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Hi, My name is Colleen. I am chronically ill and have been since I was a child starting at age 4. Except now I have permanent wounds like the fracture in my back caused from domestic violence with my children’s father. I am partially treatment resistant and suffer daily with fibromyalgia, stenosis, spondilosis, arthritis, bursitis and degenerative disk disease all of the spine. As well as other physical and mental health problems like the bipolar 2 disorder, BPD, dissociative disorder, severe PTSD and anxiety that I have been battling since I was a small child at just 7 years old. As well as working through a lifetime of abuse in therapy. I don’t have any family.
Then just this past week I was involved in trying to break up a dog fight and was badly injured.
I’ve been bouncing around for the past year, deeply depressed and scared I’m going to end up homeless every single time. It’s the worst feeling living in limbo not knowing where you’re going to sleep or eat.
I have been traveling everywhere with my service dog in training Empress and my two cats. They help to keep me going and not feel so alone.
Updates-
As of June I admitted myself to the psychiatric hospital. Kids and Pets are being well cared for while I get well.
However, I have also learned a osteomyelitis in my finger from breaking up a dog fight between a 130lb Argentinian dogo and a 13 year old, missing one eye, happy as can be 10lb schnoodle. The schnoodle lived ❤️
I am having my surgery today (July 9th) to get the infection out of the bone. Then they’re growing whatever bacteria that is in my joints to see if I need more intravenous antibiotics or oral. Then I will go back to my psychiatric program and finish getting help.
I still need help to get by while I recover mentally and now physically. Thank you ❤️
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Colleen Sullivan
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Braintree, MA