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I grew up with chronic pain. I broke my tailbone by tripping over my dog and a few months later I developed pain that wouldn't go away. Eventually I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. I also have Chronic Migraine. Some years I was stuck in the dark and silence in my room far more than I was able to be around other people, much less out of the house.
By 14, I was homebound. By 27, I was bed bound. I kept my mind alive with books, reading being the window out of my room. I got to live many lives through books, and that may have saved me.
I had surgery that was a kind of long shot, but it worked. I did four months of physical therapy at a specialized clinic 700 miles away. I relearned how to walk. I got married and could dance a few dances at my wedding.
I have taken classes for three years, slowly building up stamina. But now that I'm starting as a full time student (yay!) I find the funds just aren't there.
It's expensive to be ill in the United States. It's expensive to be a student. To be both is… VERY expensive and difficult.
But I know I was meant for more than what I have been. I have cultivated a deep sense of empathy, I have suffered and learned to suffer patiently and with hope. I default to kindness because I don't want others to suffer. I especially think I'll be well suited to help those who have chronic pain, depression, and anxiety, because I have been there, lived that life. I can make something good come of my illness and my decades of pain.
But now that I can physically hold up for class, I have to find a way to keep going. I have come too far to stop. But knowing my earning potential is not nearly as extensive as the change I'll be able to bring about in people's lives, I can't just take on a bunch of student debt that will likely never get paid off. My husband and I want to have a child one day, and it won't be possible if both of us are crushed by the debt. My medical bills are already so high as well.
There are many wonderful causes on here, and I thank you for considering mine. God bless you for trying to find a way to make a difference for someone on here. Everyone needs help of some kind at some point, and it's humbling when people think that maybe you're worthy of being helped.
By 14, I was homebound. By 27, I was bed bound. I kept my mind alive with books, reading being the window out of my room. I got to live many lives through books, and that may have saved me.
I had surgery that was a kind of long shot, but it worked. I did four months of physical therapy at a specialized clinic 700 miles away. I relearned how to walk. I got married and could dance a few dances at my wedding.
I have taken classes for three years, slowly building up stamina. But now that I'm starting as a full time student (yay!) I find the funds just aren't there.
It's expensive to be ill in the United States. It's expensive to be a student. To be both is… VERY expensive and difficult.
But I know I was meant for more than what I have been. I have cultivated a deep sense of empathy, I have suffered and learned to suffer patiently and with hope. I default to kindness because I don't want others to suffer. I especially think I'll be well suited to help those who have chronic pain, depression, and anxiety, because I have been there, lived that life. I can make something good come of my illness and my decades of pain.
But now that I can physically hold up for class, I have to find a way to keep going. I have come too far to stop. But knowing my earning potential is not nearly as extensive as the change I'll be able to bring about in people's lives, I can't just take on a bunch of student debt that will likely never get paid off. My husband and I want to have a child one day, and it won't be possible if both of us are crushed by the debt. My medical bills are already so high as well.
There are many wonderful causes on here, and I thank you for considering mine. God bless you for trying to find a way to make a difference for someone on here. Everyone needs help of some kind at some point, and it's humbling when people think that maybe you're worthy of being helped.
I grew up with chronic pain. I broke my tailbone by tripping over my dog and a few months later I developed pain that wouldn't go away. Eventually I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. I also have Chronic Migraine. Some years...
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