Paws for Cory
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My name is Cory and I am a combat veteran with two combat
tours to Afghanistan as an Armored Reconnaissance operator now
diagnosed with PTSD and Social Anxiety.
I am a proud father of 3 beautiful children and fiancé to an
amazing woman. It is primarily for them that I am seeking a service
dog and asking for your donations to this amazing organization.
It took me a while to admit that I needed help as in the
military you are seen as weak or unable to do your job if you admit
you are struggling. So in turn you push your feelings and emotions
down until one day, you never know when, but all those feelings and
emotions come rushing out and you break down. When you add children
to the mix and now have those little people that you need to protect
at all times, that just adds fuel to an already burning fire. And
that is exactly what happened to me in the middle of a Costco. I
broke down, overwhelmed by the amount of people around me, not being
able to see everybody's hands. All of a sudden I was back in
Afghanistan and everyone seemed like a threat. I broke into a full
body sweat and started having trouble breathing. I left my basket
where I was and exited the building to my car where I had a full
breakdown and let years of bottled up emotions out all in that
instant. It was at this moment I said out loud that I needed help.
So the next day I reached out to Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
and started the process of being evaluated. Since then I have been
in therapy since 2021 and have been diagnosed with PTSD, Severe
Social Anxiety and Somatic Pain disorder. This cocktail of mental
and physical Illness keeps me feeling trapped inside my house and
not wanting to leave. It keeps me from being the father I want to be
to my children and the man I want to be to my fiancé. So my
therapist recommended a service dog and led me to K4PAWS so through
the acquisition of a service dog, I hope to once again be the
confident man I once was and get back out into society.
If you have made it this far thank you for listening to my
story. I’m very grateful to have been approved to receive a Kingston
4 Paws Service Dog and your support would be amazing. Every donation
helps this organization continue to do the wonderful work so that
people like me, and so many others, have the opportunity to get back
out into the world and live more independent and fulfilling lives.
Sincerely,
Cory
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