Help a disabled Student Nurse complete training

Thank you for clicking on to my crowdfunder. I'm a student nurse who was diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease & Gastroparesis at the end of last year. As a result, I was hospitalised for extended periods and I have been very ill, with many months completely bed-ridden due to intense pain and severe fatigue, amongst my many symptoms. I am now on intensive regimens of biologics infusions, steroids, iron transfusions and medications to manage the disease and its symtoms. Whilst we've not yet found an effective treatment plan, with trial and error we should be able to, hopefully in time to complete my final year full time and start work as a full time nurse in the NHS.


I have already fought back from severe illness once (mental health difficulties that had me hospitalised for years) to get well enough to achieve my dream of becoming a nurse and giving back the care that I have received, and I am adamant that this new illness will not stop me. I am desperately trying to regain enough health to resume my course part time in September (as my health care team advise that I would be unable to cope with full time study, or to work alongside part time study). However, I have hit issues with funding. Because I started my course full time, I am not allowed to take out a loan for my fees for one of my part time years, and I am ineligible bursaries for my part time years as well due to this. This short fall comes to £13,125, with fees alone being just under £5000.

I have no savings due to many years of illness and hospital before I started nursing and I am unable to work alongside my studies, due to the extent of my illness and recommendations from my healthcare team. This means that my dream of becoming a nurse will not come true unless I can raise money.

I have started this crowdfunder in the hope that perhaps my dream can be realised, and that I can be a functional part of the NHS, contributing to the care of thousands once I qualify in a few years. I would be very grateful for any help that anyone can provide. I know that times are tough, so please don't feel obliged. However, if you do have a bit of money to spare then donations, no matter how small (even just £1!), will be very gratefully received. Thank you for reading and for your help.


All artwork is by me, and all crocheted items are made by my mum. Rewards include postage cost.

REWARDS

*please note that these are all hand made so may vary slightly from the picture

A7 'You Got This' Snail

A7 HOPE 'Hold On Pain Ends' Bear

Crochet Cat Keyring - Peachy Pink

Crochet Cat Keyring - Purple

A7 'You are worthy' Duck

A7 'Stay strong' T-Rex

A7 'Believe in yourself' Stegasaurus 

Worry Worm with Crocheted Head

Worry Worm with Bead Head

17cm Wreath with 6 Crocheted Flowers

22cm Wreath with 7 Crocheted Flowers

Orange Crochet Hair Clips

Yellow Crochet Hair Clips

Red Crochet Hair Clips

Pink Crochet Hair Clips

Purple Crochet Hair Clips

Cream Crochet Hair Clips

Blue Crochet Hair Clips

Silver Crochet Hair Clips

Random Hair Clips

A6 Not Broken Puzzle Art

HOPE with dandelian wooden ornament

Hold On Pain Ends wooden ornament

Pair of angels, wooden ornaments 

Pair of Christmas decorations

A7 Tea Rex

A7 Veloceraptor

A7 Duck in Wellies

Butterfly Bookmark

A7 'You got this' cat

A7 Cat and Mouse

A7 Otter

A7 Chunky Stegasaurus

A7 Ladybird

A7 Polar Bear

A7 Frog

A7 Mouse with Paws Together

A7 Sleeping Cat

A7 Mouse 

A7 Winking Cat

A7 Dragon

A7 Robot

A8 'You Got This' Owl

A8 'You are loved' Cat on Books 

A8 'You are loved' Cat with Heart

A8 'Today has been OK and that is wonderful'

A7 'Never Give Up' Ladybird

A5 Hedgehog with Flower

A5 Flowers and Butterfly

A5 Progress Not Perfection

A5 Though hope is frail, it's hard to kill

A7 Keep Going Cat

A4 Print of Bear with Hummingbird

Bookmark: Polar Bear, Mouse and Squirrel

Bookmark: Frog and 2 Cats

Bookmark: Cat with plant, Sleeping Cat, and Mouse

Bookmark: Cats and Space Dinosaur

Tiny Bee: Birds Eye View

Tiny Bee: Side On

Bookmark: 3 T-Rexes

Bookmark: Otter and 2 Hedgehogs

Bookmark: T-Rex, Stegosaurus, and Snail

Bookmark: Dinosaurs, Dragon and Ladybird

Bookmark: Pig, Fox, and Winking Cat

Bookmark: Ducks, Pig, and Elephant

Crochet blanket: 100×115xm

Crochet Blanket: 115x115cm

Heart bunting

Set of 6 notelets

A7 'You are loved' Frog

A8 'You Got This' Monster

A7 'You Got This' Monster

A7 'Bee Kind to Yourself'

A8 'Bee Kind to Yourself'

Bookmarks (random assortment)