[COMMUNICATED] My name is Malky*.

I have been battling a mental illness for almost ten years, diagnosed, and prior to that, undiagnosed for many years.Mental illness is extremely difficult to live with, and it robs me of living a wholesome life. Just like any other physical  illness, such as cancer, CF, CP…mental illness is debilitating and crippling. Just like physical, occupational and speech therapy, mental health therapy has been life changing for me and is what keeps me going each and every day. Therapy bring me healing and brings comfort to chaos my mental illness bring upon me.

Battling an illness is very hard when being a parent, not only because it occupies a lot of my day, but because the financial struggle of it weighs down very heavy, and this is why I reach out to you now. For those of you who are not familiar with mental health therapy, a therapy sessions (for the specific treatment I need) can cost between $150-250 a session. Having one session a week, that can bring therapy costs to between $600-$1,000 a month!! And this is besides the many life expenses we have. The treatment program I am currently working on is not covered by my insurance, which makes every last penny an out of pocket expense.

Chazkeinu, a wonderful organization I am part of that support Jewish woman struggling with mental illness, goes above and beyond all they can do to support us. However, like many other organizations I have called, they are unable to help me financially.

I reach out now as a last resort, and ask if you can help me. I am not asking for a large amount, I am just looking, for now, to cover the next few months of therapy. No one should ever know of such pain and challenges, but mental health therapy costs a lot!!  Each and every penny is appreciated, and will go further than you can imagine.

Thank you and Tizku L’mitzvos.

Please donate here, whatever you can do.

Malky