Help Lindsey (with Long Covid & ME) Avoid Homelessness

Hello wonderful community <3

My name is Lindsey Hodgson. I'm 36 years old, from Ontario, Canada. I've been suffering from severe long Covid & ME/CFS for over 3 years now. In this time, I have been living alone in the same apartment, with my 11 year old cat, Tiger Lily.

I am raising money so I can avoid becoming homeless in a couple of months. My landlord is selling the house I live in & my lease is being terminated as of May 31/ 2025. I can't work & don't get nearly enough from disability support income to afford market rental prices. All savings I had from before are now gone from paying for survival & medical expenses. I've been told subsidized housing takes a long time to get so I'm scared me & my baby Tiger Lily will be homeless with nowhere to go & I have no family support.

My Story:

I had 1 Covid infection in late Dec/2021 that completely destroyed my health & my life.

About a week or 2 into my illness (in Jan/2022), I became severely ill & suddenly couldn't take care of myself. I felt like Covid was attacking my brain stem & killing important neurons my brain & body needed to be human. I had delirium, psychosis & severe confusion - I kept telling doctors & my family that I felt like my brain was degenerating & that I had dementia. Every doctor I've seen since then has tried to psychologize my symptoms & I've gotten no medical help.

Since then, I have suffered immensely. My symptoms have been debilitating... brain/cognitive impairment & dysfunction, sensory processing impairment, memory loss, blurry vision, muscle weakness, deep fatigue, PEM (post-exertional malaise), bed & housebound, unrefreshing sleep, orthostatic intolerance. I've been unable to make myself food at times or take care of myself properly. This includes a complete inability to work or make an income. I spend 90% of my time in bed or on the couch & on bad days, needing to rest & block out all sensory stimulation with a sleep mask & ear plugs in.

Before I got long Covid, I was 32 & had recently graduated from college with honours for Multimedia Design & Development - I felt like I had finally found my purpose. I loved it & was really good at it. I was working as a freelance web & graphic designer & was about to land my dream job as a UX designer for a company that helps ppl with mental health. I was bright, caring, intelligent, full of life & had grand goals & ambitions. I loved myself & my life & had my whole life ahead of me... losing all of that has been deeply devastating.

It's hard for me to ask for help after spending my life being independent, high functioning & self sufficient. But I've come to a point where I have no other choice as I can no longer sustain myself & do everything on my own.

My Goal:

I have a goal of $5k - this will give me a good safety net in case I can't get reliable housing. This will be used for rent or expenses for staying in an Airbnb along with any moving expenses.

If you've read this far, thank you, so much. Thank you for caring about me & my life. I deeply appreciate any help anyone is willing to give.