Please refer to the bottom of this text box if you’d like to directly see my target goal. Although, I would appreciate if you read the personal experience I used as inspiration behind it. Thank you, and Merry Christmas.
Hi, my name is Issadora. I’m a 19 year old Business Administration triple major, my minors being Arabic and Japanese. I’m here to tell you my story, and my goal to turn my trauma into other people’s salvation.
When I was nine years old I lost my mother, I don’t think that anyone should underestimate the tragedy and grief that a child feels when losing a parent, no matter how young they are. After my mother’s death, I was diagnosed with chronic depression. I fought my depression for over nine years, and during this time of grief and discord, I had lost myself, my goals, my ambition, and my will to live.
On September 16, 2021, the very beginning of my senior year of high school, I lost my best friend Alastor to murder-suicide, a murder-suicide that he committed. I never thought I would ever feel as much pain as I had felt when I lost my mother, but the same day that Quince murdered his family and showed me the corpses was the day I realized that without help, pain is only exponential. This crime happened as a result of his girlfriend encouraging him to commit the crime as an ultimatum, ultimately taking advantage of the longterm effects Alastor experienced due to extreme isolation from society and other kids his age, as well as undiagnosed schizophrenia and depression.
I was traumatized, I almost failed high school and couldn’t do basic human things like take care of myself, sleep, pick up my phone, answer calls, brush my teeth, get up out of bed and many other things one needs to stay healthy. Everytime I closed my eyes I saw the bodies, and blamed myself for not being able to do more. The room that I had seen as a safe space throughout so many years of battling grief, suddenly became a jail cell full of more trauma and turmoil.
Two years later I’m writing this letter to you, thinking about the steps that I took to heal. I’m now on medication that quite literally saved my life, I am the ambitious young woman that I was always meant to be, and now I realize that the lessons I learned because of trauma and pain can be used to help boost the healing process of others. I sit here in my room thinking about how lucky I truly was because while I went through so much self-doubt, discord, and so much internal chaos, I still had the resources that I needed to heal and become the person I was always meant to be. My mother was an incredible woman, but losing her meant that I now willingly carry the torch that fueled her passion for helping others get the resources to provide themselves with the lives they have the right to live. A life that is rich in health, love, safety, and support.
I now aim to help people battling debilitating mental health issues live a low-energy, healthy lifestyle by providing them with packages filled with items needed to stay healthy and productive. Encouraging low-energy self-care is so important to help keep our bodies in a state that encourages the healing process of grief, and any other preventative mental barrier. Although, not all mental illnesses and mental health issues are caused by the same trauma. We all go through things that trigger our inability to take care of ourselves sometimes and that’s OK, now my job is to make sure that I can help as many people as possible like me grow into the person they want to be in a gentle, non-judgmental, and healthy way.
I went through years of judgment from both family and friends who just assumed I was “lazy”. In reality, I had lost my biggest and greatest motivators, and my inability to function was a symptom of my grief from both losses.
Maybe if Tor had the resources he needed to help him function just a little longer, I would’ve been able to save everyone.
PayPal: Madalenayers
My ultimate goal is to raise at minimum $25,000 to provide low-energy care packages for people with debilitating mental illnesses. No matter how long it takes. Help me give people back a portion of their life they can feel in control of.
Any and all expenses will go towards these packages filled with the following:
Please be aware that the following list may/may not change depending on the overall cost to make each package.
– deep cleaning teeth wipes (appropriate substitution for brushing one’s teeth)
– body wipes (appropriate substitution for showering)
– Deodorant
– Brita insulated filtered water bottle (Appropriate substitution for plastic water bottles, but any form of hydration will be provided)
– Electrolyte drink mixture
– Adult diapers (for extreme cases in which a persons is struggling to do even basic bodily needs like using the toilet)
– List of resources for both non-native and native English speakers, regarding the healthiest and least intimidating process to get help.
Please let me know if you have any financially friendly ideas.
Mom and Alastor, this is for you.
Frequently asked questions:
How will you manage doing all of this in college? Especially as a triple major?
Hi! I know that being a triple major sounds really difficult, time-consuming, and intimidating, but I plan on being in school for around 6 years. I take classes during every semester (including winter, and summer) so I can space out my classes and have the freetime to do what I wish.
Is this a (or going to be a) non-profit or for for-profit organization?
I plan on this starting as a for-profit organization. While the profits I make from this particular venture are injected back into the business in order to create the care packages, the rest of the profits will go towards it’s expansion. As a college student I do not have the income to start and support a non-profit from scratch!! Once I graduate I will approach the legal implications to convert this into a non-profit upon the success of any other businesses I choose to create.
Do you have any informational websites or links so I can find out more?
I’ve been working on a website for this project for over 2 months now, I’m a perfectionist and would like to launch once I’m confident in its proper portrayal of my goal here. If you have any other questions you are welcome to request my contact information.
What will happen if you don’t reach your target fundraising start-up goal?
I will reach my target fundraising goal. It’s okay if I don’t reach it now, or in six months, or in 2 years. I will reach it and use the money donated to me or profit gained from these products along the way to keep it going.