Dana's Recovery Fund

Hello wonderful people! I'm setting up this fundraiser to help the amazing Dana Talmo cover some of their recent medical and living expenses.

As many of you already know, Dana has been grappling with their mental health for a long time and on Wednesday, October 13th, they had the strength to check themself into the Emergency Department at UVMMC to get the help that they needed. After spending 3 days in the ED, Dana was transferred to an inpatient mental health facility where they were diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and stayed for another 13 days. I'm very happy to report that Dana has made some large strides on their road to recovery and was finally able to return home to their 4 chickens (the Chicky Ladies & Silkie), 3 stinky dogs (Remmy, Gandalf, and Earl), 2 cats (Ron and Jimmy), and 1 partner (thats me!). Although Dana has come sooo far from where they started, there is still a long journey of outpatient treatment ahead of them and they will not be able to return to work until at least January of 2022.

What feels like an age ago, in June of 2020, Dana opened the doors of Talmo Hair Co. for business and poured their heart and soul into it. Then, after a year of operation, they took a huge leap and expanded the business, from a single chair small studio, to the amazing 3 chair salon you see today. You all have helped make their business an amazing success and we cannot thank you all enough for that. However, as the owner and currently the sole employee, they now have not only their medical expenses to cover, but also the business overhead as well as basic living expenses.

I'm asking for your help to support our dear friend Dana in their time of need. No contribution is too small and every penny of it will go a long way to helping them get their health back on track and get Dana back to their badass self that we all know and love.