Recovery from illness & help in hard times

After many years of living on the fringes I was finally able to receive the help I much needed. After being diagnosed for PTSD, severe depression and anxiety I was provided a psychiatrist and cognitive behavioral therapist with medications provided at an almost non-existent fee. I am now stable of the mind and rationally able to work through the things in life that have clutched at me and caused addiction to take over.

Last year after a Covid-19 positive result, the loss of employment due to illness, and a very recent 3 month rehabilitation for addiction I came home to find that my home had been broken in to, used as a lair for partying with hard drugs, and then wiped clean of all valuables and several sentimental items. I have maintained a rational mind through this despite learning this and more morbid details and chalked it up as a loss and kept on forward. Roughly a week and a half ago while getting the lawn back in order I was bitten by an insect that very rapidly progressed into cellulitis in three large areas of the lower extremities leading to a minor blood infection followed by an emergency room visit for treatment. 

Among the 90 days away from home and being unable to walk without severe pain and swelling I have not been able to work and have acrued 3 months of overdue rent payments as well as a very large uninsured hospital bill and expensive prescriptions. This fundraiser is designated to provide relief from the potential loss of another part of my life and for the upcoming follow up appointment for infection.

I do not have a large support system and the little I have do not live lavish lives and have done all they can financially and emotionally for my situation. 

To be able to receive this assistance that ultimately provides me assurance that I don't let my mental health decline and maintain my sobriety means so much more to me than words are worthy of describing. I am a very prideful person when it comes to asking others if they can help, as rejection is a big trigger for my emotional state however, as I can rationally type this out to no one in particular I am able to keep hope.

As an artist/tattooist I will guarantee that if working together we can get my feet back under me, not only will I be able to keep that hope I will spread more of it as well. I will paint, draw, sketch any medium of art and as many as I can and I will auction items off and the proceeds will be donated between a few different fundraisers or charities of the majority decision of you that help in this.

Thank you again so much for taking your personal time to read this and sharing it with those you are close to. If you helped with $5 or $50 it is all the same as you humbled your heart to help someone else and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. God bless and those who have helped I would like to talk to in the future. 

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