warning: ancient crone blood

sharpeningthebones is trying to raise money to go to the psychiatrist.

"Trying to get money together to see my psychiatrist one last time

"Short version: I am out of medication, i have been sine Thursday and while i an pay for my meds, I can't actually afford to see my doctor until next month. I have no refills and am already starting to go through withdrawal and all that fun stuff. I am trying to get enough money to see her one last time so I can get refills as I look for a new psychiatrist who will accept my insurance."

jjhunter has written an absolutely fabulous poem about feelings.

Why are you not reading yet?

It made my heart break open and spread wings.

Hai folks! a friend of lynnoconnacht is looking for recipes that meet some pretty specific requirements, as she is vegetarian, living on a small Scottish island with limited ingredients, does not have access to an oven, has limited (energy) spoons, etc.

If you think you might be able to help out with specific recipes/links to recipes, please check out lynnoconnacht's full post.

Thanks very much!

The most wonderful staranise  is doing a crowdfunding project for MA thesis completion success~! staranise's MA thesis is super awesome, and staranise's posts in general on dw about counselling school have greatly helped me improve my own mental health through osmosis. Here's a description of staranise's thesis:

"My thesis is a study of the effects of having been bullied and ostracized as a child. This is important because as well as the pain and suffering bullying causes children, research increasingly shows that being bullied as a child can leave deep, lasting damage just as surely as being abused by one's family. "

If you have an extra dollar or two, maybe put it in the hat/tip jar? staranise specifically requests that you do not do so if this puts you in financial hardship though.

hat pass via alee_grrl, quoted from alee_grrl's post:

1. amethystfirefly have had to take their beloved chinchilla Tutti to the vet for recurring chronic foot problems. Because they lack their own transportation, and Tutti is an exotic pet, this is an even more complicated and expensive ordeal than normal vetting, so they are doing a fundraiser over here. You can help a special little critter and get an awesome tarot spread if you contribute - what more motivation do you need?

2. elialshadowpine is trying to help a disabled friend raise money for the vet bills for his therapy animal, a kitty with soiling-related anxiety problems that are jeopardizing his person's housing situation. The good news is that two treatable underlying health conditions have been identified that may help solve the problem, and kitty will also be able to be treated for anxiety - but vet bills cost money, especially the sort that may need recurring visits. Donate if you can!

Signal boosting for rainbow   for editrx on LJ who is in serious need of dental work for an abscessed tooth and cracked tooth. The dentist requires payment up front because she doesn't have insurance, and it's rather a large bill. While hir household can cover about 25% of it, they are screwed for the rest. (Plus, this would put them behind on all their other bills.)

If rainbow doesn't get the tooth dealt with soon, she faces just having to go to the ER when it's infected and getting both teeth removed. This would mean that she would have no molars on her left upper side and thus would not be able to chew food there. Not good, and also one of rainbow's triggery fears.

The donation goal is pretty high (3k), as dentists are rather expensive. Any donation will help. Signal boosts help. Plus, rainbow is offering some pretty sweet exchanges - including copy/line-editing, silver and gold hand-made jewelry and gorgeous custom hand-knits.

More details and the donate button can be found on rainbow/editrx's lj page.

cross-posted to crowdfunding 

ETA:   thanks for the clarification about who was who, I   clearly had not had my coffee when making this post.