 Hey weirdos, it's Darren and Left to excuse my appearance today. I'm actually dealing with a lot of splotchiness on the face and also my scalp hence the the hat And I wouldn't normally videotape myself Doing it all the day that I look like this, but it's really important And I'll probably share this in my podcast word-for-word because I had to type this out Because I wanted to make sure that I didn't Forget anything. I Received another couple of messages today from people reaching out for help for their loved ones or for themselves I began this fundraiser for depression and suicide For for the prevention. Yeah, because I just simply thought it'd be a good way to to give back to the community You know in a way that would make a difference and I figured Anybody who's attracted to dark stories like what I tell they might be more susceptible to depression But I had no idea how on the nose that would be My heart Breaks every time I read another email another comment another Facebook post or sometimes they'll even post a review on Apple podcasts with their thoughts about what I'm doing with the fundraiser which is an odd place to leave those comments But they're they're reaching out. That's that's the whole point. It's somebody that they're telling their story and They know somebody who is it at this very moment is either in the hospital or Is recovering from a suicide attempt? Others they're just asking how to find relief for the extreme depression that they're feeling Now, I guess in the eyes of many, you know, because of the fundraiser that I'm doing, you know, they feel comfortable Reaching out to me, you know, somebody who's who's been there that's in the same situation dealing with depression I'm beginning to get so much correspondence that I may not be able to reply to them all and and that concerns me because I mean, these are true Real cries for help in some cases the only thing that I can do is to tell them that I'll pray for them and Then of course give them the phone numbers I have, you know, so they can reach out to somebody who is more qualified than I am But this just reinforces the extreme need for a fundraiser like this People not only need help that they want help. They're they're reaching out for it There needs to be somebody there for them to reach out to You know, we only have now 10 days left on this fundraising campaign as I record this. It is Sunday October 21st and Halloween the 31st, of course is our last day, but that's also the live stream The live stream event that I'm gonna be doing on YouTube. So I don't know how good of a job I'm gonna be doing it reminding people to donate on that day. So If you could please show your support Today, just make a donation any amount. I mean $5 $10 it makes a difference even if it's small But then once you do that then post and share on your own social media or email or text or all of them if you can and Challenge your own family and friends to do the same Especially if you or somebody, you know deals with depression or has dealt with suicide issues And I'm sure that applies to every single person that's hearing this right now So, you know, tell them to to visit weirddarkness.com Slash battle in order to donate or once you do donate It'll actually give you a link that you can share so it'll take them directly to that page so they can donate But either way but weirddarkness.com slash battle just forwards to that same link So it doesn't matter but the clock is is quickly running out So 10 days left now and and there are still so many people in need No, now if you are one of those who are in need There are numbers that you can call right now depending on if you're dealing with depression and suicide Or if you're dealing with an addiction on top of it If you're if you're dealing with depression if you're contemplating suicide, you can call 800-830-9804 Again, that's 800-830 9804 and if you're also dealing with an addiction of some type be it alcohol drugs whatever Then you can call 800-831-1560 That's 800-831-1560 Again the contemplate the the depression or the suicide line It's 800-830-9804 Addiction 800-831-1560 And of course you can find those numbers on the sponsors page of my website They're not really sponsors, but I didn't know where else to put them so But please give today. I would greatly appreciate it and I'm looking forward to creating tomorrow's weirddarkness. Thanks