My last little rescue dog not only burst my own heart open but the hearts of all the hundreds of autistic children I have worked with for the last18 years.
I was already grieving a life loss when she was taken so shockingly & devastatingly from me.
Tink burst into my life a month ago & at her first vaccination a very serious heart condition was found. I wasn’t going to return her like a damaged Amazon package because we chose each other & Tink is a life.
a beautiful little bold & loving life.
Tink has already mended my own heart so much & I was looking forward to sharing my life with her & all the autistic & neurodivergent community I work so tirelessly for.
With the heart operation she needs, she will live a full life.
Without it she will be lucky to make a year.
We chose each other & it is unbearable to think that her life is literally in my hands & I am powerless to do this alone.
She will have such a beautiful life living & working with me & all the gorgeous children. She is already amazing with them.
I have done so much work for free over the last 18 years & am hoping with all of my heart & soul that the universe will now bring some help to me when I most need it.
I’m a very proud lady but I cannot save Tink on my own.
I’m happy to give free workshops where I share my work & people can give donations but if anyone out there can help me whether they attend any of these or not, I will never be able to thank you enough.
At the moment I keep thinking that maybe Tink has come to show me how to live with a broken heart.
A thought I cannot bear living with.
But somewhere deep, deep inside of me I am hoping that instead people out there will show that love and kindness can mend the hearts of both me and Tink.
I have won several community awards for my work for the autistic community as well as a national award.
I’m scared & ashamed to ask for help now it’s my turn but I am hoping against hope that people out there will now reach out to me in my hour of need.
Thank you with every atom of my being.