
Fund Ben's Vital Treatment at Hillside Hospital
Donation protected
This is Ben, while typically he has been such a bright and smiling joy of a human, this year has hit him hard. Our family has been through a very rough year and while we are all struggling to get through, Ben has autism which does not allow him to express how he is feeling like we can. This had led to self-harming, psychosis from depression and every mama's greatest fear of suicide attempts with hospitalization. I have never done one of these asking for help, but I am begging right now. Ben is currently at Hillside Mental Hospital in Atlanta, GA 5 hours away from where we live. This is the ONLY hospital who will take him within 9 states as he is a catch 22 when it comes to mental health care. He is excluded from care due to his autism diagnosis or he is too high functioning for help. We waited 3 months to get him into this place and with the new year approaching we just found out that they need the entire family deductible for the year to provide continued care at this facility. In addition to this outrageous amount, we also have travel, hotel, and pet sitting fees that has just overwhelmed us this year. Please help us reach this goal, his last suicide attempt he almost succeeded by taking a massive overdose, slicing both carotids and both wrists. I don't want to lose my son, and my greatest fear is that if he returns now without the ability to have healthy coping mechanisms he will succeed with a future attempt. If you cannot give, share and say a prayer for our family. We could really use it! Thank you for taking the time to read this, really. God bless!
Organizer

Marianne Tadlock
Organizer
Summerville, SC