I am writing this because King will not.

If you know him, you know he is the one people call when things fall apart. He shows up. He fixes things. He listens. He gives time and skill without keeping score. He does not ask for help. He carries his own weight.

But his body is failing him.

King has a large arachnoid cyst pressing against his brain. Not a small incidental finding — large enough to cause pressure, severe headaches, dizziness, loss of balance, and increasing falls. I have seen him drop without warning because his equilibrium vanished. It’s not dramatic. It’s quiet and frightening.

Surgery is not a simple fix. Because of where the cyst sits, operating carries serious neurological risk. Even if it were advisable, it is financially out of reach. So he lives with it — managing symptoms, pushing through when he can.

He also has rheumatoid arthritis throughout his body. His neck from C1 through C7 has no cartilage left and is progressively fusing. The pain is constant. Some days he functions. Some days he cannot.

He lives with ADHD and autism, which means when pain spikes or after a fall, his ability to process stress and defend himself drops. And that vulnerability has been exploited.

After his partner died — the primary financial support in their home — everything changed. He could not maintain the rent alone. Within months, he was illegally evicted when the person he was renting from failed to pay and did not disclose it. He was forced out with little notice. During that process, belongings were stolen.

What remains of his life is in storage because he is afraid of losing it again.

Since then, housing has been unstable. In unstable housing, when you are physically compromised — recovering from a fall, immobilized by arthritis, dealing with neurological symptoms — you cannot always protect yourself. People have used that. People have taken from him during those moments.

He still works as a hair stylist whenever physically able. He refuses to give up. But rent continues to rise, and his capacity to work consistently continues to decline. The gap between income and cost of living is widening.

He is not asking for comfort.
He is asking for security.

His plan is practical: purchase and convert a used shuttle or tour bus with a wheelchair lift into a self-owned living space. Owning it outright removes rent from the equation. It removes eviction risk. It provides a locked, controlled environment where he can recover safely when his body gives out.

This is not a lifestyle choice. It is a permanent housing solution built around medical reality.

The $75,000 goal covers:

• Purchase of a lift-equipped bus
• Mechanical repairs to ensure road safety
• Title, registration, and insurance
• Basic functional conversion (insulation, plumbing, electrical, ventilation)
• Accessibility modifications
• A contingency fund for unavoidable repair costs

He would never write this for himself. That is exactly why I am.

If you are able to help, thank you.
If you are not able to give, sharing this campaign still makes a meaningful difference.

Help him secure something no one can take away again.