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11 years ago
Hi guys!
Thought I'd write a lil update..
So this service dog is getting more and more important for me. I'll soon be parttime in wheelchair (when going out and doing errands and stuff requiring more walking) which while it enables me to do more things, also is more of a struggle where a dog could really help me. Getting an electrical one is really hard here for example, so if I'd get a normal one (which is more or less as exhausting as walking) it would be great if I could have the dog to pull the wheelchair at times.
I have been looking through all of Sweden with a magnifying glass, trying to find the perfect breeder. It hasn't been easy. Whenever I thought I found "the one", i or someone else noticed flaws with it. In Sweden the standard of service dogs is set extremely high so it's really important to get a dog as perfect as can be so that we have as high chance as possible in passing the tests and graduating from training!
I think I might have find "the one" again and it's looking promising, to me and others, this time.
Anyhow, I appreciate all you guys have done for me and it would mean the world to me if you'd continue to help me any way you can. Whether it's spreading the word, coming up with fundraising ideas, fundraising or donating!
Love you all so much.♥
http://www.gofundme.com/helpmefundaservicedog
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hi there, do you want to save a life?
My name is Hannah. I am Eighteen years old and I live in a suburb in Sweden. I go to school for two days a week studying civics.
When I'm not in school I'm either at some kind of health-related apointment or at home doing daily living, art and hanging out with my 3 petrats, possibly with homeaid being there. Wherever I am It's always about surviving, making it through the day. It's incredibly hard and I've pretty much given up severeal times but I'm hanging in there!
I'll wake up exhausted, in pain, stiffness, feeling sick and being dizzy. Often with a headache or migraine. A lot of days I cannot make it up from the bed in a few hours and have to depend on my partner to give me medicines, food, water and whatever I might need. If he's not home i'm, bluntly put, screwed. Everything hurts. If I lie completely still it's sometimes manageable but forget about moving.
Other days I make it halfway and nearly faint onto the floor, depending on someone to give me something to eat before I faint completely.
On a good day I might make it to the kitchen to make my own breakfast (with help reaching certain things).
Every step hurts. It hurts in my feet, my legs, my back, my neck, everywhere. Intense pain shooting through me every time I move. I get false infarctpains, often fearing it's a real heartinfarct. I'll feel sick and be unable to keep my balance. I'll notice the signs of an intense migraine coming on, wondering when it will explode, like a ticking bomb. I'll be foggy, unable to think straight, unable to pick out words for what I want to say, like a zombie. Trying to bend is out of question. Want to get something from the bottom-drawer? Too bad.
Currently there are no real medication against fibromyalgia and nothing I've tried have worked for me. I have to rely on someone else, in this case my mate, always being there. I realize how I would not survive on my own, and that too, hurts.
Now this is just the fibromyalgia on it's own, not the ADD, autism, OCD, ibs, depression, panic attacks, flashbacks, paranoia or selfharm.
I cannot keep focused on anything and dissociate a lot. I forget what I'm doing, where I'm going, if I'm holding anything in my hand. I get lost and drop things without noticing. Any sensory input drains me and hurts, noise, lights, people, touch.
I have bad compulsions to basically do anything I do not want to do like hitting myself or turning the volume to max. Real bad skinpicking. Draining routines. I have flashbacks, nightmares and panic attacks about past traumas, always being paranoid. Sometimes I fear going to sleep because of the nightterrors. All this results in selfhate, feeling worthless, having no independence, not able to do normal things. I feel bad for having to rely on others and I constantly feel like a failure.
Now to the goal with this funding...
(The goal might seem extreme but service dogs are very expensive here being uncommon and having to be paid for all by ourselves. We also aren't allowed to train them ourselves, it has to be done by a certified trainer.)
My goal with this fundraiser is to be able to get a service dog. A service dog would help me become more independent and enable me to do things normal people can, with less suffering too. I want the dog not to rely on but rather to become more independent. I want to be able to survive by myself and get through my paindays by myself. I cannot rely on anyone always being there anymore.
I want to do things myself, anything that a healthy person can do! I want to be able to buy groceries, do laundry, make breakfast by myself in the morning, survive by myself on bad days, be able to use public transportation, go to the mall, be able to walk places without it being torture. I want to get my life back and do the all the things I used to love doing but have no energy for now, like crafts, walks or spending time in various coffeeshops.
Except for extremely good obedience and advanced public access training the dog would learn how to..
♥retrieve named objects for me (VERY useful when I'm stuck in bed and need medication, phone, food etc) as well as retrieve objects i point at with a laser.
♥pick up things i drop (I drop things without noticing it a lot), pick up things i ask for, leave the things to another person, put away things.
♥open drawers and doors
♥pull me forward when the fatigue is too bad or in places like stairs
♥support my balance
♥open lids (like the one on the trashcan i usually can't reach myself)
♥calm and notice/alert panicattacks before they go to far as well as alarm and get help
♥help with laundry
♥turn the lights on and off
♥get me my cane
♥wake me up when my alarm goes off
♥interupt selfharm, skinpicking and stimming
♥provide a buffer/shield for me in crowded areas,
♥extinguish flashbacks and overloads by bringing me into the here and now
♥provide deep pressure during panic attacks
♥stand behind/in front of me or circle around me to create a barrier
♥help pull off a jacket, pants, socks or shoes and more.
