Balladoad

My name is Farista Sairuv and I am a Bangladeshi immigrant living in Canada. My family and I are trying to raise money for the cancer treatment of a child in my aunt’s village. 

Kamroon Nahar is an eight-year-old girl. She is sweet and curious and she loves her family and friends. She is passionate about helping people and making the world a better place. She is from a very poor family in a small village in Bangladesh. Her family loves her and wants her to live a full, healthy life. 

But unfortunately, she might die very soon. She has blood cancer, and that is a very serious illness. Her family has taken her to the hospital but in Bangladesh you have to pay for healthcare yourself. Bangladesh does not have universal healthcare and the healthcare fees for treatment are very high. They are especially high for serious, complicated illnesses such as blood cancer. Her family is very poor and cannot afford to treat her cancer. 

This radiant young girl deserves to live and deserves to have the best chances in life. I know that she will help change the world. Please, I beg of you, to donate so you can help save her life and keep her light and radiance in this world. 

https://www.gofundme.com/manage/help-little-kamroon-nahar-survive-blood-cancer

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    Balladoad

    My name is Farista Sairuv and I am a Bangladeshi immigrant living in Canada. My family and I are trying to raise money for the cancer treatment of a child in my aunt’s village. 

Kamroon Nahar is an eight-year-old girl. She is sweet and curious and she loves her family and friends. She is passionate about helping people and making the world a better place. She is from a very poor family in a small village in Bangladesh. Her family loves her and wants her to live a full, healthy life. 

But unfortunately, she might die very soon. She has blood cancer, and that is a very serious illness. Her family has taken her to the hospital but in Bangladesh you have to pay for healthcare yourself. Bangladesh does not have universal healthcare and the healthcare fees for treatment are very high. They are especially high for serious, complicated illnesses such as blood cancer. Her family is very poor and cannot afford to treat her cancer. 

This radiant young girl deserves to live and deserves to have the best chances in life. I know that she will help change the world. Please, I beg of you, to donate so you can help save her life and keep her light and radiance in this world. 

https://www.gofundme.com/manage/help-little-kamroon-nahar-survive-blood-cancer

      Balladoad

      A couple of years ago my aunt’s village in Bangladesh flooded. While flooding happens there from time to time, it’s not ever so devastating as what happened that year. Climate Change is making weather more extreme, making floods more extreme. And it’s what made this flood so powerful. People died. Classmates of people I am friends with died. Most crops were destroyed. It was ... words cannot explain how terrible and terrifying it was. 

Floods are getting more numerous, more powerful, more deadly and devastating in my country of origin and all over the world. Droughts are also getting worse, longer, and more frequent around the world. Hurricanes, wildfires, natural disasters of all kinds are getting more frequent and worse. Access to clean water for people will be greatly reduced in upcoming years unless we act. Food production will decrease. Vast regions of Earth including Edmonton will become barren deserts. As sea levels rise so many parts of the world including most of Bangladesh will be underwater. 

Canadians already know this. They know we have a responsibility to each other, the world, and our children to make sure the 1.5 degree increase in average global temperature does not occur. 

But we need to make sure that in next elections people are informed about Climate Change, each party’s thoughts on the matter, and their plans to tackle it. Democracy works when debates happen. We’re in the midst of a Climate Emergency according to the scientists. CBC has a responsibility to host a federal leaders’ debate on Climate Change, so that Canadians can make a better, more informed vote.

      Balladoad

      So, ForgottenRouge, who is such an amazing young woman, posted a chapter in her book about coping methods that might stop you from self-harming, if you’re ever in a situation where the urge to self-harm is hitting you. She said she got these methods from her councillor and that some of them worked for her and some of them didn’t. So if any of you or people you know are feeling like you’re going to self harm, try these and maybe they’ll help. In the following comments I’ll be quoting her chapter directly.

      • Balladoad

        So I’m going to start quoting now, so here are ForgottenRouge’s words:
Some coping methods for self harm (cutting specifically) that I was given by a counsellor from my college last year. Some of them helped, others didn’t, I suppose it just depends on the person, but I thought I’d share to whoever actually reads this thing, in case they could help someone else. 

Counting: 
1) Count to ten. If the urge to self harm hasn’t passed, count to ten again. Continue until the urge has gone. 
2)Count the amount of scars you have. For example, if you have five scars, wait five minutes before you self harm. Hopefully int the time you wait, you’ll lose the urge to self harm. 

Pinching:
This works by creating a similar pain-based sensation to cutting, but only leaves a temporary mark. Try pinching the back of your hand or where you usually self harm first (e.g. arms, wrists, etc.) If this doesn’t work, try hips, lower back, stomach and/or legs. Try not to pinch to the point of bleeding. 

Hair band/elastic band: 
Works like pinching by creating a painful sensation without leaving scars. Pull hair bobble/elastic band and release so it snaps back to your wrist. Try not to overdo to the point of bleeding. 

Writing/Typing:
Try to write (or type if you prefer) down the reasons why you want to self harm and read over them to see if they are really worth it. It might also make you feel better to just write down your feelings, especially if you don’t want to verbally express it or if you just don’t want to talk about it at all. 

Creativity:
It’s always a good idea to have a notebook or small sketchbook handy. You don’t need to draw anything in particular, and it doesn’t have to be amazing. It could just be doodles, or scribbles, or simply just colouring in a picture, as long as your hands are busy until the urge to self harm has passed. If you like things like knitting or sewing, try that as well.
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      • Balladoad

        Okay so I couldn’t finish the chapter in just one comment. So  I’ll finish it here. Everything following the colon is ForgottenRouge’s words and also the rest of her chapter. : 

Music: 
Listen to the music that makes you happy, or lifts your mood, if you like dancing or singing then try that as well, releasing energy could help you to feel calmer. Though this might not work if the mood is very dark. 

Of course the methods aren’t guaranteed to work - again, it depends on the person. For me, it was writing and music that helped the most, though it didn’t stop me from self-harming completely. What helped the most was my partner and spending time with him.

But hopefully one or all of these coping methods could help someone out there, I don’t know.
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      Balladoad

      @NonXistant I’m also tired but not that much. I’m on lunch break between classes (in college). Do you know why you’re tired?