Nat

NEED MET!! - Blind & physically disabled woman facing homelessness w HOURS REMAINING til deadline

Aurora has been going thru a LOT on top of ongoing health challenges. She was kicked out of assisted living and needs another $1,065 by 5 PM TODAY, JAN 30 to get safe housing.

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PayPal.me/melissarainbow
AuroraEloise on Venmo
$AuroraEloise on CashApp

#mutualaid #disabled #disability

Dec 3 at 3:22amWeb
Show threadNatDec 4

NEED MET!!

With only HOURS to go, we need $1065 now to get Aurora back into assisted living!! She's blind, a cancer survivor, & a wheelchair user after she was hit by a car last year. Please help!

DEADLINE 5 PM EST TODAY, JAN 30

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PayPal.me/melissarainbow
AuroraEloise on Venmo
$AuroraEloise on CashApp

#mutualaid #disabled #disability #disabilitymutualaid #disabilitycrowdfund #helpfolkslive2025 #helpfolkslive2026 #BegPost #DisabilityJustice #housing

Show threadNatDec 9

NEED MET!!

Down to the wire w only HOURS to go. Can we flood Aurora w some donations so she doesn't have to stress til the last minute? ✨

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PayPal.me/melissarainbow
AuroraEloise on Venmo
$AuroraEloise on CashApp

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Show threadNatDec 17

#MUTUALAID UPDATE - NEED MET!!

Edit: this update was a typo, which happens... all the more easily when you're blind 😅 she meant to say that she had no update, still at $125. Let's make sure she stays housed & safe!!

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PayPal.me/melissarainbow
AuroraEloise on Venmo
$AuroraEloise on CashApp

#mutualaid #disabled #disability #disabilitymutualaid #disabilitycrowdfund #helpfolkslive2025 #helpfolkslive2026 #DisabilityJustice #housing #MutualAidRequest

Show threadNatDec 22

NEED MET!!

Over 1/2 of the way to getting a disabled cancer survivor back into assisted living after an insurance nightmare kicked her out!! Please share widely 💞

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PayPal.me/melissarainbow
AuroraEloise on Venmo
$AuroraEloise on CashApp

#mutualaid #housing #disability #disabilitycrowdfund #disabilitymutualaid #disabled #DisabilityJustice #helpfolkslive2025 #helpfolkslive2026 #MutualAidRequest

Show threadNatDec 25

We have been remarkably blessed this year, so all I want for hexmas is to get my friend Aurora back into (desperately needed!) assisted living. Aurora is a survivor of cancer, many forms of abuse, and a car accident that broke both legs. She's also blind. And she is far more resilient than any human should ever have to be.

If you have a little extra to share today, can you send it her way? I'd love to help her reach her goal today!!

#disabled #disability #mutualaid

https://kind.social/@nat/115653487212358262

Show threadNatJan 2

UPDATE - NEED MET!!

$1065 needed by 5 pm EST TODAY, Jan 30 to get a blind wheelchair user back into assisted living after insurance nightmare kicked her out. She's lost out on 2 past opportunities bc she didn't have the money. Please donate what you can & boost often!!

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PayPal.me/melissarainbow
AuroraEloise on Venmo
$AuroraEloise on CashApp

#mutualaid #disabled #disability #MutualAidRequest #disabilitycrowdfund

Show threadNatJan 5

Fantastic news! In addition to donations, Aurora rec'd $300 in financial aid toward getting back into assisted living. Also, the deadline has been extended to Jan 30. Which makes this goal VERY achievable! Ty for cont'd support!!!

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AuroraEloise Cashapp/Venmo

Show threadNatJan 24

UPDATE - NEED MET!!

The good news—we reached the halfway point!!

The bad news—it's taken 8 weeks to get this far and we have only HOURS until the 5 pm EST deadline.

We need a huge push to get Aurora over the line. She is NOT safe if she ends up out on the street again!!

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PayPal.me/melissarainbow
AuroraEloise Venmo
$AuroraEloise CashApp

#mutualaid #disabilitymutualaid #helpfolkslive2026 #MutualAidRequest

Show threadNatJan 28

UPDATE - NEED MET!!

Last chance for Aurora to get back into assisted living so she can stay safely housed. Her survival & safety are extremely endangered when she's unhoused.

PLEASE BOOST, DONATE, POST. Down to the wire here! Funds due 5 pm EST TODAY, JAN 30.

1589/1814

PayPal.me/melissarainbow
AuroraEloise on Venmo
$AuroraEloise on CashApp

#mutualaid #MutualAidRequest #helpfolkslive2026 #disability

Show threadNatJan 30

UPDATE - NEED MET!!

Some amazing news SO CLOSE to the finish line! The manager of the assisted living facility offered a payment plan for the final $600, so w the latest donations, only $225 is needed... but we're almost out of time.

PLEASE BOOST, DONATE, POST. Down to the wire here! Funds due 5 pm EST TODAY, JAN 30.

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PayPal.me/melissarainbow
AuroraEloise on Venmo
$AuroraEloise on CashApp

#mutualaid #MutualAidRequest #helpfolkslive2026

Show threadNatJan 30

HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE to the massive fediverse team who collectively GOT AURORA BACK INTO ASSISTED LIVING!!!

She is absolutely thrilled and oh so grateful to every one of you who played a part (as am I!!) 💞

(also, I assume she meant freaking out, lol)

Show threadpoison punkJan 30
@nat woohoo! i am super happy for her! would be lovely to see a nice photo of her place when she's settled.
Big hugs, 🖤✊🏻 to you aurora & @nat too! #solidarityNOTcharity #MutualAid
Show threadchicatingJan 31
@nat I'm honored to have a small part here, while also annoyed that it was necessary.
Show threadBurn This Dyspho Out 🏳️‍⚧️Jan 31
@nat So happy and relieved for her!
Show threadxyhhx Jan 29
@nat i'm rooting for aurora
Show threadpoison punkJan 30
@nat if you have a ko-fi account i will donate a little but i am not willing or able to use the donation options you offer.
Show threadNatJan 30

@poisonpunk tysm!! Aurora doesn't have one but i do, I can pass it on 💞

https://ko-fi.com/natsmith

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Show threadxyhhx Jan 31
@nat wow incredible
Show threadxyhhx Jan 31
@nat hopefully i can make my goal too 😩
Show threadAdam KennedyJan 31
@nat ❤️
Show threadpoison punkJan 15
@nat that's great, i am so happy for you! solidarity my siblings, stay safe 🖤🏴✊🏻
Show threadchicatingJan 30
@nat yay...good for us!
Show threadNatJan 30
@chicating tysm for all your help & encouragement!
Show threadchicatingJan 30
@nat Oh, you're welcome. I'm disabled, too, and people have helped me(and still do) I always said if things got better, I'd help.
Show threadchicatingJan 20
@nat It's not a ton of money if we could pull together as a community.(insurance should not have this power either, but rant for another day, right)
Show threadNatJan 20
@chicating Agreed!! I've written before about how incredibly unsafe Aurora is on the streets if she ends up there again... some truly awful things have happened in the past. I really hope folks come together for this one, I wish I could do more myself!
Show threadchicatingJan 20
@nat I'm not suggesting anyone should do something I didn't.
Show threadchicatingDec 14
@nat 2 Melissa Rainbows on Paypal...is she the one with the picture, or without?
Show threadchicatingDec 14
@nat If you could private message the link, I'll come up with some $.