sickbitterandcoveredinglitter:

sickbitterandcoveredinglitter:

Help me get a better wheelchair

I know I keep asking and it’s annoying everyone, but I have no other way and I’m desperate. Please help me.

I’m Alexa, I’m 24, and I’m dying.

That’s one hell of a way to introduce myself, I know. Unfortunately, it’s also the truth.

I suffer from vascular Ehlers Danlos Syndrome which has a nasty way of shortening one’s lifespan, taking away mobility and causing excruciating chronic pain. And there’s no way of knowing when I’ll die. It can happen any moment, so I live in a constant shadow of death. I can live to be 70. Or I can die tomorrow.

I can’t walk, and I use a half-manual wheelchair with electric support. But as my joints, and so my mobility, declines, I find wheeling on it very painful, and also damaging to my body. I need joystick-operated fully electric wheelchair, but it is way above what I can afford. I’m living under the poverty line, I’m bedbound, and my caretakers – mum and younger sister – cannot work as they have to care for me 24/7.

So, if you like me, or like what I do online, or just feel like you could help, please do! I need 50k polish zloty (around 11k euro/13k USD) for the kind of wheelchair I require. Please help me raise it. I just want the rest of my life as painless and comfortable as possible. 

If you can’t donate, reblogs are a huge help as well!

I made a fundraiser: https://paypal.me/pools/c/881qz5UiaM

I also have a paypal account: paypal.me/alexaolszewska 

Or you can support me on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sickbitterandcoveredinglitter

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Thank you so much everyone ❤

If you wanna help me fare a bit better for winter holiday please consider donating or becoming a patron. There’s a wishlist as well if you prefer that. I love you everyone who helped or reached out to me over this post, you’re all wonderful 💖💖