Thread by @process_x

You know what? I DID ALMOST DIE. Everything is NOT fine. I still cant get essentials for my family. I am still in shock and trying to process what we are STILL going through. Dont DM my FRIENDS to talk shit about me. More than just meds went wrong, EVERYTHING DID. #Austin

I havent had much of a chance to write anything about it yet because I'm STILL IN THE MIDST OF AN EMERGENCY and I'm still processing all of this. I also havent taken charity so I dont see HOW you think you're entitled to tell me how I should or shouldnt respond.

I'm still having anxiety attacks.

PLEASE DO NOT MAKE IT WORSE.

It was SO COLD in my home that phones and laptops would no longer even boot. There were absolutely NO SERVICES and still dont appear to be enough to help people get essentials. I didnt eat for nearly FOUR DAYS. We almost ran out of WATER and were about to use snow.

My kidneys STILL hurt and feel sick. It got so bad, I only peed ONCE on wednesday. @DanBoon63784314 wife SAVED MY LIFE by calling around to open pharmacies because almost ALL @HEB stores were CLOSED and I was left in freezing temps with NO MEDICINE for 3 DAYS. Ran out on Sunday.

Strangely, if I hadnt been freezing, I would have likely become so sick the rest of my organs would have started shutting down. And that with NO RUNNING WATER. It was so cold in my house, I thought at the very least, one of my cats may die. My fireplace is BROKEN.

We didnt know WHEN or IF power would even be restored because the energy company doesnt give UPDATES and we couldnt get online to check the news and had no idea when or if help was going to ever come. You have no idea what that feels like unlesss youve been through it. Fireplace

Was rigged to make a small fire without putting our home at risk of burning down on the SECOND DAY OF NO POWER, WATER, meds, data. Same day, my friend moved mountains with my landlord to get my meds to me. I gave my landlord $100 for driving treacherous roads to get my rx.

If my body wasnt in a scary hybernation mode, things would have been a LOT worse. Every time it gets quiet since the power coming back on on the THIRD DAY, I have an anxiety attack thinking we are losing power for days again. This is as much as I feel like sharing until i process

Everything but if you have something to say, say it to ME. I had NO CELL PHONE DATA and couldnt get online or even make calls. Text was the only thing working and I'm lucky I had that. So before you start your sewing circle whispering about WHAT I LIVED THROUGH, try some EMPATHY.

I have given this community a lot. I dont owe anyone anything and I'd appreciate you not private messaging my friends making light of what I just went through with harsh judgments about how YOU think I should behave or how much I should share. I dont even have my bearings yet.

Way, WAY out of line. Dont you have ANYTHING better to do? People in Texas are still suffering. This isnt even over yet and you think youre entitled to MY EXPERIENCE? Who do you think you are? It's behavior like this that got Texas into this situation. Now kindly, GFY.

Somehow, I thought the twitter drama would take a break for a day but I was so wrong. You habe no idea what I've sacrificed to help this community and if you hate me this much, to spurn me behind my back while I'm STILL AT RISK, then something is wrong inside of YOU. Not me.

She knows who she is. But please don't do this to people who have just lived through hell. It's kinda gross.

@threadreaderapp unroll, please.