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Homeless, disabled cat of Autistic, bedbound & multiply disabled @ethyricalartist (locked out of that account since Jan)😿 #pwME
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369 days. 5 motel rooms.
Our health has drastically declined due to the constant moving & stress.

It’s an inexplicably depressing anniversary to have to recognize, especially as a severely disabled & chronically ill person. I have no bootstraps let alone any stamina in my body to lift my own arms above my head, forget lifting anything in them heavier than occasionally my 7lb cat…

Please help us. I can’t keep posting much longer - it’s further debilitating me after 2 years of trying, since first hearing my last landlord was selling the property & I’d have to move out.

Even if you can’t donate or buy gifts from my site or eBay / Poshmark shops (líńķș in bìó) rather than corporations for holidays, here are some other suggestions:

Write / share posts about us when we’re gone (from social media & in general).

Do a raffle on our behalf like I’ve seen others do for other severe ME sufferers who are housing insecure.

Reach out to anyone you might know in western WA about housing for us (we’re not looking for somewhere free to stay - simply a 2+ bedroom house that meets my disability needs of no stairs, no carpet, allows pets, is not near a busy road, airport, or train tracks - which has proven impossible up to this point!)

Feeling like I disappear from people’s sphere of concern if I’m not directly posting / contacting them is disheartening & so draining. 😔

Thank you for reading all of this & for your support through commenting, sharing, donating, purchasing 🖖

#catsofinstagram #disabilityawareness #chronicillnessawareness #poverty #blackcat by @monkeymyblackcat

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(sound on) Trying to get cozy and safe in a place that isn’t home can be difficult…

#BlackCat #caturday #catpurr #catpurring #actuallyautistic #autisticwomen #sensorystimulation #animallover #pettherapy #feline #blackcatsrule #catlover #housepanther #catlife #catlovers #petlovers #petsofinstagram #catsofinstagram #catloversclub #catlove #blackcatsofinstagram #blackcatlove #snugglecat #cozysaturday #cozy #catoftheday #catvideo #kitty #blackkitten #purr by @monkeymyblackcat

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4 years ago

I’ve lost access to my @ethyricalartist account due to IG technical issues…! Please follow @monkeymyblackcat & share to stay in touch & spread the word. We’re still homeless while both disabled & losing our motel stay in March ‼️

My art account (EthyricalArtist) was the main way I’ve been able to spread the word about our housing situation when I’ve had enough health stamina to post. We’ve had no help coming in since IG essentially locked me out in the middle of January. 💔

(I have Severe ME & other painful & disabling conditions & Monkey has very bad asthma & needs an inhaler & other meds all twice daily, if you’re wondering)

#disabled #pwme #chronicillnesswarrior by @monkeymyblackcat

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8 months ago

We need your help. I had to have a molar pulled & my body is crashing, I want to post before I can no longer. Please share our story / posts while I’m offline for the foreseeable future - we need to find other housing *immediately* so my home health care aide can more easily help me as my health deteriorates further & so does Monkey’s. A short term sublet to last through the holidays would be great since I keep getting rejected from long term rentals over & over for some reason!! Please see map on second slide.

Thank you to Danyell for making the last slide (without AI) for us. 💜

Anyone else who wants to do something like this would be so appreciated - use any of Monkey’s pics you’d like. Or run a raffle for us as I’ve seen others do for #SevereME sufferers who are housing insecure. I can’t post much longer. I have art prints & fiber art to put in the raffle, but I don’t have the stamina to organize / run it & solicit other prizes for it. Please help us? 🐾

#blackcat #autumn #mutualaid #disability by @monkeymyblackcat

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2 days ago

Anyone else have a cat that is such an incredibly messy eater?? 😭 Monkey has been like this since she was a kitten and she still had teeth, so it’s not due to age or lack of teeth!

