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Seth Needs Our Help

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I am shamelessly begging all of you to help my brother Seth right now. If there was ever a time that he needed all of us to come together and show him our love and support, it is now. As some of you know, Seth has been diagnosed with schitzophrenia and bipolar disorder. He has been in and out of hospitals and jail the past two years due to episodes of psychosis and drug use (substance abuse is extremely common with people who have these disorders). For those of you not familiar with his conditions, there are ups (manic or psychotic behavior) and then downs (depression). Seth had a big "up" recently, which ended with him in jail (his offenses were minor, but he has been held here to keep him safe...and because there have not been hospitals near him with rooms available). For the past few months, he has been in solitary confinement 23 hours per day. After all of this, he is sinking into a deep depression and I am worried sick about him hurting himself or ending his life. I talk to him on almost a daily basis. He is so broken, so damaged. He is hurting and desperately needs to heal at a rehab facility. He needs counseling and therapy to heal from years of emotional trauma and childhood abuse and neglect.
Seth is being transferred this week to a state mental hospital, hours away from any family or friends. He CANNOT stay there. I can't stress enough how fragile he is right now and he is desperately crying out for help. He cannot just be left to suffer in a psych ward, isolated, without the support he needs to heal and recover. Seth has talked recently to me about suicidal thoughts. I CANNOT AND WILL NOT LET THIS HAPPEN TO MY BROTHER!
I have spoken to Seth's case worker and she has agreed to present a rehab and recovery plan to the judge so that Seth can get transferred ASAP after an evaluation at the mental hospital and get the help, support and medical treatment he needs to get his life on the right track.
I have found a place for him near me where he can spend 3 months in an intensive recovery program. He will have his meds regulated so he can live a normal life. He will go through a 12-step program in a highly structured and compassionate environment, a full schedule of farm chores, cooking, meditation, time in nature, one-on-one counseling, group therapy with other guys who are in similar situations, and once he completes the program will have lifelong support and accountability from his mentors at the facility there. And, he will be near family, and we will visit him regularly. It is exactly what he needs. 
Please feel free to check out the facility:

https://www.10acreranch.org/bipolar-disorder-treatment/

This program is one of the most affordable I have been able to find based on the specific care Seth needs, and from what I've heard, the long-term success rate is extremely good with their patients.

PLEASE.  I AM BEGGING ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. If this wasn't so urgent or so serious, I would not be doing this. I will be forever grateful for any contributions you can make. I assure you, I am not being dramatic when I say you will help save Seth's life. Please help him. Please.

For those of you who do not know Seth, he is a kind and gentle soul with a tender heart and a great sense of humor. It's impossible to not love him. He is a beautiful person.

-Naomi Farber ( Seth's sister)
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  • Molly Kodros
    • $10 
    • 7 yrs
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Naomi Farber
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Los Angeles, CA

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