Hello, everyone! This post feels a bit odd for me as I am often able to work through anything financial but this is something I just can't do alone and, since this is something so special, I just feel I need to share.

My life is going to be changing in a very drastic and exciting way. I am going to be getting a service dog. As some of you probably now I have Asperger's Syndrome and a few of the relating conditions such a Generalized Anxiety Disorder. I also suffer from some other mental illnesses, but I don't want this to sound like a desperate plea for pity. When I found out service dogs could be trained to assist people with Autism Spectrum Disorders I was elated. My dogs have always been the light of my life and have helped me work through so much. When Soleil passed earlier this year I felt I lost one of my tethers. I was Soleil's person. She was like a service dog who just couldn't go out with me.

And recently a very wonderful dog and organization have come into my life. The dog is a little 3 month old Rottweiler named Piccalina. She is going to be trained through the PAWS training program (an associate of the accredited Paws4People foundation) and eventually we will be certified by Paw4People and recognized by them as a dog/handler service team. However, her training is not going to be inexpensive. We're looking at about $8000 total.

I know Asperger's probably doesn't seem like something one would need a service dog for but it is truly a silent suffering. This is going to change my life in ways I can't even accurately describe.

In order to raise funds I have begun a GoFundMe campaign, all proceeds of which go towards Piccalina's training. The link can be found here: gofundme.com/vqexk6n8

Even if you can't donate, if you could share the word I would be so very, very grateful. I almost feel guilty posting something asking for money, but I this is something that my family and I can't afford on our own. I hope you don't mind my sharing and I thank you all for your time in reading and considering~