Help Alysia Wood

Hello,

My friend Alysia has fallen on hard times and I was hoping we could help her.   Her story hit me.  Please read it in her own words below:


"Two or three nights ago I was in an accident that required medical attention for everyone involved, shattered my phone, totaled both cars. What sucks is that nobody in the accident caused it or had time to react but since I was the rear ender, I'm most likely liable. Since I lived in my car, which wasn't a secret but I'd tried to keep it quiet, I had nowhere to go after being in the rain, waiting for the tow truck from 10 PM until 3 AM. I crashed with a buddy but I couldn't sleep. I wasn't able to find a place to go on short notice for the next night. I ended up walking all over hell and gone that night to keep warm in 40 degree weather with no gloves and a light, slightly damp jacket while delirious and frustrated. Mind you, I'm in Seattle where the shelters are full and resources are exhausted. I slept for two hours outside, without a weapon or the cpap I need at night. I walked to urgent care that morning because I was suddenly in so much pain, especially my shoulder and arm but I will return to normal.

I have to thank my friends for letting me know that I am loved and being so helpful. Kristin Key bought me a night at the Hilton no strings attached where I practically surgically removed my boots, took a bath in Epsom salts delivered by my mom (who also drove across town to fill the painkiller Rx they gave me), fell asleep at some asinine, early hour and developed a cough from being in the elements two nights in a row. That same day, Simon Kaufman showed up to help me move the heavy things in my storage unit and help me mentally prepare to let go of nearly everything I own, also aggravated the piss out of all of these injuries... And laughed with me when I didn't think I had it in me. And to the members of Buffalo x 3 for pampering me and giving me a place to heal until I leave for Minneapolis. Cliff Barnes helped me empty my car and get everything into storage, so now I just have to find my way to Idaho for a show and then to Minneapolis, where I have a pretty solid plan to escape poverty. I hope.

Also a huge thanks to import doctors (my awesome mechanics), some autobody guy named Dustyne (and Riggs you too!) and my friend Amanda Schwartz.

I owe a lot on the car and didn't have insurance. I didn't have money for food or bills either so it wasn't exactly a choice. I was doing my best. I'm pretty terrified about what's ahead but ready to face the consequences. I'm preparing to "give" the car back to bank. This wasn't my fault but I doubt the insurance company or court will see it that way. The police were super kind, giving me a ticket for not having insurance and following too close (although I wasn't, but long story). I wasn't under any influences or distracted so I can look myself in the eye aside from being embarrassed, heart broken and disappointed. I cried the entire night that I couldn't sleep.

I wrote this on a shattered phone so it may be full of typos. I keep trying to find the right words and that probably isn't going to be possible for a while. Now I'm going to sleep because the pain killers don't work on me, with my weird genetic variance, and since I keep aggravating the injuries of this accident and one from 20 years ago in my rib cage, I just hurt and I am so tired and struggling to breath. Otherwise, I'm okay.

One day I hope to get back to being the person and comedian that I need to be and know that I am. This is years in the making from a lack of resources that I needed to heal properly... But I have a "life raft" in Minneapolis, I just don't know how I will get to it.

For those asking how this happened, I've always been a disaster but I got a mystery illness in 2013 that affected me mentally and physically. Once I was behind the financial eight ball, I just couldn't catch up and it kept getting worse. All of the problems fed each other to create a never ending cluster fuck of problems. I recently got all my stuff diagnosed and I'm excited about the future. That's all sorted out now but in the meantime, I was under so much stress that I developed a while new set of problems from stress alone that prevented healing such as reversible brain "malfunctions" which are too much to detail here and now but I'll answer all questions as I can. I just really need to rest right now. I've worked with my neurologist and medical team on this plan and we feel really good about it. Money has always been a stressor but my current monster is really stress.

Anyway, I love you guys. Thanks.  ~Alysia Wood"


Thank you so much for taking the time to read this.  Please donate if you'd like to help Alysia.