Help Rebuild a Safe Life for Vanae & Royal

My name is Vanae Patton & I am a single mother to my 8-year-old son with Systemic Cerebral Palsy, Royal. Typically, I am a very private person who never asks for help and tries to do everything alone. Recently, I’ve learned that it’s impossible to do everything on your own, so I’ve decided to reach out to anyone who is able and willing to help my little family.

This year has been one of the hardest on Royal and me. Back in April, I suffered a crisis that left me unable to work, causing me to lose my apartment, my job, and ultimately forcing me to send Royal to live with his father, which was not ideal for either of us. During this time, my mother was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and spent the majority of 3 months in the hospital and rehabilitation centers. I had been staying with friends & coming back and forth to my mother's house to check on my younger brother, who was staying with her boyfriend at the time. There was an incident where her boyfriend put a gun to my head and threatened me at my mother’s home in her room.

Royal's father is no longer in a position to keep him, which means that he had to come back to live with me. Due to the space with my friends being limited, we have had to come back to live at my mother's house while I work out our living situation. Unfortunately, I do feel on edge and uncomfortable being here most of the days. It is hard for me to sleep here, especially while having to look after Royal and make sure he is safe as well. All of this has taken a huge toll on my mental health, and I am not sure what else I can do other than ask for the help of my community.

I am hoping to raise money to support our journey to having our own SAFE space to sleep, be comfortable, and enjoy. If you can help me get my independence back for myself and for my son, it would be greatly appreciated this holiday season! Thank you in advance and be blessed!

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