I had to add a rubber under-the-sink mat to her wishlist (thank you, kind donor!) to try and catch most of her abstract chicken-painting, since it goes 3 feet in every direction, including UP! 😹

#blackcat #funnycat #catlife #catsofinstagram #rescuecat by @monkeymyblackcat

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3 days ago

Having a tooth pulled. Even less energy for interacting / posting online. Not sure how much longer I can stay… on social media? Not sure how many different ways / times I can beg for help without others picking up the baton (it’s been 2 years of this - when I first found out in Sept 2024 my landlord was selling their rental & I’d have to move out. Homeless since Sept 2025.)

#chronicillness #blackcat #catlover #disability #catstagram by @monkeymyblackcat

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6 days ago

(If someone wants to make a “happy” video compilation for Monkey & me, and/or a “cheerful” Mutual Aid Request poster (*without* using AI - this is very important to me), I would be thrilled. My brain, however, does not seem to have the capacity to do so for now. 🖖)

You can help us by looking in the 🔗 in B ï ő, since apparently even saying those words directly are censored in a society that punishes people for needing help.

#blackcatlove #cateyes #mutualaid #disability #cat by @monkeymyblackcat

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10 days ago

I didn’t notice at first 😭 I hope it won’t be a problem! 👀 Since I spend 98% of my time in my bed due to my illnesses, I like to at least try to mark the change of seasons with my duvet cover so time isn’t a *complete* blur… a friend kindly sent this from my personal wishlist for Autumn (I don’t like yellow or orange, so finally finding one I liked took years!) but I didn’t think about Monkey when I chose it 😹

She’s just so cuuute 🥹

#blackcatlove #void #autumnvibes #cateyes #disabled by @monkeymyblackcat

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12 days ago

Monkey is ready to LEAVE THIS PLACE (& so am I) 😭 We’ve been stuck here for a year on Wednesday… a year of being homeless & living out of a suitcase, with walls so thin the family in the next room keeps me up from 12am - 6am every night for months.

Is my 1 to 4 hours of sleep a night due to my housing / Monkey’s health stress? Is my painsomnia getting worse due to no longer having access to a vital pain treatment since June? Is my sleep schedule being destroyed by the neighbors’ weird habits? Or is it all of the above?

We need your help to escape this nightmare. Sharing, donating, buying from my eBay or Poshmark shops or my website
- DoniaLilly . com - all help!

#spookyseason #catlife #disabled #mutualaid #scarystories by @monkeymyblackcat

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13 days ago

Want to help Monkey (& me) while we’re homeless, but can’t donate? Get some spooky season gifts for yourself &/or a fellow Halloween lover in your life! 🎃

Monkey & I are both chronically ill & disabled & need your help! Share with someone who might love this. 🧡

If you’re not already on Poshmark & sign up with my link/code “islandLoves” we’ll both get $10! 🙌

(These platforms take 20% so while you’re welcome to make me an offer, please keep that in mind)

Direct links to shops in bio. Just search “Halloween” or “witchy” in my shops to find items… 🔮

If you want to donate to help keep Monkey safe & healthy:
venmo: Donia-Lilly
paypal: DoniaLilly
#spookyseason #witchy #blackcats #handmade #halloween by @monkeymyblackcat

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17 days ago

Monkey’s belly is not a trap! 😻 This vid is from before she got really sick (her belly is now shaved bc of her recent ultrasound). Sound up for kitty purrs (& a doting human) 🥰

We still need your help: shares, likes, donations, etc as we’re still homeless. See linktree in bio 🙏

#blackcat #catbelly #blackcatlove #purrmachine #catlife by @monkeymyblackcat

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19 days ago

Monkey is feeling a little better on the steroids the vet prescribed after her ultrasound… she still needs a lot of daily meds/supplements & specialty food, so any help you can give / share is always appreciated 💙

And thank you again to all who have been sending food / donations & sharing / liking / commenting on Monkey’s posts, it means so much 🩵

#blackcat #toothless #catoftheday #catyawn #rescuecatsofinstagram by @monkeymyblackcat

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