Hey guys, I would really appreciate if you could read this and share to help me raise some money for a good cause. I'm hoping to raise some money for the charity PAPYRUS- which is prevention of young suicide by doing a sponsored walk up mount Snowdon on the 9th April.

To those who don't know, I have been an inpatient in psychiatric hospitals since I was just turned 17, and have been struggling with various mental illnesses since I was 15. I am still fighting, but still remain in hospital as it takes time and recovery is a journey, everyone's journey is different.
I turn 21 on the 7th April and the first thing I said when I got to Rosewood unit was that a goal of mine was to walk up mount snowdon. I figured that given the progress I've made on Rosewood so far this goal would be achievable much sooner than I thought, and so I've decided my birthday would be a good time. My rational being I as I've been an inpatient straight after my 17th birthday and spent my 18th, 19th and 20th birthdays in hospital; with no leave, no freedom to even go to the bathroom on my own or even sit outside. In fact, on my 18th birthday I spent in bed crying on my own and being told I was being moved to an adult hospital in a field in the middle of nowhere in wales- I haven't really celebrated birthdays. BUT this year I'm changing that, and given the fact that I'm at the highest point I've been in recovery that I've ever been, why not literally be at the highest point, snowdon would be the nearest "highest point". Yes I will struggle with urges, the top of a mountain isn't the best of places for someone suffering with suicide ideation or mental illnesses in general, but I'm doing it to challenge this, and to prove that it does get better in the end. After all, "strength is not about what you can do, it's about overcoming all the things you once thought you couldn't".
I would like to do it as a charity fundraiser to give a little bit back because after all, if it wasn't for the help I've received from so many different people over the years, I wouldn't be here celebrating my 21st.
I'm still working hard, it's not something that can be fixed quickly, but I'm still here and that's what is important. Too many people are not so fortunate and don't have the support that I've had, and their lives come to an end far too soon.
I'm raising money in the hopes that even the smallest of donations can make a difference and that other people suffering can receive the help they need to get through the darkest of times.
Please donate, even if it's the tiniest amount because it really could make a difference. I will post pictures and videos even though I'll probably be struggling to breathe as I'm extremely unfit! 🙈
Thank you for taking the time to read this! ❤️️
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