Hi everyone,

I'm Sarah, a former dog trainer in Los Angeles, CA. In 2025, Leading up to my concussion, I was under massive stress from the stacking of multiple events. From the recent loss of my grandparents who were my primary caretakers when I was younger, California fires, evacuation, relocating, and other personal matters. On April 11th, I suddenly lost consciousness, hit my head on the counter and hit my head again on the floor, resulting in a a severe concussion. What I initially thought to be a loss of consciousness for 10-15mins at most, was actually closer to 45mins - not realizing this until roughly 5 months after my concussion. This then resulted in binocular vision dysfunction, post-concussion syndrome, short term memory loss, exacerbated sensory overload, resurfaced speech impairments, struggles with reading and comprehension, and more.

Since I was a small business owner, I didn't qualify for disability and have been struggling to get financial assistance despite my injury completely debilitating me and preventing me from being able to work. For the last year I have fluctuated from trying to navigate my disability through insurance, healthcare, and asking for help from those who knew me personally.

Due to my situation and the combination of all the different invisible disabilities, the complexities of how the brain functions, family limitations and systemic hurdles when functioning from a deficit, I have struggled to find support, financial assistance, and the proper resources. If you or your friends are able to donate to my GoFundMe, I would greatly appreciate it. Every share matters and does help.

Funds would be used to cover basic needs such as my phone and internet (to be able to maintain communication), ensure my dog is healthy, food and pet food, pet insurance, securing a home for me and my dog, help with rent (current and past due) to ensure I am able to have a safe home. If we are able to raise enough to cover basic needs, vision therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, and/or other rehab to assist for a successful and active concussion recovery.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and to everyone who's supported me and/or my work for years prior.