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A Borderline, Changed

A personal campaign sponsored by Ashley Blackwe

May 31, 2018

Support Me

Giving Back. Not Giving Up. 

I was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder in 2015. Being borderline long before that was a struggle… I had no idea what was wrong with me. In 2015, I realized that borderline personality disorder is not widely discussed or understood. If it is discussed sometimes it’s in a joke spoken by those who can’t understand what this illness really is. 

Having a chance to give back means everything to me. Having a chance to take part in research that will further the understanding of the physiology & biochemistry behind borderline personality disorder means the world!  Heck, just being alive means the GALAXY!! 

There are recent studies that have shown a genetic predisposition for borderline personality disorder. Knowing this can help us to safeguard our children as they grow up. I can say firsthand that this is not an illness that I would wish on anyone. 

Please consider donating and, in doing so, helping to further grant opportunities, new ideas, and extensive research done by scientists all over our globe. Thank you!!

Here are just Some of the reasons behind my choice to support the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation:

  • Since 1987, the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation has awarded more than $365 million to fund more than 5,000 grants to more than 4,000 scientists around the world.

  • The mission of the Foundation is to alleviate the suffering caused by mental illness by awarding grants that will lead to advances and breakthroughs in scientific research.

  • 100% of donations for research are invested directly into research grants thanks to the generosity of two family foundations that underwrite operational expenses at the Foundation.

  • The funding model of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation encourages new and innovative research in that we are able to support new ideas from bottom up generated by scientists.

  • The Foundation only funds scientists whose research is reviewed and recommended by a world-renowned Scientific Council including Nobel Prize winners and chairs of psychiatric departments.

  • Learn more about the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.

 

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