Feeding America has a page where you can input your zip code and it'll show you all of the food banks near you overlaid on a map. If you need it, it's there. If you don't need it, think about donating money if you have it and your time if you don't.

www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...

Your child sounds awesome. Gives me some hope for the future.

If you prefer to make calls with others, join a virtual phone bank:

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One thing that helped me is giving myself permission to be unhappy about a crash even if I was expecting it. It’s OK to feel the way you feel about it. I think that part will get a bit easier with time.

But I never stopped grieving for lost abilities, wishing I could do more, hurting when ppl show that they think we are worthless. 2/2

Yes and no. I got better at figuring out how to do some activities safely (breaking them into subtasks and resting in between, using assistive devices, etc) and recognizing what is likely to cause PEM. I learned to feel less guilty about needing more rest than abled ppl (still working on that) 1/2