Little Lost Girl

HELP ME GET A CAR FOR MY DAD

I normally wouldn’t do something like this, but I could really use the help - for my dad. He is 51 and has had over 17 knee surgeries. You should know a bit about him though, first.

My father is a kind and loving man. Our family as a whole has been through so much, but he has always put my little brother and I as a main priority in his life. My father went from being homeless to being a VOLUNTEER drug and alcohol counselor. He helps anyone and everyone, and often works at soup kitchens. He does all of this for FREE. He is so caring and has a huge heart and now I want to help him.

You see, I am 16 and living in Idaho with my mom and he is in New Jersey so I haven’t seen him in about a year or so. I talk to him usually twice a week for an hour or more at a time. I can say that even from 2666 miles away, he cares about me so much and I care about him. At the moment, his knees are shutting down on him and I feel helpless - like I can’t do anything for him. He needs a car and I want to help him get one. He walks a mile to and from his doctor’s appointments and feels unbearable pain. I hate hearing that my daddy is in pain, so I just want to raise enough to get him a working car on Craigslist or something. This man WALKS to his VOLUNTEER work and takes public transportation when he can. The only reason he hasn’t been able to get a car yet is because every dollar he gets from his benefits, goes to child support which he isn’t even obligated to pay anymore.

Monday: Hey I know how much you like me, have some compliments.

Tuesday: Ignore

Wednesday: Ignore

Thursday: Ignore

Having Ehlers Danlos Syndrome sometimes feels about the equivalent of being composed of jello and wet spaghetti. Nothing stays where its supposed to. Literally every single cell in the body is floppy, so fingers are definitely an issue for many of us. I can almost guarantee that for the majority of us, writing is not only slow and painful but nearly impossible at times. FIne motor skills? What even are those? An EDSer surely doesn’t have any of those. Even typing which is far easier than writing, is painful and daunting at times. But last year I joined the population of shiny zebras by getting fitted for a set of Silver Rings Splints and they are beyond magical.

For those of you who have not heard of The Silver Ring Splint Company, they are a company that custom makes finger splints that look like elegant pieces of jewelry. Don’t believe me? Well I can’t even tell you how many compliments I’ve received for them. Nobody even suspects that they might possibly be medical. But more importantly, they work amazing! I still have hand pain and finger dislocations when performing fine motor skills and writing is definitely not something I look forward to but I have saved myself thousands of painful dislocations, I can open doors easier, type faster, write longer and hold objects in my hands without looking like an alien from a sic-fi movie. With the rings on my fingers actually look like fingers rather than tentacles!

The company is also family owned and the people are so sweet and helpful!

If you are having trouble with hand pain, clumsiness and dislocations please check out this amazing company!

someone needs to stop me

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