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A service dog for Sophia, a medical corps veteran in Manukau

A medical corps veteran in Manukau needs help with a trained service dog and handler course after leaving service with chronic tinnitus.

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Sophia G. Ortega
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Manukau
Hannah served fourteen years in the medical corps and was discharged in 2024 with chronic tinnitus. She has been waiting nine months for support, and meanwhile is sleeping at a brother's place. The plan: a trained service dog and handler course. The quote comes to $2,100. Hannah is receiving counseling through the veterans' clinic and is committed to recovery. Structure and a stable place to live are the missing pieces. Money will be paid to the training provider and the landlord directly. Where the $2,100 goes: • Transport to appointments: $510 • Essential household items: $310 • Housing deposit and first month: $1,280 Glad we found this place.
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Updates from Sophia

  1. Quick update: $449 raised so far (21%). I made the first payment toward transport to appointments. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Small update. $126 so far, the plan for transport to appointments is now scheduled. - Sophia

  3. Thank you all. We're at 2% now ($40). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the provider and confirmed the amounts.

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  • Santiago P. Flores 🇺🇸 · $200
  • Tiago Raimundo Azevedo 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Magnus Löfgren 🇸🇪 · $100
  • Snehal D. Bhide 🇮🇳 · $61

    “Only $61 but hope it helps. - Agra”

  • Endale Daniel Assefa 🇪🇹 · $50

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Hannah all day after reading this. - Addis Ababa”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Parvin Shefali Miah 🇧🇩 · $25
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  • Raúl P. Serrano 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Praying for you. Hope the November deadline works out. - Laredo”

  • Julia De Haan 🇳🇱 · $15
  • Young-ja Han 🇰🇷 · $13

    “Stay strong. Please keep us posted. - Mapo”

  • Teresa Morrison 🇨🇦 · $10
  • Souad Khadija Mourad 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Get well soon. Thought of Hannah all day after reading this. - Allentown”

  • Eman Hira Baig 🇵🇰 · $10
  • Sophia Nina Richter 🇩🇪 · $10

    “Get well soon. Please keep us posted. - Munich”

  • Tuấn Phong Thai 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Lawrence Langley 🇺🇸 · $5

    “Stay strong. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Knoxville”

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  • Gustav Henriksson

    Wishing you peace. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. All the best.

    • Christian T. Alcantara

      It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best

      $709 raised of $2,100

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