Help Thomas Simmons afford insulin!
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Hello everyone, I’ve created this GoFundMe for Thomas in hopes to help him get back onto his feet.
Thomas has resided for 49 years in Savannah, Georgia where he was born and raised. Thomas has been through a lot of hardship recently with the passing of his mother, father, and his wife who passed away on September 16th two years ago. On top of dealing with tragic loss Thomas also has dealt with the loss of his job earlier this year which meant he lost his health insurance. For Thomas this has been extremely troubling and dangerous because Thomas is also a Type 1 diabetic who requires roughly 50 units of insulin a day. Thomas has had to go days without his insulin, has been hospitalized, and has relied on donations to pay for his own insulin over the past months and has even pawned off his belongs to pay for insulin to keep himself out of the hospital. He has had to walk in the Georgia heat because he doesn’t have adequate access to transportation or communication with others. He must choose between starving himself to stretch his medication out or eating and risking getting sick everyday. Despite going through tragic loss and turbulent times Thomas is hopeful and has been a kind and compassionate soul since I had the pleasure of meeting him. I’m hoping to raise any amount of money to help Thomas get through these times. We would like to make the goal of raising 3,000 because that is roughly the amount of money needed for two months of insulin. Any amount donated is greatly appreciated and will make the difference of surviving for Thomas if his job search and interviewing process isn't successful.
Thank you.
Thomas wrote this poem about his struggles with Type 1 diabetes and misfortune titled,
“The Struggle Is Real”
What are people thinking
When they walk past my sign...
Are they stereotyping and categorizing
inside their simplistic minds?
Do they ever stop to wonder
How this disease has complicated my life...
It has robbed women of their husbands
And men of their wives.
Diabetes Mellitus...
What in the world, what in the name?
This disease has come into the picture
and totally changed the game.
If you were a diabetic and had no insurance
Tell me, what would you do?
You could wake up one morning pouring sweat, and vision blurred...
And just like that you’re a diabetic too.
So be kind to others and what they go through
Because you never know when it’s your turn,
Diabetes Mellitus is a painful lesson
One I pray you never have to learn.”
-Thomas J. Simmons Jr.
Thomas has resided for 49 years in Savannah, Georgia where he was born and raised. Thomas has been through a lot of hardship recently with the passing of his mother, father, and his wife who passed away on September 16th two years ago. On top of dealing with tragic loss Thomas also has dealt with the loss of his job earlier this year which meant he lost his health insurance. For Thomas this has been extremely troubling and dangerous because Thomas is also a Type 1 diabetic who requires roughly 50 units of insulin a day. Thomas has had to go days without his insulin, has been hospitalized, and has relied on donations to pay for his own insulin over the past months and has even pawned off his belongs to pay for insulin to keep himself out of the hospital. He has had to walk in the Georgia heat because he doesn’t have adequate access to transportation or communication with others. He must choose between starving himself to stretch his medication out or eating and risking getting sick everyday. Despite going through tragic loss and turbulent times Thomas is hopeful and has been a kind and compassionate soul since I had the pleasure of meeting him. I’m hoping to raise any amount of money to help Thomas get through these times. We would like to make the goal of raising 3,000 because that is roughly the amount of money needed for two months of insulin. Any amount donated is greatly appreciated and will make the difference of surviving for Thomas if his job search and interviewing process isn't successful.
Thank you.
Thomas wrote this poem about his struggles with Type 1 diabetes and misfortune titled,
“The Struggle Is Real”
What are people thinking
When they walk past my sign...
Are they stereotyping and categorizing
inside their simplistic minds?
Do they ever stop to wonder
How this disease has complicated my life...
It has robbed women of their husbands
And men of their wives.
Diabetes Mellitus...
What in the world, what in the name?
This disease has come into the picture
and totally changed the game.
If you were a diabetic and had no insurance
Tell me, what would you do?
You could wake up one morning pouring sweat, and vision blurred...
And just like that you’re a diabetic too.
So be kind to others and what they go through
Because you never know when it’s your turn,
Diabetes Mellitus is a painful lesson
One I pray you never have to learn.”
-Thomas J. Simmons Jr.
Organizer
Kyla Goodwin
Organizer
Port Wentworth, GA