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Help Fintan Survive in less pain!!

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Hello! My name is Sequana,I am 16 and my Dads carer since my mam died during the summer at 49 from terminal cancer.It is now just me and my dad that are still here from that photo (taken last March on my 16th bday ) even our little cat passed away:(
Since my mam died we have been trying to live off his single income of €207 from disability benefit and a 40 euro payment he gets for me(supplements + heat patches for his chronic pain are €80 out of this alone)We had been getting €550 while my mam was here as she could get carers allowance for my dad and my sister who had autism(she died in November at 22yrs old)
Although I’m my dads carer I’m not of age to receive carers for him.
My sister committed suicide 2months ago within 6months of my mam dying (due to lack of help that she and we have begged to get her for the past 10 years)after being discharged unaccompanied for “a walk” around the grounds of a psychiatric hospital that she should have been safe in.
My Dad then went the month after this getting 10-12hrs of sleep a week.He had his first cluster headache attack on December 5th.We knew they were these as he had a cycle 3years ago and it was so awful he attempted to take his life at the time when being forced to go through it all with nothing but incorrect meds.
The pain of these is one of the worst known to mankind .These attacks are a 9.7 on the pain scale while child birth is a 7.5 and he’s had 70+ attacks in the last 7weeks with no treatment and he was having four within 24hrs at one point + has had attacks lasting up to 6hours in length with only 2hr breaks in between while having a constant 6-8/10 painful migraine constantly since December 1st
He needs urgent help and many expenses come with this .These headaches are known as “suicide headaches” as most people are driven to taking there life within days of having afew it is a miracle he is still alive. I’ve been looking after him home alone the last month as well as possible and haven’t been able to attend school in 12 weeks now (im in 5th yr ) bc I’m minding him all day everyday and can’t leave him alone.
All that was offered 2weeks ago was a physciatric hospital as he was so suicidal from the pain during these attacks with no relief where he was ignored put on all the wrong medication and left seizing in the bed from the pain for hours without even being asked was he okay and refused the option of a doctor while begging,also refused to be put in a padded cell when he asked to be during excruciating attacks w no meds for his own safety.
We are 7 weeks down the line and still have no treatment.He is diagnosed now as I managed to get him a private consultation with a specialised neurologist over in Liverpool,He’s part of the 1% that get these attacks to have them bilaterally ( pain is all over the head not just one side ) any shares or donations are very much appreciated thanks for any support ,I hate to have my hand out again❤️‍prayers mean just as much x

Donations 

  • Shannen Stanley
    • €5 
    • 7 mos
  • Anonymous
    • €50 
    • 7 mos
  • Anonymous
    • €15 
    • 8 mos
  • Meadbh McSweeney
    • €10 
    • 9 mos
  • Grace Kelso
    • €5 
    • 9 mos

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Fintan OBrien
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