Fat Positive community help needed
Reposting from Shapely Prose:
Friend of the blog Heidi, who wrote one of our most memorable guest posts about a year and a half ago, could use some support from the SP community right now.
On Friday, her father committed suicide. (Her heartbreaking and potentially triggering first post about it is here.) He was the primary breadwinner for the family — Heidi and her mom both have chronic health problems that limit their ability to work. Now, with no insurance and no savings, they’re dealing with burial costs and will likely have to move in the near future. They don’t know how they’re going to manage, and they’re obviously both terribly traumatized right now.
I know money’s tight for everyone, but if you can spare anything, she’s accepting donations via PayPal here. There’s also a mailing address at that link if you’d like to send a card. (As she says, “Mail that isn’t bills would make me so super happy.”) Huge thanks to anyone who can help out. And huge love and sympathy to Heidi and her mom from all of us at SP.
And from all of us at BFB as well. Please help if you can.
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Posted by CarrieP on May 24, 2009
Oh, no! This is terrible, terrible news.
I offer Heidi and her mother all my sympathy and will be praying for them.
I don't know where she lives, but most towns have help for the bereaved, in form of mental health centers that offer counseling (I receive counseling at one through a peer counselor and it is free), and these centers usually also host groups to help with grief and the surviving family of suicide victims. Can anyone help Heidi access the services available in her town?
I'm so sorry.