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Veteran in need: Lokesh's next mission is stability

A medical corps veteran in Varanasi needs help with a vocational welding course and tools after leaving service with a service-related knee injury.

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Lokesh J. Goud
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Varanasi
I served eight years in the medical corps and was discharged in 2024 with a service-related knee injury. I have been waiting seven 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 $600. 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 $600 goes: • Training provider fees: $300 • Housing deposit and first month: $155 • Transport to appointments: $75 • Essential household items: $70 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people. - Lokesh
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Updates from Lokesh

  1. Thank you all. We're at 40% now ($243). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the provider and confirmed the amounts.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 27% now ($162). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

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    “Blessings. Thought of Lokesh all day after reading this.”

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    “Wish I could do more! - Leeds”

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    “All the best. Been where you are, it gets better. - Ikeja”

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    “Hang in there. Only $66 but hope it helps.”

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    “Hope it all works out. Thought of Lokesh all day after reading this.”

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    “Hope things get better. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Manchester”

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    “From my family to yours. - Wellington”

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  • Anastasia Viktoria PetrovID verified

    Hope it all works out, Lokesh. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Take care.

    • Alberto K. AriasQuestion

      can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Varanasi

      • Lokesh J. GoudOwnerAnswerID verified

        Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about training provider fees, advice is welcome too. Happy to explain more.

    • Leo L. Calloway

      hope things get better soon, Lokesh. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

      • Rahim Saif SenID verified

        Wishing you the best. 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. All the best.

        • Alice A. Anderson

          It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Salem

          • Marlene Claudia Sauer

            You're not alone. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Heliopolis

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