Showing Up for Khalilah

Update!!!! 10/03/2023 9:13 p.m.

Y'all are doing the dang thing! The love is pouring in for Khalilah to take care of herself! Thank you everyone who has donated so far. We are all so grateful for everyone who has contributed!

Thank you too, to those who have given directly to Khalilah via $CashApp and Zelle. She is overwhelmed with the support!

After a quick consultation, the team of fundraisers have decided to stretch our goal to $10,000! This will allow for more healing days for Khalilah.

Thank you all so much and let's keep it going to keep her healing!!!

Hello, friend!

We are all a part of Khalilah's support network and, with her permission, we have created this fundraiser to support Khalilah Collins, of our dear friend, colleague, comrade, social justice leader, teacher, and so many other things to so many of us, in taking a hiatus from work in order to focus on her health. Khalilah is self employed and in order to take the time of she needs to get healthy, she will need support from her Community. Will you please donate to allow Khalilah to rest and recover? If you would prefer to support her via $CashApp send your support directly to $KVCollins77 or use Zelle at [email redacted]

Khalilah, to be frank, is struggling...physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Khalilah began having significant health concerns arise starting in 2020. And, as of late September had, what she thinks in retrospect from her ER visit, a TIA (mini stroke).

In her words...

"I need to 'sit down'….

It is possible that I had a TIA (a mini stroke) a couple of weeks ago. I thought it was just a panic attack that led to me passing out. It was under the advice of my therapist to follow up with a doctor because the things I described to her sounded like a stroke. So, I did. They did a CT scan on my brain and ruled out an actual stroke, but could not confirm because TIAs don't show up on a CT. It is something they have to weed out. His exact diagnosis was "possibly a panic attack.” All of this is on top of 2 ER visits in the last month for other health stuff that I have going on. My body is not happy with me right now…at all.

Anyway, that was the last straw for me and not taking MY health and well-being seriously. For so long I have been avoiding truly caring for myself in the name of taking care of others AND just trying to survive that I have neglected actual care. Everything in my life-besides my amazing tribe-is a mess. That includes my health, my job, school, and my family situation...nothing is bringing me peace. Everything is a mess.

I need to sit down. I need a hard reset. I need to sit down and get a handle on what’s going on with my body. I need to sit down and re-learn how to care for myself. I have to do this if I want to stay alive… and I want to stay alive. I am not sure that I could have said that with such certainty 2 weeks ago…but I want to stay alive. I want to be healthy. So, as of October 1st, I will be stepping back (not away) from my not really existent job and minimizing the side contracts and other activities that I am accepting and working on. I need to sit down."

Please consider giving some financial support to Khalilah, who has shown up for all of us over and over again.

T Gonzales

Gabriela Alcalde

Attica Scott

Shameka Parrish-Wright

Jennifer Jewell

Tia Edison

Kendell Nash

Erica Binder-Wooten

Bonifacio Aleman

Ashley Marshall

Hannah and Deb Conrad

Susan Buchino