Except for these great tasks it would also provide me warmth (soothes the pain a lot), security, independence, make me exercise more (which is really though to get yourself to do when you're dealing with this pain but it helps in the long term!), make social connections easier and enable me to do a lot of things I can't now, like going places by myself and surviving without other persons always helping me out.
Having this dog should provide me with a much higher level of independence, exercise, energy, social connections and security as well as just enabling me to live a more normal life with less pain. It would mean the world to me to get a bit of my life back and manage to do things on my own, with help of 4 paws. Every little bit helps, really. Even if you cannot donate you can help by spreading the word. Thank you so much for reading!
Love, Hannah.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
♥THANK YOU♥
Thank you all so much for this overwhelming kindness, I see the journals and tweets spreading and I just don't know what to say. I'm stunned. I have never experienced kindness and caring like this before. Everyone really wants to help! I've even gotten artists offering art for donations, so we're gonna make this fun!
Except for art from me...
Donate...
5 USD and get a free lineart made by
10 USD and get a free badge made by
+ anything below
15 USD and get free art made by
+ anything below
20 USD and get a free sketch made by
+ anything below
30 USD and get free art made by
+ anything below
40 USD and get free art made by
+ anything below
50 USD and get free art (shaded piece) made by
+ anything below
60 USD and get a free badge/icon made by
+ anything below
100 USD and get a free headshot made by
+ anything below
25 USD and above..
makes you a bandana with names on!
60 USD and above..
is going to do a raffle for all the people who donate over $60 to this cause!
If you are the winner of the raffle you will receive an icon for your profile, a digital badge and a semi-realistic sketch! When you donate over $60 I will give you a number, the number you are given will be recorded and Chip will then use random.org to figure out who the winner is.
Special thanks to you lovely artists offering art ♥
(please give me a shout if i've forgotten you!!)
Journals and mentions have been made by..
dainty
chesta
kemushi.
5lakk
rileyy
razzy_lee
forevernika
baronessai
syber
enjoipandas
wild-life
sockune
katanaredwolf
bella_coyote
havik
sparkycando
crystalicethorn
blarmajin
goldcat
radcatstudios
wildpup11
tabbystorm
bluecanary
rokosho
Thatsfurredup
wolfy-nail
Thank you so much lovelies♥♥♥
I don't know how to thank ya'll, you're just amazing and filled to the top with generousity and kindness♥
Thought I'd write a lil update..
So this service dog is getting more and more important for me. I'll soon be parttime in wheelchair (when going out and doing errands and stuff requiring more walking) which while it enables me to do more things, also is more of a struggle where a dog could really help me. Getting an electrical one is really hard here for example, so if I'd get a normal one (which is more or less as exhausting as walking) it would be great if I could have the dog to pull the wheelchair at times.
I have been looking through all of Sweden with a magnifying glass, trying to find the perfect breeder. It hasn't been easy. Whenever I thought I found "the one", i or someone else noticed flaws with it. In Sweden the standard of service dogs is set extremely high so it's really important to get a dog as perfect as can be so that we have as high chance as possible in passing the tests and graduating from training!
I think I might have find "the one" again and it's looking promising, to me and others, this time.
Anyhow, I appreciate all you guys have done for me and it would mean the world to me if you'd continue to help me any way you can. Whether it's spreading the word, coming up with fundraising ideas, fundraising or donating!
Love you all so much.♥
http://www.gofundme.com/helpmefundaservicedog
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hi there, do you want to save a life?
My name is Hannah. I am Eighteen years old and I live in a suburb in Sweden. I go to school for two days a week studying civics.
When I'm not in school I'm either at some kind of health-related apointment or at home doing daily living, art and hanging out with my 3 petrats, possibly with homeaid being there. Wherever I am It's always about surviving, making it through the day. It's incredibly hard and I've pretty much given up severeal times but I'm hanging in there!
I'll wake up exhausted, in pain, stiffness, feeling sick and being dizzy. Often with a headache or migraine. A lot of days I cannot make it up from the bed in a few hours and have to depend on my partner to give me medicines, food, water and whatever I might need. If he's not home i'm, bluntly put, screwed. Everything hurts. If I lie completely still it's sometimes manageable but forget about moving.
Other days I make it halfway and nearly faint onto the floor, depending on someone to give me something to eat before I faint completely.
On a good day I might make it to the kitchen to make my own breakfast (with help reaching certain things).
Every step hurts. It hurts in my feet, my legs, my back, my neck, everywhere. Intense pain shooting through me every time I move. I get false infarctpains, often fearing it's a real heartinfarct. I'll feel sick and be unable to keep my balance. I'll notice the signs of an intense migraine coming on, wondering when it will explode, like a ticking bomb. I'll be foggy, unable to think straight, unable to pick out words for what I want to say, like a zombie. Trying to bend is out of question. Want to get something from the bottom-drawer? Too bad.
