Thread:Merrimack/@comment-32738051-20160713201626/@comment-32738051-20160714150108

Hi Betty & Jennifer:

I saw the thread on Hannah's wall but her email to me that I mention above was later than that (2:19am this morning in the U.K.). She is definitely moving in the right direction but she's still having panic attacks. Partially because she's really struggling this week financially. Partially because she panics more the more she reaches out to people, whether by phone or here or by other means, even when it's all positive and encouraging. She's just so used to the opposite plus it's all a lot and she's not used to that either. And well, she does have severe emotional swings and her thread on her wall was an up swing and her email to me last night was a down swing (probably didn't help it was the middle of the night either). Poor thing. I'm really glad she's seeing a mental health worker and I'm hoping that will help a lot.

I have encouraged her repeatedly to post her GoFundMe link on her own Facebook account and am hopeful she will...eventually. But she hasn't yet. Early on, she let me know she's connected to family there and some others who have been a very negative influence on her life. So not only does she have the same stigmas she has had all along, she also has those as well to overcome if she's going to post the link on her Facebook page. I don't know how many positive influences she has in her connections there but the negative ones are still outweighing the rest at the moment. And well I'm sure you know that posting on Facebook doesn't mean your message will be seen...not if everyone is looking at their FB feeds only instead of looking at their friends' FB walls. Chances are her family would see it but not so much anyone else and she's just not willing to chance another negative round with her family, not for anything. I feel so bad for her. But again, maybe the mental health worker can help with that too. And maybe all her friends here can encourage her too. Until then, though, we're about the only way she has for getting the word out.

Anyway, just to get her through the next week and in case she needs more help than the donations she's received so far and until the debt plan kicks in in the next 2-3 months, I have sent her some U.K. links where she can get vouchers for free stuff and coupons for discounts but that is mostly just food and I have a feeling she needs more than that, like help with utilities and medicines. I'm waiting to hear more specifics about her needs and I suggested she get with Kerri, who is in the U.K., too since they have been in contact already offline. But she could probably use any suggestions any of us can come up with for immediate assistance.