things just keep getting more difficult for my partner and I: more medical bills, increased food prices, emergency vet visits, medication side effects, and life-changing job offers that fall through because the company is trash. this month, I will have been out of work for two years, as folks who follow me have likely noticed. the alternative plans we made when we did a previous GoFundMe last year didn't pan out for a variety of reasons and our debt has piled back up, so here we are again, asking for help to get us closer to getting our ledgers back in the black so that these numbers stop triggering my formerly-homeless partner's PTSD
in addition, our little man Benzo is going to the vet again tomorrow because his vertebrae condition is acting up, and we have no idea what the damage is going to look like this time
the Gofundme link above covers most of the situation, but doesn't talk about certain things to try to avoid harassment on that platform: in addition to being disabled, my partner and I are both queer, and my partner is a (legal) immigrant, both of which make the current political situation incredibly frightening, and we also want to have room on our credit cards to escape Texas if things suddenly get worse
donations would be appreciated, but if all you can do is share this post, please do so. I know we're all running on fumes right now. in addition, I have my job hunting situation outlined here, and if anyone can help with that, I am absolutely all ears
thanks in advance to everyone who can help, even if it's just by sending kind thoughts our way
reposting this for the morning/daytime folks. Benzo has his appointment in about an hour, and I'm crossing my fingers that the IVDD hasn't gotten significantly worse
any and all help will be appreciated, even just a like for this post, since I have no idea who's actually seeing these things anymore and I'm feeling severely panicked this morning
we're back from the vet, and either we were wrong about this being an IVDD flareup, it's already settled down after about 36 hours, or the Rimadyl anti-inflammatory meds are just incredibly effective. he had zero pain response to the vet's neck, back, and leg manipulations, which was very surprising, but absolutely a good thing
what she did think is going on is that Benzo is having anxiety issues, likely because he's picking up the fact that my partner and I are an absolute panicked mess, and those can be difficult to distinguish from a pain response. when she took him back to her office to do the testing, he actually calmed down, which completely contradicts how he normally behaves when he's taken away from us. this makes some sense: if he had a minor but temporary IVDD flareup on Monday, that then sent Caelan and I into full panic mode, and he may have picked up on that, and I was in something of A State while at the vet. apparently Chihuahuas are especially prone to this? we also just reorganized my partner's bedroom where he spends most of his time, which might not have helped
so in a hilarious turn of events, we have prescriptions for both his Rimadyl and a doggy pill version of Trazodone, which is the same medication that I take at night for sleep reasons. my dog and I are going to be on the same psychoactive medication for a while
so improving our financial situation is not only going to help with the emotional health of my partner and I, but also the health of the little man. what a world
reposting our Gofundme again, hitting 12% in a couple of days isn't bad but we have a long way to go, and I don't have a lot of other places to share this
reposts would be hugely appreciated