Homeless & Hiking

Hi there. My name is Aaron, I am 42yrs old and suddenly found myself homeless. Instead of panicking and wallowing in depression, I have decided to take advantage of the situation and confront being homeless on my own terms, by accomplishing something I have yearned for since childhood. I have decided to thru-hike the Appalacian Trail beginning in Georgia and following thru to the end in Maine. Ironically this journey also takes me home. I served in the US Army for nearly 10 years before returning to civillian life. After some adjustment time I chose to open my own business...I failed...epically...I lost everything. I have since struggled to pickup the pieces and put my life back together, but it has been a turbulent struggle. I have lost my way spiritually, mentally and emotionally. I feel an overwhelming pull toward nature and finding myself again in the wild, for it is only in the harshest of conditions that we truly begin to know ourselves. I began my journey on Feb 10th 2017.
  I am asking for some added support to bolster the meager funds I have available. Every dollar is a lifesaver, ensuring I maintain an adequate food supply, communications(cell phone) and a small emergency fund (and perhaps the occasional bath/laundry...lol).
  I know the idea of this may sound completely irrational, or even crazy, to many of you. I don't ask that you try to fully comprehend the reasons, only that you grasp the depth of what this means to me. That I feel I am in a struggle for my soul, my sanity and my life. That I feel I need to do this to be me again. To find myself in the challenges and hardships.
  I could not even express in words how thankful I would be for the assistance. How do you thank someone for saving your life? That is how thankful I would be for every penny.
   Any funds leftover at the end of my journey will be donated to a Toys for Tots coordinator in Franklin NC who has been instrumental in helping me succeed.
   Thank you, sincerely(even if you can't help out),