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Tara's rent and moving expenses, surgical recovery
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I am a disabled veteran. Just before the end of the month of October, My roommate moved out with no notice or discussion. Then on Thursday November 3rd they informed me that I'm having right hip replacement surgery on November 18th. My apartment is not conducive to surgery as my bathroom and kitchen are on different floors and I live alone.
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If you know me, you probably know that I have had health trouble from bipolar disorder to rheumatoid arthritis and a few things in between. In September I had a heart attack and broken heart syndrome and the hits keep on coming.
I am now a month behind on rent. I'm hoping to raise enough to catch up on rent here in Lakewood and move to Olympia or Lacey, where I have a better support system. There are gunshots in my apartment complex on the regular, and we are also plagued by drag racers. I don't have the wherewithal to handle all of these issues at once. And frankly no one should have to.
But my main concern for moving is my inability to get up and down the stairs during my recovery from the hip replacement.
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Tara Coomes
Organizer
Lakewood, WA