I've read your blog (the whole thing) this morning, and a couple of things come to mind. As I see it, you've got a lot of skill as a writer. Your explanatory post is eloquent and extremely easy to read. That's a rare skill to have, even if you're well so I'd make use of that.
I get that you've been burned in the past, so I wouldn't aim to start with anything too big or grand, but what about setting up a small charity of your own? You could use the beanie hat as your symbol :)
Perhaps something like starting a small fund (e.g. <$500 - 1000 grants) to send a kid to a science camp, or to fund small bits of research? There are a LOT of MSc / undergrad students who could make use of that sort of money just to buy consumables, or get themselves started with a research project and maybe get into a research career.
Maybe use it to fund the sort of stuff that you wanted to do before you got sick?
That kind of thing could help you give back, without being financially, mentally or physically crippling. You could do it at your own pace (like one award per year even), and the fundraising aspect could give you work to do with a purpose, without being overwhelming.
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Date: 2017-10-10 03:12 pm (UTC)I've read your blog (the whole thing) this morning, and a couple of things come to mind. As I see it, you've got a lot of skill as a writer. Your explanatory post is eloquent and extremely easy to read. That's a rare skill to have, even if you're well so I'd make use of that.
I get that you've been burned in the past, so I wouldn't aim to start with anything too big or grand, but what about setting up a small charity of your own? You could use the beanie hat as your symbol :)
Perhaps something like starting a small fund (e.g. <$500 - 1000 grants) to send a kid to a science camp, or to fund small bits of research? There are a LOT of MSc / undergrad students who could make use of that sort of money just to buy consumables, or get themselves started with a research project and maybe get into a research career.
Maybe use it to fund the sort of stuff that you wanted to do before you got sick?
That kind of thing could help you give back, without being financially, mentally or physically crippling. You could do it at your own pace (like one award per year even), and the fundraising aspect could give you work to do with a purpose, without being overwhelming.