Seth and I both need your help. As I write this, he is discharging after a 5 day stay at the hospital for chronic pain and depression.

Seth needs help that I can no longer provide. After 30 years of being his mother and caregiver, he has needs that I can no longer provide by myself. This is a difficult thing for me to accept.

His grandmother, my mom, just cannot continue to help out like she’s been doing, which is completely understandable. Even if she was still physically able, she should not have to.

My daughter, AliceAnn, is an Opelika, Alabama firefighter. Bless her heart for trying to get him out the house a couple of times a month to go eat or something. Actually, she is taking him to a doctors appointment next week so I do not have to miss any more work.

Seth desire for the past few years has been to live independently, with his dog Striker. However, Seth also needs caregiving support. The only way for Seth to receive both is to have his own tiny home in the backyard with a caregiver visiting frequently as well as having family nearby.

The caseworker here at Saint Francis Hospital in Columbus Georgia has worked hard at trying to find a personal care home for Seth that meets all of his needs. Due to financial reasons and his physical needs, there is no place that will accept him. And to be honest, putting him in a home would tear me apart. It certainly wouldn’t meet Seth’s mental and emotional needs.

Seth wants his own place where people can come visit him. He wants to host a Bible study. He wants his privacy. And I get that. But because of his Cerebral Palsy, he cannot have those things like a typical able-bodied 30 year-old.

I think a tiny home would be a perfect fit, and so does he!

The funds raised here would be used for a down payment, to fence the small yard so he could independently take care of Striker, and finish the inside so that it meets his physical needs.

Seth would use his disability check to make payments on the home, as that money is intended to provide for his needs.

I wish I was able to financially continue to help Seth. But, as much as I hate to admit, I just cannot. Unfortunately, his dad does not contribute to Seth’s needs as a disabled adult child.

Thank you,

Jennifer