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Lauren's Service Dog Fund

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Hello Everyone, My name is Lauren. I'm 15 years old and struggle with ADD and anxiety. With school, homework, diving, and dealing with social issues, I have a difficult time dealing with stress. This stress gets so intense that I suffer from several anxiety attacks throughout the day. This anxiety is affecting me in school because I stress out too much about making good grades and getting my homework done. But, with my ADD and Dyslexia, it takes me 4X longer to complete my homework every night. The other thing that my stress is affecting is my diving career because I build up so much anxiety when learning a new dive that I start to break down.

My mom has tried to help me do things to keep my stress and anxiety under control. Some of the things I have tried are meditation, counselling, medication and acupuncture but these have not worked very well for me. Through some research, my mom and me have found that others dealing with stress and anxiety have been successful having a service dog. These service dogs are trained to recognize the oncoming signs of stress and anxiety and help the person to reduce their stress and anxiety by removing them from the situation or environment. 

I love pets, especially dogs, and feel a service dog would help me in dealing with my stress and anxiety. I am in the process of completing the paper work to be put on the waiting list. The waiting time for receiving a service dog ranges from six to twenty-four months based on a successful match between the person and the service dog. The most difficult part of getting a service dog except for the wait is that they cost $3,600. 

I feel having a service dog will help me be very successful and able to take on any challenge I'm faced with. I would be very grateful for anyone that is able to help me reach my goal of $3,600.

I would like to thank you for reading my story and any generous donation that helps me get closer to my goal.

Sincerely,
Lauren

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lauren krsek
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Marion, IA

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