Support Annie D's Fight for Survival

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Support Annie D's Fight for Survival
Hello there. My name is Annie D and I am 69 living with a very painful disease from using SSRI's for 20 years. I am also a survivor of clergy abuse and developed CPTSD when I was 12. However, the memory did not surface until 2019 when I moved back to my hometown after a 35 year absence. It was quite a shock to my system yet it all made sense. Now, I understood why I struggled so much in life physically and mentally with relationships and career. Drinking had become an issue so I decided to get sober at 35. However, I was still struggling with CPTSD. I saw a psychiatrist who put me on SSRI's which I would take for the next 20 years. Sadly, there were high dosage back then. I was able to go back to school and get a teaching degree, yet, I would feel suicidal several times a year and have to check into a local psych ward. I had no idea why that was happening and the doctors couldn't tell me either. I was able to go back to college and attain a teaching degree through all of that. I was proud of myself and had begun teaching at University in 2001. I loved every minute of teaching Art and was able to teach at USF and SUNO until 2004, when I became so sick I could no longer walk up Lone Mountain to class. I was devastated. I had become disabled with gut disease and osteoporosis. I could no longer work and would not receive a pension. I grieved for months. It was then I decided to wean off all the SSRI's the doctors had me on. This was difficult and I lost appetite from the leaky gut. Then in 2018, I had a near death experience. I went to the hospital and there was nothing they could do but offer more medication. I was literally starving to death. I had a hole in my gut. I went home and called a dear friend in tears. She suggested I get on the GAPS protocol to help seal the gut asap, which I did. I have been on it every since to stay alive. I am struggling to stay alive as the food I need to thrive costs more than I can afford and I cannot eat from food closets as I am on a highly restricted diet. Please, please help me to stay alive as I am healing from the irreversible damage of SSRI's.

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Saving My Father: A Kidney Treatment Appeal

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Saving My Father: A Kidney Treatment Appeal
My name is Samodya Dissanayaka, and I’m reaching out with a heavy heart and a hopeful spirit. My beloved father has recently been diagnosed with advanced kidney disease, and our world has turned upside down. Watching him suffer through the pain, weakness, and emotional toll of this illness has been devastating for our entire family. But we are not giving up—because we believe in the power of hope, kindness, and community. My father has always been a strong, hardworking man—the kind of person who would help anyone in need without expecting anything in return. He dedicated his life to supporting our family and those around him. Now, he is the one who needs help, and we are humbly asking for your support. Doctors have recommended immediate and ongoing treatment, including regular dialysis sessions and the possibility of a kidney transplant in the near future. The cost of this treatment is overwhelming and far beyond our financial means. In addition to the medical expenses, there are significant costs associated with medications, hospital visits, diagnostic tests, and travel to and from treatment centers. We are doing everything we can—borrowing from friends and family, selling what little we have, and trying to stay strong for my father. But it’s not enough. That’s why we’ve created this appeal—to ask for your help, no matter how small. Every contribution brings us closer to giving my father the care he desperately needs and the chance to live a healthy life again. Your donation will directly go toward covering his medical expenses and ensuring he receives timely and quality treatment. Even if you’re unable to give, your prayers, positive thoughts, and sharing of this campaign would mean the world to us. This is one of the hardest things we’ve ever had to face, but with your compassion and support, we believe we can overcome it. My father is a fighter, and with your help, we can give him the strength he needs to win this battle. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for reading our story, for caring, and for standing with us during this difficult time. With gratitude, Samodya Dissanayaka

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