own and I am afraid to leave him alone with family during such a tense time, but I do not have the money to cover this admission let alone for someone to sit him while I am admitted for who knows how long this time.
What I'm trying to say is that I'm going through a very rough time in my life currently. Being unemployed and being unable to find sustainable employment due to extensive medical history and other lack of essentials like a driver's license, and not even being denied financial assistance, just never hearing back from them to begin with after countless revisits and appointments, along with constant new med changes or another stint in hospital and the cost that comes with it all, I desperately need any and all the help I can get. All funds donated will be directly going towards new med changes, including my HRT and referral to the endocrinologist for that, the recent hospital admission, a downpayment or security deposit on an apartment in future, I am hoping for somewhere that will allow pets but even that is a slim chance, and anything else that may arise such as food and if need be rent if things seriously get bad and I need to move out immediately. I would rather book a motel for a week then end up on the street again. Anything left over after will be going towards other crisis relief and DV support in my area. Thank you for any contributions and much love always.
So proud of all of the progress you made!