Help Tamia with Medical Bills for Depression
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Hi all.
I am Tamia Sanders and I am a 20 year old undergrad rising senior at UNC Chapel Hill. I have been struggling with depression for the past few years. My sophomore year of undergrad, I began taking antidepressants and treating my condition better than I ever had before. Because of this, I dealt with a period of time where my depression wasn't crippling me as much as it had before. Unfortunately, this reparation period did not last forever.
I have been heavily involved in the world of activism and organizing since I was a high schooler and when I arrived at Carolina these efforts only strengthened. While organizing is my passion, it has also become my own personal duty. Engaging in activism under a school that continuously supports white supremacists and welcomes them onto our campus while disregarding the safety of its Black students has done great damage to my mental health and gotten harder as time goes by. The weight of navigating this campus where I feel my safety and existence is constantly stepped on, paired with the recent loss of a close loved one, has drastically interfered with the effectiveness of my antidepressants and caused my depression to cripple me yet again.
This past semester I have been hospitalized twice for my depression and am currently faced with medical bills that I need help covering. Every amount of help is greatly appreciated. If you cannot help financially please share this. I would also like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way. To every comment of affirmation, every hug after a heavy protest, and every smile of encouragement...thank you for seeing me and for supporting me.
I am Tamia Sanders and I am a 20 year old undergrad rising senior at UNC Chapel Hill. I have been struggling with depression for the past few years. My sophomore year of undergrad, I began taking antidepressants and treating my condition better than I ever had before. Because of this, I dealt with a period of time where my depression wasn't crippling me as much as it had before. Unfortunately, this reparation period did not last forever.
I have been heavily involved in the world of activism and organizing since I was a high schooler and when I arrived at Carolina these efforts only strengthened. While organizing is my passion, it has also become my own personal duty. Engaging in activism under a school that continuously supports white supremacists and welcomes them onto our campus while disregarding the safety of its Black students has done great damage to my mental health and gotten harder as time goes by. The weight of navigating this campus where I feel my safety and existence is constantly stepped on, paired with the recent loss of a close loved one, has drastically interfered with the effectiveness of my antidepressants and caused my depression to cripple me yet again.
This past semester I have been hospitalized twice for my depression and am currently faced with medical bills that I need help covering. Every amount of help is greatly appreciated. If you cannot help financially please share this. I would also like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way. To every comment of affirmation, every hug after a heavy protest, and every smile of encouragement...thank you for seeing me and for supporting me.
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Tamia Sanders
Organizer
Durham, NC