Currently there are no real medication against fibromyalgia and nothing I've tried have worked for me. I have to rely on someone else, in this case my mate, always being there. I realize how I would not survive on my own, and that too, hurts.
Now this is just the fibromyalgia on it's own, not the ADD, autism, OCD, ibs, depression, panic attacks, flashbacks, paranoia or selfharm.
I cannot keep focused on anything and dissociate a lot. I forget what I'm doing, where I'm going, if I'm holding anything in my hand. I get lost and drop things without noticing. Any sensory input drains me and hurts, noise, lights, people, touch.
I have bad compulsions to basically do anything I do not want to do like hitting myself or turning the volume to max. Real bad skinpicking. Draining routines. I have flashbacks, nightmares and panic attacks about past traumas, always being paranoid. Sometimes I fear going to sleep because of the nightterrors. All this results in selfhate, feeling worthless, having no independence, not able to do normal things. I feel bad for having to rely on others and I constantly feel like a failure.
Now to the goal with this funding...
(The goal might seem extreme but service dogs are very expensive here being uncommon and having to be paid for all by ourselves. We also aren't allowed to train them ourselves, it has to be done by a certified trainer.)
My goal with this fundraiser is to be able to get a service dog. A service dog would help me become more independent and enable me to do things normal people can, with less suffering too. I want the dog not to rely on but rather to become more independent. I want to be able to survive by myself and get through my paindays by myself. I cannot rely on anyone always being there anymore.
I want to do things myself, anything that a healthy person can do! I want to be able to buy groceries, do laundry, make breakfast by myself in the morning, survive by myself on bad days, be able to use public transportation, go to the mall, be able to walk places without it being torture. I want to get my life back and do the all the things I used to love doing but have no energy for now, like crafts, walks or spending time in various coffeeshops.
Except for extremely good obedience and advanced public access training the dog would learn how to..
♥retrieve named objects for me (VERY useful when I'm stuck in bed and need medication, phone, food etc) as well as retrieve objects i point at with a laser.
♥pick up things i drop (I drop things without noticing it a lot), pick up things i ask for, leave the things to another person, put away things.
♥open drawers and doors
♥pull me forward when the fatigue is too bad or in places like stairs
♥support my balance
♥open lids (like the one on the trashcan i usually can't reach myself)
♥calm and notice/alert panicattacks before they go to far as well as alarm and get help
♥help with laundry
♥turn the lights on and off
♥get me my cane
♥wake me up when my alarm goes off
♥interupt selfharm, skinpicking and stimming
♥provide a buffer/shield for me in crowded areas,
♥extinguish flashbacks and overloads by bringing me into the here and now
♥provide deep pressure during panic attacks
♥stand behind/in front of me or circle around me to create a barrier
♥help pull off a jacket, pants, socks or shoes and more.
Except for these great tasks it would also provide me warmth (soothes the pain a lot), security, independence, make me exercise more (which is really though to get yourself to do when you're dealing with this pain but it helps in the long term!), make social connections easier and enable me to do a lot of things I can't now, like going places by myself and surviving without other persons always helping me out.
Having this dog should provide me with a much higher level of independence, exercise, energy, social connections and security as well as just enabling me to live a more normal life with less pain. It would mean the world to me to get a bit of my life back and manage to do things on my own, with help of 4 paws. Every little bit helps, really. Even if you cannot donate you can help by spreading the word. Thank you so much for reading!
Love, Hannah.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
♥THANK YOU♥
Thank you all so much for this overwhelming kindness, I see the journals and tweets spreading and I just don't know what to say. I'm stunned. I have never experienced kindness and caring like this before. Everyone really wants to help! I've even gotten artists offering art for donations, so we're gonna make this fun!
Except for art from me...
Donate...
5 USD and get a free lineart made by
10 USD and get a free badge made by
+ anything below15 USD and get free art made by
+ anything below20 USD and get a free sketch made by
+ anything below30 USD and get free art made by
+ anything below40 USD and get free art made by
+ anything below50 USD and get free art (shaded piece) made by
+ anything below60 USD and get a free badge/icon made by
+ anything below100 USD and get a free headshot made by
+ anything below25 USD and above..
makes you a bandana with names on!60 USD and above..
is going to do a raffle for all the people who donate over $60 to this cause!If you are the winner of the raffle you will receive an icon for your profile, a digital badge and a semi-realistic sketch! When you donate over $60 I will give you a number, the number you are given will be recorded and Chip will then use random.org to figure out who the winner is.
Special thanks to you lovely artists offering art ♥
(please give me a shout if i've forgotten you!!)
Journals and mentions have been made by..
dainty
chesta
kemushi.
5lakk
rileyy
razzy_lee
forevernika
baronessai
syber
enjoipandas
wild-life
sockune
katanaredwolf
bella_coyote
havik
sparkycando
crystalicethorn
blarmajin
goldcat
radcatstudios
wildpup11
tabbystorm
bluecanary
rokosho
Thatsfurredup
wolfy-nail
Thank you so much lovelies♥♥♥
I don't know how to thank ya'll, you're just amazing and filled to the top with generousity and kindness♥
Maybe you could make premades? :0