
Help Sophie, Tanya and Josh Fight For Life
Donation protected
I have known Tanya for close to 15 years. In that whole time, there has been one thing about her that has always shone through; she Loves her children; Josh and Sophie; and would do anything for them!
Devastatingly, for the past 8 weeks, Tanya’s world has been shattered. She is in crisis mode. Her beautiful 12-year-old daughter, Sophie, is being crippled by deteriorating mental health. Pre-existing anxiety and panic disorders and many changes in 2022 have sent her on a massive downhill spiral. Now Sophie is suffering from multiple panic attacks a day, unforgiving sadness, and no longer wants to remain earth-bound.
For 8 long weeks, Tanya has been on 24/7 suicide watch as her darling girl tries to leave this world. Sophie is receiving medical care; however, due to her age and the negative impacts of “being admitted”, it has been recommended that the best thing for Sophie is to stay in Tanya’s care. In order to do this, to be there for Sophie every single second of the day, every single day of the week, Tanya had stopped working. She is a single parent and has no other financial support, and while she is waiting for Centrelink to look at her application, her financial pressures keep piling up. Not having an income has become her primary stress aside from everything she is enduring with Sophie. She is fearful of how she will provide for both of her children and is in fear of losing her home.
There is no indication of how long this awful journey in Sophie’s life will be, but until it is over, Tanya will be by her side every step of the way. She is undone, exhausted, terrified of closing her eyes as it may be the last time she sees her daughter's face.
Therefore, I am starting this Go Fund Me campaign for Tanya, Sophie and Josh. My hope is that all the beautiful people in Tanya’s life can pull together to replace her lost income and relieve the pressure and need to work. This way, there will be at least one less thing Tanya needs to worry about so she can focus all her love and energy on her beautiful family as they are fighting for life.
Organizer and beneficiary
Jessica Traill-Nguyen
Organizer
Kingston, TAS
Tanya Ellis
Beneficiary