Cassie sits and chats with us about her chronic illnesses as well as mental health and how that affects her daily life. Thank you Cassie for sharing your story with us. 

 Welcome back everyone. Today we will be speaking with Tiffany as she tells us about her chronic illnesses and the difficulties she faces. Thank you for listening to Just Mel's Journey With Friends The Podcast. 

Hubs and I do a little check in and we talk about mental health, cancel culture and so much more. Thank you for listening.

Resources --
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/mental-health-resources/

Trigger warning for talks of suicide attempts, human trafficking, sex assault - if any of that is a trigger to you go ahead and skip this episode and we will see you next week. Rian talks about his upbringing, he was sexually assaulted at a young age, trusted in some adults who he thought had his best interest at heart but we find out they didn't. He speaks on how he was human trafficked and how his life has changed since all of this happened. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health and need help text HOME to 741741 or dial 988. If someone is in a life or death emergency please dial 911. If you see something, say something. Check in on your friends, check in on people you love and know that the world is so much better with you in it. There are resources to help, here are some resources for the issues talked about in this episode. This is part 1 of a multiple part series speaking on Rian's story. 

1 (888) 373-7888

SMS: 233733 (Text "HELP" or "INFO")

Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week

Languages: English, Spanish and 200 more languages

Website: http://humantraffickinghotline.org

Speak with someone today

National Sexual Assault Hotline

Hours: Available 24 hours

Learn more

1-800-656-4673
https://www.rainn.org/resources

https://safeharborshelter.com/2020/04/02/when-you-dont-feel-safe-in-your-own-home/

Please see part 1 for all resources to get assistance. 

Please see part 1 for resources

In this interview with Shark they tells us about having polydactyly, syndactyly and Baraet-Biedl Syndrome. They also speaks about their seeing eye dog Hayley who they got from Leader Dogs for the Blind - you can find out more information about the disorders and everything discussed in this episode here. Be sure to check out their girlfriend's twitch stream here https://www.twitch.tv/amethyst_pixie

https://www.childrenshospital.org/conditions/polydactyly#:~:text=Polydactyly%20is%20a%20condition%20in,present%20at%20birth)%20hand%20abnormalities.

https://www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/syndactyly#:~:text=Syndactyly%20is%20the%20medical%20term,by%20skin%20and%20soft%20tissue

https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/bardet-biedl-syndrome/

https://www.leaderdog.org/programs/guide-dog-program/?utm_source=Vimarc&utm_medium=display&utm_term=&utm_content=client-recruitment-google-ads&utm_campaign=client-recruitment-google-ads&gclid=Cj0KCQjwguGYBhDRARIsAHgRm48h4_y0NIYB2Fp0MAj3Ee1MPDYHRlsaRVvcOhSFMq_YNU84ED_LyI4aAgWMEALw_wcB

https://www.leaderdog.org/programs/guide-dog-program/?utm_source=Vimarc&utm_medium=display&utm_term=&utm_content=client-recruitment-google-ads&utm_campaign=client-recruitment-google-ads&gclid=Cj0KCQjwguGYBhDRARIsAHgRm48h4_y0NIYB2Fp0MAj3Ee1MPDYHRlsaRVvcOhSFMq_YNU84ED_LyI4aAgWMEALw_wcB

https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/bardet-biedl-syndrome/

https://www.twitch.tv/amethyst_pixie

https://www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/syndactyly#:~:text=Syndactyly%20is%20the%20medical%20term,by%20skin%20and%20soft%20tissue

https://www.google.com/search?q=polydactyly+sundrom&rlz=1C1SQJL_enUS913US913&oq=polydactyly+sundrom&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i13l5j0i13i15i30j0i13i30j0i13i15i30l2.4737j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8