CHARITIES I THINK ARE HELPFUL
I have several conditions, both mental and physical. I've also been affected by other people's ailments.
I've got a nervous system disease called hereditary spastic paraplegia, HSP. The strain I have is a complex version of SPG7, which makes me move slowly, affects my speech and swallowing, and causes urinary urgency.
I inherited Depression from my mom, but mine appears to be a mild-yet-persistent form called Dysthymia. She also ended her own life in 2016.
My father had Parkinson's and basically gave up, letting the disease overtake him quickly.
As their only child, the burden of giving them both care (separately) fell solely on me.
I diagnosed myself with a combination of autism and ADHD, which makes me think in contradictions. For example, I crave routine but get quickly bored when one is implemented. I'm also quite introverted, over-think almost everything, and am probably co-dependent.
So yeah, it's exhausting being me. But below are links to organizations funding research into things I'm afflicted with and others that I support for various reasons.
I am not affiliated with any of these organizations nor am I getting compensation for advertising. I've donated and/or worked with them and believe in their causes.
Explore, educate, donate.
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American Foundation For Suicide Prevention
Sponsoring Out Of The Darkness walks to raise money to help those affected by suicide
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
Rescuing pets, including farm animals, and rehabilitating them for adoption
Better Help
Affordably connecting people with professional talk therapists via online sessions
Co-Dependents Anonymous
Patient-led meetings to help people understand and deal with their co-dependent behavior
Colorectal Cancer Alliance
Raising awareness and encouraging people to get checked as soon as they can
Comedy Gives Back
Helping comedians financially and mentally
Comic Relief
Using comedy to end childhood poverty
Community Foodbank of New Jersey
Member of Feeding America that provides food to people in New Jersey, including children and seniors
cureSPG4
Focusing on the most-common strain of HSP
Fxck Cancer
Raising awareness and providing education for early cancer detection
Habitat For Humanity
Building and adding to houses for those in need
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Support Group
UK-based organization providing help for HSP patients
Lehigh Valley Humane Society
Shelter in Allentown, Pennsylvania, that gets all sorts of pets ready for adoption
National Alliance On Mental Illness (NAMI)
The US's largest organization on mental illness that provides awareness, support, and education
NAMI's Family Caregiver Helpline
Giving mental health support those who are not afflicted but give care to someone who is
National Ataxia Foundation
Accelerating treatments and working toward a cure for those with mobility and speech issues
Parkinson's Foundation
Improving care and advancing research
Patroon Land Farm
Farm in Voorheesville, New York, that supplies its local food bank with produce
ProJeCt Easton
Organization providing many services in Easton, PA, to help people help themselves
Remainders Creative Reuse
Craft store near Los Angeles, California, that affordably sells donated goods to artists
Special Needs Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation (SNARR)
Shelter in Brewster, New York, that helps unwanted dogs as much as they are able to
SP CERN
Network of ten research centers working on HSP
Spastic Paraplegia Foundation (SPF)
Funding research for HSP & primary lateral sclerosis (PLS)
Suicide & Crisis Hotline
If you need help, dial 988
The Lilly & Blair Foundation
Improving the lives of children with SPG4
The Michael J. Fox Foundation For Parkinson's Research
Co-founded by the actor to fund research and improve therapies
The Neurocuriosity Club
Author Megan Griffith's website dedicated to people afflicted with autism, ADHD, or a combination of both (AuDHD)
Water.org
Co-founded by Matt Damon to bring clean water to remote villages around the world
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