A Battle I Cannot Do Alone
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Dear Friends,
It is with a humble plea for help that I write this and share a piece of my story. My name is Leslie Tipping and I’m hoping to raise funds that I might be able to get help in fighting a battle for my “life”. The wounds and scars are not seen with the eyes, as they are borne in the heart and soul. It is a fight to put one foot in front of the other, to rise up in spite of the messages on replay that tell me “I’ve already been defeated”, to press forward while being haunted by flashbacks and night terrors. Despite the overwhelming feelings of terror, despair, and exhaustion, I refuse to give up! This is a fight that can be won, but I cannot do it alone; therein lies my plea and cry for help. I am on a healing journey in an effort to give a voice to what has been in silence for years. I have been brutally broken through severe sexual and physiological abuse. Some of which was done in a ritualistic manner. This journey of healing has required that I separate from everything I’ve known and has left me to press forward on my own.
There is a residential treatment facility very specific to my needs with the best care available. I was able to spend a few weeks there to start my healing, but I did not have the funds to complete the treatment that I needed. I’ve been trying to push through life on my own since, but realize I need to return to the center to finish my journey.
I have an opportunity to return to the facility if I can just raise the needed money. The help they offer there is immeasurable—it is life! Please help me take the steps that are necessary to rise up; that I might “face adversity in the eye and beat it with a broomstick”.
Then one day, after I’ve triumphed over this difficulty, my hope is to help others who have faced similar struggles to find their own path of hope and healing.
With sincere gratitude,
Leslie Tipping
It is with a humble plea for help that I write this and share a piece of my story. My name is Leslie Tipping and I’m hoping to raise funds that I might be able to get help in fighting a battle for my “life”. The wounds and scars are not seen with the eyes, as they are borne in the heart and soul. It is a fight to put one foot in front of the other, to rise up in spite of the messages on replay that tell me “I’ve already been defeated”, to press forward while being haunted by flashbacks and night terrors. Despite the overwhelming feelings of terror, despair, and exhaustion, I refuse to give up! This is a fight that can be won, but I cannot do it alone; therein lies my plea and cry for help. I am on a healing journey in an effort to give a voice to what has been in silence for years. I have been brutally broken through severe sexual and physiological abuse. Some of which was done in a ritualistic manner. This journey of healing has required that I separate from everything I’ve known and has left me to press forward on my own.
There is a residential treatment facility very specific to my needs with the best care available. I was able to spend a few weeks there to start my healing, but I did not have the funds to complete the treatment that I needed. I’ve been trying to push through life on my own since, but realize I need to return to the center to finish my journey.
I have an opportunity to return to the facility if I can just raise the needed money. The help they offer there is immeasurable—it is life! Please help me take the steps that are necessary to rise up; that I might “face adversity in the eye and beat it with a broomstick”.
Then one day, after I’ve triumphed over this difficulty, my hope is to help others who have faced similar struggles to find their own path of hope and healing.
With sincere gratitude,
Leslie Tipping
Organizer
Leslie Tipping
Organizer
Franklin, TN