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An engineering corps veteran in Regina needs help with a vocational welding course and tools after leaving service with hearing damage and PTSD.

🇨🇦 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada3,175 views
Josefina R. De Leon
Email verified
Regina
I served twelve years in the engineering corps and was discharged in 2023 with hearing damage and PTSD. I have been waiting fourteen months for support, and meanwhile I'm sleeping at my brother's place. I have a plan: a vocational welding course and tools. The quote I have comes to $5,150. I'm receiving counseling through the veterans' clinic and am committed to my recovery. Structure and a stable place to live are the missing pieces. I'd be grateful for any help and will share updates on how I'm doing. Money will be paid to the training provider and the landlord directly. Where the $5,150 goes: • Transport to appointments: $290 • Housing deposit and first month: $2,100 • Training provider fees: $2,760 Every share and every dollar helps. - Josefina
#veterans#service#recovery

Updates from Josefina

  1. Update from Regina: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 21% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($505 in total) I made the first payment toward transport to appointments. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. We're at 5% thanks to 8 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

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RecentTop gifts
  • Flávio Sérgio Medeiros 🇧🇷 · $10

    “Sending love. Thought of Josefina all day after reading this. - São Paulo”

  • Lucy Margaret Lubega 🇰🇪 · $100

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Josefina all day after reading this. - Nairobi”

  • Megan S. Thompson 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Kiptoo Waweru Githinji 🇺🇬 · $100
  • Emilia Lovisa Nyström 🇸🇪 · $50

    “Happy to help. Hope you get the rest soon. - Södertälje”

  • Adriana G. García 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Sanjay Lama 🇳🇵 · $10

    “From my family to yours. Hope the November deadline works out. - Lalitpur”

  • Lester F. Mercado 🇵🇭 · $100
  • Derek George 🇬🇧 · $20

    “You got this. Thought of Josefina all day after reading this.”

  • Shima Jannat Mondal 🇧🇩 · $5
  • Berhanu Nahom Desta 🇪🇹 · $100
  • Enes Mert Yılmaz 🇹🇷 · $500
  • Ittipol Banjong Vongsa 🇹🇭 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $25
  • Yewande Zainab Olawale 🇳🇬 · $25
  • Jay S. Deshmukh 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Allison J. Rowe 🇬🇧 · $69.50
  • Priya H. Kapoor 🇮🇳 · $15
  • Takashi Masaru Kondo 🇯🇵 · $50
  • Omar Nahid Zaman 🇧🇩 · $50

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  • Seo-jun Yong-jun LimPhoto verified

    Thanks for sharing this. Looking forward to the next update. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Greetings from Newcastle

    • Nina Stein

      wishing you peace. This could happen to any of us. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.

      • Cristina R. MuñozPhoto verified

        Wishing you the best. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Dayton

        • Ryan F. TorresAddress verified

          Looking forward to the next update. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings

          • Jade B. Young

            keep going, Josefina. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Please keep us posted.

            • Ioannis Vasileios PappasPhoto verified

              Sending strength, Josefina. Shared it with a few friends. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Regina

              • Ji-min Ga-eun Hwang

                Your post was clear and honest. Wish I lived closer to Gazipur so I could bring a meal. God bless.

                • Travis Hawkins

                  Praying for you, Josefina. Your post was clear and honest. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Blessings

                  • Taghreed Ghada Mansour

                    Keep going. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Sent it to 30 people at work. Love from Huntsville

                    $2,121.50 raised of $5,150

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