https://fundrazr/campaigns/afVY6 For twelve weeks now my life has been dominated by an Arizona State Agency and their counseling service. 3-4 days a week someone from the “Agency” is in my home. I must plan my schedule around them, cater to them and even tolerate their microscopically monitoring our lives, as well as interfering with Aidans therapy schedule and daily functions. There is the constant implied threat of his removal from our home if I don not participate in “the program”. I’ve hit the end of the line. If things don’t change by July 1, I will have pay my electric bill and not my rent. Since I am on oxygen, there is no choice. I need to breathe. This will start an eviction cycle and the final downward spiral. When that happens I will lose my son to the state, who will then decide if he will end up in Arizona foster care or back with his abusive mother. Either way, this wonderful kid is screwed. My mobility scooter is on Craigslist for sale (Craigslist Phoenix > HEAVY DUTY MOBILITY SCOOTER AVENGER). Due to a glitch in the system, any available cash assistance (TANF or Child Support) is 4-8 weeks out. I will need to go to court to establish paternity before I’m eligible to receive child support. I will not have the toiletry supplies he needs for another 10-14 days (His medical will now be covering that cost), and he goes through 5-7 pull-ups a day due his gastrointestinal issues (Overflow Encopresis) We do not have enough for our needs. Our food stamps only give us $11 day for two people to get by on, and Aidan has gastrointestinal issues. As of this month my monthly bills have gone up by $200, this means I now need $700 a month to get by. This is summertime in Phoenix, and my overall expenses have increased as well. Simply put, thats basically 35 people caring enough to give $20 each. Will you care enough to help? I’m going to lose a son for a second time. How many of you have lost a child, a mother, a father, a sister, a brother? Close your eyes and remember the pain; what would you do to prevent that loss? I will lose my son. I will not see him again. I’ve been down this road before. In 1989, my first son died in my arms. Two days later I prepped his body for cremation, sewing him into his blanket with sage, sweet-grass, and a couple of toys. Two days after that, I poured his ashes into the ocean. That was 25 years ago. Those wounds have been re-opened daily, aching, bleeding and raw for 6 months now. Please stand with me for him. Copy this directly to your status. Don’t just “like” this. Take a moment to really help this kid. What would you do to prevent that loss of someone special? https://fundrazr/campaigns/afVY6 https://fundrazr/campaigns/afVY6 For twelve weeks now my life has been dominated by an Arizona State Agency and their counseling service. 3-4 days a week someone from the “Agency” is in my home. I must plan my schedule around them, cater to them and even tolerate their microscopically monitoring our lives, as well as interfering with Aidans therapy schedule and daily functions. There is the constant implied threat of his removal from our home if I don not participate in “the program”. I’ve hit the end of the line. If things don’t change by July 1, I will have pay my electric bill and not my rent. Since I am on oxygen, there is no choice. I need to breathe. This will start an eviction cycle and the final downward spiral. When that happens I will lose my son to the state, who will then decide if he will end up in Arizona foster care or back with his abusive mother. Either way, this wonderful kid is screwed. My mobility scooter is on Craigslist for sale (Craigslist Phoenix > HEAVY DUTY MOBILITY SCOOTER AVENGER). Due to a glitch in the system, any available cash assistance (TANF or Child Support) is 4-8 weeks out. I will need to go to court to establish paternity before I’m eligible to receive child support. I will not have the toiletry supplies he needs for another 10-14 days (His medical will now be covering that cost), and he goes through 5-7 pull-ups a day due his gastrointestinal issues (Overflow Encopresis) We do not have enough for our needs. Our food stamps only give us $11 day for two people to get by on, and Aidan has gastrointestinal issues. As of this month my monthly bills have gone up by $200, this means I now need $700 a month to get by. This is summertime in Phoenix, and my overall expenses have increased as well. Simply put, thats basically 35 people caring enough to give $20 each. Will you care enough to help? I’m going to lose a son for a second time. How many of you have lost a child, a mother, a father, a sister, a brother? Close your eyes and remember the pain; what would you do to prevent that loss? I will lose my son. I will not see him again. I’ve been down this road before. In 1989, my first son died in my arms. Two days later I prepped his body for cremation, sewing him into his blanket with sage, sweet-grass, and a couple of toys. Two days after that, I poured his ashes into the ocean. That was 25 years ago. Those wounds have been re-opened daily, aching, bleeding and raw for 6 months now. Please stand with me for him. Copy this directly to your status. Don’t just “like” this. Take a moment to really help this kid. What would you do to prevent that loss of someone special? https://fundrazr/campaigns/afVY6 Like
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