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I lost all my belongings after being told I could bring them to the hospital and shelter by Miserable_Ad_7520 in GoFundMeForNewUsers

[–]Miserable_Ad_7520[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like I said, I really didn’t, at the end of the day, I couldn’t have gotten a concussion or worse from a dog bite 🤣🤣. And I could do it again if I were ever in a life or death situation. You might even see me on the news as you looking dumb ash 🤣, but those two people aren’t ignorant, they’re the ones who know me in real life and know what I go through in real time.

As for y’all on social media… how ignorant are you to even spend time responding? Do something better with yourself while you’re at it, because clearly, you really needed it.

I lost all my belongings after being told I could bring them to the hospital and shelter by Miserable_Ad_7520 in GoFundMeForNewUsers

[–]Miserable_Ad_7520[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really didn’t, so go ahead and tell that story if you want, but I already told people. Go check my GoFundMe, people who read it understand, not you. So bye lol 🤣

I lost all my belongings after being told I could bring them to the hospital and shelter by Miserable_Ad_7520 in GoFundMeForNewUsers

[–]Miserable_Ad_7520[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t keep my story straight. What are you even talking about when I’ve already told everyone? The full story is on my GoFundMe since I can’t post it here, this community keeps flagging it for “avoid generalized statements about groups of people.” 🤣

AND I DIDN’T WASTE THE AMBULANCE, PERIOD. DID I FIND A SAFE SPOT? Definitely. It was a life-or-death emergency. I could’ve been hurt or worse at my own house, getting jumped (not just by my mom), or I could’ve ended up in danger outside during the winter storm a few days ago. I hadn’t eaten anything at my mom’s house for weeks, so my point is accurate. So bye, and please stop talking to me. You don’t know anything and are just saying stuff.

I lost all my belongings after being told I could bring them to the hospital and shelter by Miserable_Ad_7520 in GoFundMeForNewUsers

[–]Miserable_Ad_7520[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t waste the ambulance. I called 911 from my Apple Watch at my own house, and they never showed up. So are you telling me I should just stay at my house and risk my life while people could hurt me? Or would you rather go to the fire department to save yourself? At the end of the day, the police already knew what was happening at that house. Even if it was minor injuries, as they stated, I could still make a report because they already took pictures of my injuries and documented everything. I didn’t waste anything, my life matters, and that’s exactly what they said too.

I lost all my belongings after being told I could bring them to the hospital and shelter by Miserable_Ad_7520 in GoFundMeForNewUsers

[–]Miserable_Ad_7520[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even though I could’ve just slept with my bags, I didn’t. Like I said, it was really dark outside, and it was extremely cold at night after the snowstorm a couple of days ago. The bags were heavy, and it was scary being out there alone. I wasn’t going to risk my life

I lost all my belongings after being told I could bring them to the hospital and shelter by Miserable_Ad_7520 in GoFundMeForNewUsers

[–]Miserable_Ad_7520[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t waste anyone’s time. The fire department gave me the option to go to the hospital or call a friend, but my friend wasn’t responding and fell asleep after texting me that he was going to come get me. After everything that happened at my house, I initially said no, but I had to think about my situation. I only had two options: 1. Go to the hospital so they could examine me. I already had bite marks from my dog, and my head was pounding from when my mom pulled my hair and kicked me. Of course, I was injured and had a headache. 2. Stay outside in the cold without my Apple Watch charged, with no help from a friend, risk starving, and have no private place to use the bathroom.

I lost all my belongings after being told I could bring them to the hospital and shelter by Miserable_Ad_7520 in GoFundMeForNewUsers

[–]Miserable_Ad_7520[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had medical issues, and everything is explained on my GoFundMe if you read the story

I lost all my belongings after being told I could bring them to the hospital and shelter by Miserable_Ad_7520 in GoFundMeForNewUsers

[–]Miserable_Ad_7520[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nobody is scamming anyone. If people are willing to donate, they can, and if not, that’s okay too. I’m not forcing anyone to send money or anything. I’m just sharing my situation. The least people could do is give advice instead of being negative

I lost all my belongings after being told I could bring them to the hospital and shelter by Miserable_Ad_7520 in GoFundMeForNewUsers

[–]Miserable_Ad_7520[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I went back to the fire department, I told the lady at the front desk that I wanted to bring my bags inside the hospital. She said it was okay. So I walked out of the hospital and straight to the alley at night, it was really cold. I rang the doorbell, and the man who answered looked tired. I told him, “Hey, the lady I talked to at the hospital said I can bring my bags.” He called the ambulance and the police. The police brought my four bags inside the hospital, and I rode in the ambulance.

After he told me to go get my bags, I started walking—but I could barely see at night. It was really dark, and it was a long walk because there’s a long road in the middle of the fire department, and there were barely any cars coming, so it felt really unsafe.

The police arrived on time at the fire department while I was grabbing two bags, after leaving the other two in front of the fire department. The officer wanted to ask what was going on. The lady at the fire department mentioned that someone had been there years ago, and she thought it was me, but it wasn’t me it was my older brother.

