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A service dog for Verónica, a medical corps veteran in Los Angeles

After twelve years of service, Verónica is raising funds for a trained service dog and handler course.

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States2,928 views
Verónica N. Ávila
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Los Angeles
I served twelve years in the medical corps and was discharged in 2022 with a traumatic brain injury. I have been waiting nine months for support, and meanwhile I'm sleeping at my brother's place. I have a plan: a trained service dog and handler course. The quote I have comes to $6,150. 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. I'll post invoices, with personal details hidden. Where the $6,150 goes: • Training provider fees: $3,450 • Housing deposit and first month: $2,100 • Transport to appointments: $400 • Essential household items: $200 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.

Updates from Verónica

  1. Quick update: $3,253 raised so far (53%). the plan for housing deposit and first month is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Update from Los Angeles: the plan for training provider fees is now scheduled. We're at 27% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Quick update: $1,403 raised so far (23%). the plan for transport to appointments is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Jamal Metwally 🇫🇷 · $25
  • Ayaan B. Chopra 🇺🇸 · $50

    “From my family to yours. From Jacksonville with love.”

  • Gabriel D. Brady 🇺🇸 · $5

    “Keep your head up. Only $5 but hope it helps. - Austin”

  • Caroline J. Payne 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Alexander S. Bennett 🇬🇧 · $20
  • Mohammad Liton Begum 🇬🇧 · $5
  • Bianca Palmieri 🇮🇹 · $5
  • Supaporn Rungnapa Kongkaew 🇹🇭 · $10

    “Best of luck. My cousin told me about this one. - Bang Khen”

  • Siti Tampubolon 🇮🇩 · $25
  • Daniel Carlos Paiva 🇧🇷 · $20
  • Janet C. Leonard 🇦🇺 · $50
  • Quinn B. Grant 🇺🇸 · $200

    “Blessings. Shared with friends too. - Nashville”

  • Usman Moin Kakar 🇵🇰 · $10
  • Purvi K. Parikh 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Aaliyah R. Brown 🇯🇲 · $25

    “Be well. Please keep us posted. - Montego Bay”

  • Aline Cláudia Rezende 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Naresh C. Pai 🇮🇳 · $15
  • Gustavo Soto 🇲🇽 · $100

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  • you're not alone, Verónica. Hope you get there. Please keep us posted.

    • Thinking of you, Verónica. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best

      • Thanks for sharing this, Verónica. Looking forward to the next update. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best.

        • Stay strong. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from Dasmariñas.

          • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Verónica!

            • Training provider fees is $3,450 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Good question.

          • Sending good thoughts, Verónica. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I'll check back for the next update.

            • Thinking of you and your family, Verónica. Hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings.

              • Stay strong, Verónica. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

                • Best of luck, Verónica. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. After 25 years in teaching I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Winston-Salem.

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                    take care, Verónica. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

                    • Hope things get better soon, Verónica. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. All the best.

                      • Gave what I could, wish it was more. Put this on a community board in Tarragona this morning.

                        • Sending strength, Verónica. Hope this works out for you. Blessings.

                          • sending good thoughts. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Newcastle.

                            • Keep going, Verónica. It takes guts to ask. Well done

                              • Wishing you the best, Verónica. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Los Angeles

                                • rooting for you, Verónica. Hope this works out for you.

                                  • Wishing you the best, Verónica. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

                                    • hope this works out for you. My neighbor in Embakasi donated after I showed her your page. Take care

                                      • your post was clear and honest. My neighbor in Tema donated after I showed her your page.

                                        $4,057.50 raised of $6,150

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