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"Hello My name Is Mike . I have known Katelyn for 8 years . Katelyn struggles with depression, Ptsd , she has fetal alcohol syndrome as well. Her life has changed dramatically. On April 1st ,2019 everything she knew became different . I came into the room to find her crying . I asked what was wrong than I realized she couldn't tell me . She looked like a statue. I was so worried I called 911. They rushed her to the hospital where she and I got devastating news . The doctors ran every test on her and everything was negative . That was great but than came the questions why cant she talk , walk, move eat without choking . Thats when they said she has conversion disorder . Of course this lead to us looking it up because all they could tell us is her brain misfires and sends the wrong signals or even shuts down .They told her it wasnt her fault . After a week in the hospital I took her home . The next day I took her to her pcp . He came in and looked at her and said I am so sorry this happened to you . Turns out that the disorder is permanent . She will always have stroke like symptoms the rest of her life everyday and night. She gets mad for no reason , she cries ,she falls all day , she has seizures there's a lot more but thats private . The big calming factor is her baby bottles yes I said baby bottles she drinks out of them day and night . She also has pacifiers. Its a comfort to her so I am not going to judge her for it . With this disorder she is a 10 year old child . So this year I thought she should write a letter for Santa Claus . Yes she still believes in Santa at 32 years old . So I am sending this letter out to your company to ask for help .I am very proud of her . Everyday is a challenge but she is trying. I would like to give her a great Christmas and show her Santa cares about her .I will be going to dollar tree to get her things I can afford .But I am asking for you to read her letter and try to care . I am the only person she has now to help her through this . She deserves to have a good Holiday .This is not a normal letter I am aware . I would like to ask for sewing and jewelry supplies for her. Any thing that can help her feel less stressed out is a big help. Here is her letter. I cant drive her to a store .Hello my name is Katelyn Williams . I am 32 years old . I am disabled . This year I was diagnosed with conversion disorder. This causes me to have issues were my brain misfires and sends the wrong signals or even no signals to my body. There are times when all I can do is look around . My body goes completely numb and causes memory issues . My fianc found me crawling to the living room one day and he had to carry me to the bed and called 911. The doctors had told me that my symptoms are exactly like having a stroke . I drop to the floor without warning . I stare into space for hours , the scarcest part for me is not recognizing myself in the mirror . You might be asking yourself how this happened to me . When I was little I beaten and raped repeatedly. Started at the age of 7 and ended at seventeen. Than from 17 to 27 I was forced to do things . Those things traumatized me as you can imagine . One day the traumas all hit me at once and my brain shut down completely. The doctors where amazed that my conversion disorder didnt hit me sooner. I feel alone most of the time , I have no friends to talk to at all anymore they couldn't be my friend with me having conversion disorder . I was born with fetal alcohol syndrome which causes me to not act my age . I am sadly 12 in my head most of the time . I have decided to go back to school to be a writer. I am also doing videos on youtube to explain how conversion disorder effects me daily. My favorite things to do are color by numbers , learning and watching tv . I love to do art . Art helps me to stay calm when I am having episodes. My conversion disorder is very scary. I am on ssi so I am not rich. Can you please help me out ? I dont mind if they are misprint items. They all work the same. Somethings I need are ,1.Gel pens2.Pencils3.Erasers4.Ruler 5.Colored pencils6.Crayons 7.Markers8.Glue 9.Scissors10.Glitter 11.Paint 12.Markers 13.Colored pencils14.Diamond art15.Coloring books16.Crafts 17.Fuzzy posters18.Paper quilting supplies19.Paint brushes 20.Slime kit 21.Beads 22.Oil pastels23.Washi tape 24.Latch hook kits25.DIY kits26.Yarn27.Scrapbooking supplies28.Stickers If I am missing anything please include it . Thank you for reading . My name is Katelyn Williams My address is 350 west 5th south #46Rexburg , Idaho 83440"