Hi! My name is Sara, and I am asking you to help my son and me change our surname.

At three years old, I was sexually abused by my uncle, the younger brother of my mother, from whom I got my last name. My mother carried her dad's surname, who was also involved with abuse in her younger years.

At 18, I got pregnant by my first boyfriend. I gave our son his dad's surname to keep him safe from my own family. My ex turned out to be a narcissist and abused and raped me, even after I got out of our relationship. Unfortunately, he had the right to see the child in our law and knew about my past. Two months before our son turned four, he sexually abused him too.

Last week I finally had our last lawsuit, and I won.

Finally, after eight years, all ties are cut. Our son STILL carries his last name, and I STILL have the last name of my abuser TOO. The next step to free us from these chains is to CHANGE our LAST NAMES.

The cost per person to change the surname is €835; this makes a total of €1670. As a single mom AND student, it's just too much to pay at once at this moment. So I'm asking you to please help us out with all my heart. You will change our lives forever!