My name is Galen and I need help funding my PTSD service dog. I had a very emotionally unstable mom during my childhood who through abuse, manipulation and control, created an environment of extreme fear and distrust that still affects much of my life today. This has caused me to develop a constant state of hyper vigilance in regard to my safety. It’s not something I’ve been able to overcome as of yet, but a service dog helps me to overcome a lot of my mental obstacles.

My PTSD has greatly impacted my quality of life and I have been in search of a service dog for years. My therapist recommended medi-dogs and it feels like it was meant to be. Bumble has been in training the last year for a handler with PTSD and making amazing progress. Something I journaled a few days into her being with us was “ It feels like she has lived with us for weeks instead of days. She just fits. The kids love her so much,and it’s nice having a shadow so I don’t feel alone during all my spiraling and not being able to sleep.”

I want to go into public and feel safe. I want to get a job and be independent. I want to feel hopeful that I can take my life into my own hands. Bumble is improving the quality of my life already. She is being trained to watch my back, to alert me when others approach, and stand between me and others so I feel safer in public settings. She also tasks with tactile stimulation and preforming deep pressure therapy during high anxiety.

In the short time she has been home with me she has already made life easier, but medi-dogs wants to become a non-profit by the first of next year so I am on a time crunch to pay off her balance and I would greatly appreciate anything you can donate. I am trying to raise her base cost of $15,000 with a beginning goal of $4,500. Thank you to everyone that takes the time to read this, shares, and donates. It means the world to me!