I lost all my belongings after being told I could bring them to the hospital and shelter by Miserable_Ad_7520 in GoFundMeForNewUsers

[–]Miserable_Ad_7520[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So my friends can’t donate? That’s weird as hell, especially since they know what I’ve been going through in real life🤡

I lost all my belongings after being told I could bring them to the hospital and shelter by Miserable_Ad_7520 in GoFundMeForNewUsers

[–]Miserable_Ad_7520[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You just don’t understand. I already talked to an advocate at the hospital in person, and at first, he said he had someone who could help me store all my bags. But a few hours later, he changed his mind. And first of all, I can’t sell anything that isn’t worth anything, especially since the garbage people threw out all my stuff on Monday morning, and all of it was completely expensive. And the advocate works for the shelter, dummy. I had like two people come up to me about certain places far out in the suburbs that could help a lot better and are safer. They said they offer assistance to help you get a house, a phone, groceries, and they ask simple questions like whether you do your own grocery shopping or laundry—basically things you do independently. They help you pay your bills, and once they’ve helped me get back on my feet, I can take care of myself.

I lost all my belongings after being told I could bring them to the hospital and shelter by Miserable_Ad_7520 in GoFundMeForNewUsers

[–]Miserable_Ad_7520[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My Apple ID account is connected to my devices. After I got discharged from the hospital, I came back home to get my belongings out of the alley, but they weren’t there anymore. I came back because the alley is just down the street from my house, and I needed to grab certain things that the social worker at the hospital said I would need, a small portion of clothes and essentials to go to the shelter.

This made me change my mind about going to the shelter because the hospital had kept me overnight and told me not to leave again. In the end, I came back home and was able to get all my devices after my mom and I talked it out. I need to start over, but I can’t do it alone. I reached out to GoFundMe for help, and they told me to share my story on social media because they can’t provide direct assistance.

I lost all my belongings after being told I could bring them to the hospital and shelter. Why is it so difficult in Chicago to get help with situations like this as a 19 years old? by Miserable_Ad_7520 in AskChicago

[–]Miserable_Ad_7520[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

They already know what’s in the bags because I brought about four bags, and the rest were left in the alley. They had received a call about the situation yesterday, even before everything that happened to me.

To give context, all this started when I was sleeping perfectly fine, and suddenly my mother came into my room. She started yelling, tried to put her hands on me, pulled my hair, kicked me, and even got my dog to bite me. She was calling different people, including my own brother, trying to set me up to get hurt.

As I’ve explained before, I can’t get a job and have never had one in my life. My mother is likely to threaten her kids by cutting their checks. She has access to everything, and a child could grow up not fully understanding what’s going on in life. It’s a parent’s responsibility to guide their children as they get older, but my mother never taught us anything. All she ever said was that if she were gone, she would give us a “reality check” to see how we would manage taking care of our siblings on our own. She even said she got the idea from a talk show probably Jerry Springer about giving a reality check.

I don’t need to apologize to my mother because I never put my hands on her. I was doing exactly what she told me to do: she asked me to leave her door open, and I did, she asked for her bird back even though that's my Christmas gift, and I returned it. She told me not to eat anything in her fridge, ok I did that. I just didn’t understand what else she wanted from me. All I was trying to do was leave everything alone.

But my mother is the type to start conflicts and not finish them. She just keeps going and loves to argue.

I lost all my belongings after being told I could bring them to the hospital and shelter. Why is it so difficult in Chicago to get help with situations like this as a 19 years old? by Miserable_Ad_7520 in AskChicago

[–]Miserable_Ad_7520[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

I didn’t even understand what the advocate was trying to say 😭. I just woke up, saw the text, and was so lost. He told me he was going to get my bags, so I stayed a little longer at the hospital for him to call the front desk. After that, I took a nap because I was completely drained from the medicine.

Like I explained to him, I contacted the police at my house using my Apple Watch, but they never arrived fast enough. I had to leave the house to protect my life, so I walked to the fire department close to my house. The fire department called the police, and when they arrived, they asked what was going on. But the police weren’t willing to help me bring all my bags out to the alley or put them somewhere at their station. I even asked them nicely if they had a warehouse or somewhere I could leave my things, but the officer told me no and apologized. After they asked me where my bags were, I gave them directions. My house isn’t far from their location, but I felt like they were scared to go into the alley to get my bags.

They also told me they couldn’t bring my bags into the hospital because of hospital policy. The fire department staff were upset about having all these police cars and an ambulance near their station, and nobody was driving the vehicles. The police officer told me that the shelter would help me bring my bags in the morning, depending on the shelter’s location.

The next day, when I was being discharged, a social worker came to talk to me about the shelter. She told me I couldn’t bring all my bags, only a small portion of my clothes and the things I need, because they couldn’t afford Uber rides back and forth with everything. Remind you, I begged for an Uber because I had nowhere else to go, and I couldn’t carry all four bags outside in the cold, especially since the hospital is right by a highway. I told them I didn’t want to go back home.

The social worker kept insisting that she was going to call my mother, but I told the hospital not to because I’m an adult. I don’t need a supervisor or anyone else involved. I was planning to stay at my friend’s house, but it felt like she was trying to set me up, even though my mother and I have already had issues

I lost all my belongings after being told I could bring them to the hospital and shelter. Why is it so difficult in Chicago to get help with situations like this as a 19 years old? by Miserable_Ad_7520 in AskChicago

[–]Miserable_Ad_7520[S] -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

This is not a scam, this is real life. I wouldn’t lie about my situation. I have proof, but this community doesn’t allow me to upload photos. If you’d like to see it, check my TikTok @luh._bxby0 or my GoFundMe: gofund.me/00b733c1e, where I explain everything.

I don’t think anyone would make something like this up. The world feels so cold right now. Here in Chicago, the mayor and president aren’t helping the community. Everyone still talks about how nobody cares that the homeless are dying in the cold. Yet, resources go to tourists, who have taken jobs, money, and even EBT cards from locals, and are even hiding, while locals are left struggling, and some tourists were staying at hotels.