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Service Dog Training Costs

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Hello, my name is Summer,19, and I am raising this money to help me train a rescued dog to be a service dog. I struggle with some pretty severe depression and anxiety issues in addition to Psychosis and PTSD. I also suffer from many medical issues such as Complete Ovarian Failure, you see, i was born with no eggs in my ovaries and basically no hormones to speak of, so that means i cannot have children and i did not develop properly. My joints are not fully formed because of the no hormones, so i live in extreme agony and on very shaky legs. I fall constantly and injure myself so bad sometimes i have to go the hospital for broken bones. And now, along with the treatment of my condition and hospital visits, my brother Michael was tragically accidentally killed by my father Michael Sr. last year on May 16th 2017. He couldn't deal with the guilt of what happened and shot himself three weeks ago, and I miss them both tremendously. Then, I lost my poor sweet service dog in training, Pudding, a little Chihuahua. She died because she got locked in a car and died from the heat. I can no longer ride in a car without having a panic attack. That's when i developed PTSD..              The PTSD, anxiety, severe Depression, and Psychosis has taken over my life. It has gotten to the point where leaving the house is a struggle. My anxiety makes it difficult to be in groups of people and crowds, which keeps me from activities I love and being with my family. The PTSD makes it impossible to sleep because I have horrible night terrors all night, every night. The depression and psychosis messes with my head, that no one would care and that my loved ones never cared about me at all ect.  In the past, my only relief has been completely isolating myself. I'm worried that i will have to go back to a psychiatric hospital for the third time. To help combat all these problems, I have started taking the steps to get healthier, including therapy, medication, and now another service dog.          The problem is I don't have the money for the program; the total cost for the boarding and training is $3500. Any help would be greatly appreciated.  I don't want to have to give up the things I love any longer because of this disability. I want to go out to movies and to dinner. I want to go to family gatherings, but most importantly, I want to make sure that I am able to do the things that are absolutely necessary to survive, like working. I really want to make sure that my health is taken care of so that I can go out and live my life to the fullest. Thank you for your considerations. Please share with those that you know. Any donation helps. Thank you so much!

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Summer Harston
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Imboden, AR

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