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i feel awful doing this, but i am exhausted and have nowhere else to turn at this point.

my name is maria, and i am homeless in new mexico. i have been homeless for two years. the short version of this post is that i am asking for $150 for two nights in a hotel, plus food.

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i included some official paperwork from new mexico's disability vocational rehabilitation department, which exists to help disabled people find long-term careers. i cut out some identifying details because i don't feel safe putting a lot of personal information online, especially with the circumstances that led to me being homeless. my url is a reference to the fact that the tests the dvr department gave me show that my working memory is in the bottom 20th percentile, meaning it's absolutely awful. that, combined with what is most likely chronic fatigue syndrome, has basically made it impossible for me to find a job.

(i am currently going to a free clinic for homeless people to try and get a diagnosis of cfs by process of elimination. so far they have ruled out diabetes and thyroid problems. but things are going very, very slow. as you can imagine, if it's not an emergency it's not a priority for these clinics.)

i am asking for money because i am in a lot of pain today, and it's going to be 101° today and tomorrow.

i don't stay in a shelter because i am a lesbian and the shelters here are all catholic.

i don't have any friends, and i haven't talked to my family in years. i don't have food stamps because the state has had some problem verifying my identity and i haven't been able to get a copy of my birth cerificate because i wasn't born in new mexico.

if you can, please help. i have been outside in the heat all summer, and having a break from that would mean the world to me. thank you for reading. ❤️

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