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A navy veteran in Cairns needs help with a vocational welding course and tools after leaving service with a back injury.
🇦🇺 Queensland, Australia2,415 views
I served eight years in the navy and was discharged in 2022 with a back injury. 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 $2,000.
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.
I'll post invoices, with personal details hidden.
Where the $2,000 goes:
• Transport to appointments: $280
• Essential household items: $570
• Housing deposit and first month: $1,150
Thank you so much.
- Parker
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Gave what I could, wish it was more. My neighbor in Wrocław donated after I showed her your page. Thinking of Cairns
Thanks for sharing this, Parker. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Blessings
Thinking of you and your family. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I have a 14 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best.
So sorry you're going through this, Parker. Hope this works out for you. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. My neighbor in Zapopan donated after I showed her your page.
I hope things turn around soon. I have a 17 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Coyoacán
good luck, Parker. I hope things turn around soon. Put this on a community board in Kumasi this morning. God bless.
So sorry you're going through this. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Put this on a community board in Campinas this morning.
Good luck. Looking forward to the next update. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. God bless.
Praying for you, Parker. Hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Dar es Salaam so I could bring a meal.
Hope things get better soon. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My husband and I read this together. Love from São Paulo.
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Mecca
Take care. Your post was clear and honest. Put this on a community board in Milan this morning. Greetings from Milan.
Sending strength, Parker. Your post was clear and honest. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Cairns
keep going. Hope you get there. My husband and I read this together. Greetings from Surat
sending strength, Parker. Shared this with my family. Blessings.
best of luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from Kolkata
Praying for you, Parker. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
Thanks for sharing this. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I have a 16 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Niterói.
Sending strength, Parker. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best.