Damaged legs, can no longer work. Need art supplies

$168 of $500 goal
Given by 10 generous donors in around 6 months

Damaged my legs to the point where I can’t be on my feet for very long at all, and can’t work. I’ve run out of art supplies, to sell my art

Waikato

Hey guys! A bit of story about me

At the beginning of last year, I went on a huge Pokémon go hike 💀 that lasted two full days, and I ended up tearing up the muscles in my calves. Since then, they’ve gotten worse and the doctors can’t pinpoint exactly what’s wrong and have suggested shin splints, fibromyalgia or ongoing inflammation. It’s continuing and getting worse to this day, and ACC is attempting to find some physiotherapy for me to go to.

For the entirety of last year, I wasn’t able to work, went through a lot of really bad anxiety and depression and gained a lot of weight (over 20kgs in a year). Now I can barely stay on my feet for longer than 30 minutes without being in pain, and can’t walk up or down stairs, and have trouble on even small slopes. I went to the gym recently with a boost of motivation and ended up damaging myself even further, so that is a no-go until I’ve had physio.

People take my exhaustion and pain as a result being lazy, whiny or fat, or offer “helpful” advice about dieting, or working out. (I’ve attempted all of this) Which makes me feel horrible, like I am a fat lazy burden who can’t contribute to society. When I know that is not the case.

I am unable to get a job and work, or earn money myself, so I am wanting to raise money to buy more art supplies to start up a small art business. I’ve run out of canvases, paints, pencils, pastelmat, pastels and require a lot of expensive art products to make art good enough to sell. I haven’t been able to afford this and other things I need, such as dentist treatments, fixing my car and doctors appointments as there’s not enough spare money to go around after bills are paid.

Anything at all will help. Thank you so much for reading this

Use of funds

I will use the money to buy art supplies such as paints, canvases, pan pastels, pastelmat, polychromo pencils, watercolour paper and OMS. Anything else will be used to go to the dentist/fix my car

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Rachel
Rachel on 07 Mar 2021
$10
Chinmay
Chinmay on 03 Mar 2021
Never give up
$5
Melissa
Melissa on 03 Mar 2021
Your art is incredible. Please keep smiling and keep up the great work
$20
Nicki
Nicki on 03 Mar 2021
Please keep painting get those art supplies and keep looking forward!
$50
Tracey
Tracey on 03 Mar 2021
Beautiful pics!! Keep up the lovely work. 😍
$14.73

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This campaign started on 2 Mar 2021 and ended on 2 Sep 2021.