Dear World,

I'm praying and hoping this finds the right people.

Maybe that sounds strange to say on the internet, where everything moves so fast and everyone is carrying something. But I’m writing this because I still believe there are people who pause. People who read the whole thing. People who understand that behind every small business, every product, every price tag, there is a real person trying very hard to keep going.

Today, that person is me.

My name is Tasha Monroe. I’m the founder of Simply Edyn & Co., a small shop built around thoughtful, human-centered goods. Tees, totes, stickers, keyrings, little reminders that care still matters.

I also live with accelerating chronic illness, pain, and symptoms that have made life feel smaller, more expensive, and much harder to navigate. I was laid off months ago. I’m searching for work, but right now my store is my only source of income, and the last two months have been frighteningly difficult.

Without insurance, my medications alone can run $4,500 to $5,000 a month. That does not include appointments, treatments, upcoming surgery, bills, housing, or the ordinary costs of trying to stay alive and stable while your body keeps changing the rules of life on you.

My immediate need is $10,000 in the next 4 days to stay housed, pay urgent bills, and buy my next 30 days of medication.

I know that is a scary number. I know it is a lot to ask of any room, let alone the whole internet. But I also know that beautiful, life-changing things can happen when one honest story reaches the right people. So if you cannot give or buy anything right now, please know that sharing this page is an enormous gift. A share can carry this further than I ever could alone.

My 4–5 month goal is $52,000 to stabilize my health, housing, care, and business while I keep searching for work.

My long-term dream is bigger than survival. I want to give Simply Edyn & Co. a real chance to grow into what I know it can become. That would require a true runway: $350,000 to support five years of building, marketing, PR, operations, assistance, inventory, and the kind of cushion most small businesses need but rarely get without family money, investors, or someone named Bryce casually writing a check.

Every purchase has a human story behind it.

A tee is medication. A sticker is a few more dollars toward stability. A share is a door opening to someone I could not have reached alone.

Each act is medication. Rent. Care. Time. Dignity. Breath.

One act is kindness.
A million acts is hope, made real.

Thank you for reading this. Thank you for helping. Thank you for being part of the reason I can keep going.

With care,
Tasha Monroe
Founder, Simply Edyn & Co.
simplyedynandco.com