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Life changing medical & moving cost

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Hello, it's Mike " The Birdman" Dodd here and I come to you in what legimatly be my darkest hour. I have never known fear til a few days ago.

So here is my story
i have always been a large man over 400+ pounds and that has always been a source of challenges both physicsally and in the last few  years financially.

Ive some issues with my knees but now it has spread to one left leg where it has become increasingly hard to move it due a condition called  Adema and it has limited my mobility to a walker but more often not a wheelchair.  I don't leave the house often because it's difficult and more often then not, I'm embrassing and I can only front a brave face for so long.

So due to sickness and a potentially dislocated shoulder, we called 911 and it took A LOT of effort from fire and ambulance crew to get me out of my basement Apartment.

Here is where things start to suck
i was told, I would not be allowed to go back to that apartment apartment because it wasn't safe. I need to move but I also will require more physio, and likely a type of weight loss rehab.
 
I was already planning on going ahead with gastric bypass and this could fast track me in but I don't know. I'm legitimately scared as I don't know what will happen next.

i know I've made some bad choices with my body and I could have done things better.  I'm having my hand forced to make these changes now more so now then ever. 

I want to grow old with my wife, I want to raise litters of kittens but mostly I want to learn from the life I will be leaving behind.

i can promise you, that if you help me one last time that I treat every single day as a gift and when I am physically better, I will hug as many of you as possible and I will walk properly again.

i will post regular updates as I can from the hospital and every else.

so what exactly am I asking for?
Moving cost as we have to find a handicap friendly building or housing ASAP. There will be associated costs with getting stuff for the move,etc
Ill likely need some handicap friendly materials to be ordered or even made. Anything to help us cover the time that Blaire may need to take off to be with me. 
We can track down and show you how every dollar is spent as we want to be transparent.

Any questions can be asked here 

i sincerely hope you will consider our request for help and help me change and save my life.

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Michael Dodd
Organizer
Shelburne, ON

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