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Getting out of a Rough patch.

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Hi, I'm Bryan Reid. Some of you know me from video games, some from school, some from online communities.  Since Mid-June I've been dashing from one crisis to the next. One of my roommates of two years took his own life while I was out of town one weekend. While incredibly emotionally exhausting, his passing also proved to be fiscally taxing. The remainder of the household had to come up with the money for rent and bills previously set to be split 3 ways instead of two. We survived, although it caused me to not have enough money move the upcoming August 15. Luckily, my roommate and best friend, Jake Graham,  and good ole fashioned credit card debt would have been enough to see me through when combined with the hours I was scheduled for. I was under the impression I was going to have an easy time getting back on my feet, perhaps even before the move. Unfortunately that's not what occurrered.  In cruel twist of fate, my motorcycle was stolen on August 3rd. I had to drop some of my hours while I figured out transportation and worked with insurance and the police. The dropped hours hurt my already dwindling financial resources pretty badly. Not to mention the big move was rapidly approaching; our new apartment was further away from my workplace and I'd lost the ability to make it there on my own. Luckily, Jake Graham came to my rescue and was driving me to and from work. I did my part and tried to make my hours match 8-4 schedule.  Around August  21, I experienced some genuinely good news! I was selected to go on a travel festival with my job from that 21st to the 27th. Not only was that a goal of mine, but also it was a lucrative venture that might be able to put my life back on track. There I made a good bit of money that I will be seeing later on this week. On the last working day of the festival, I received a call from the Gwinnett police and after a very anxious minute they informed me my motorcycle was recovered with limited damages. I thought that I had made it through this dark portion of my life and I couldn't wait to tell stories about the worst summer of my life while drinking at an "I made it guys!" party I was thinking of hosting. While getting my motorcycle back has been awesome, it came with a slew of expenses totaling less than my deductible, meaning it all has to come out of pocket. I had to get new keys cut ($200) because they changed the ignition, I need new turn signals ($80) because they took the old ones off, and also to just get my vehicle serviced (Oil change + break fluid $170) because they rode it the last couple hundred miles before I needed to get it  serviced. I resolved myself to just work and it would be okay, but I was stressed out constantly from my personal life and not sleeping well and it seems I simply pushed myself too hard.  On August 31, I easily could have died or killed another person. I fell asleep behind the wheel of an insured company vehicle and drove into the median. The vehicle being insured means I'm not on the hook for damages .I was the only person affected and I was physically fine. I called my manager crying and apologizing because I my recent string of bad luck had effected the company and I was sure I'd be terminated, but they were just happy I was okay. I did lose my glasses in the incident and have since used my credit card to rush order new ones ($80). That's more or less the full story minus a few other small misfortunes ( i.e. losing two phones insured phones on the highway within the same month totaling to about $250 dollars because I had just upgraded)
and I'm realizing that I can't do it alone. I just need a little breathing room so I opened this GoFundMe. I'd really appreciate whatever you'd like to give and I have the support of numerous friends and my family. Things have just gotten a little too expensive and I find myself in need of finical support in addition to the emotional support I've been receiving. Thanks for taking the time to read even if you don't decide to donate! Thanks if you do donate.  Thanks if you can't donate but really want to! Thanks for witnessing someone going through an incredibly rough patch and being willing to outstretch a helping hand!

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Bryan Reid
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Duluth, GA

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