My beloved second family - DOUA - Disabled Online Users Association has given me the honor of naming me the volunteer of the month. This group means the world to me. It has given me more than I can ever give back.

DOUA is about giving a hand up, not a hand out to people with disABILITIES who want to learn how to sell online, specifically on eBay. When I first joined my husband and I were already sellers but not doing well. I had already been diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis as well as Ulcerative Colitis (way back when I was 22). No longer being able to work, racking up medial bills and having other bills from a two income family we were trying anything to get a little extra money coming in.

I really did very little on eBay at the time. There wasn’t much I could do then. I’d help hubby with the descriptions of the listings and try to do a little bit of listing if I felt able. Not only was I very sick but I felt like I could never learn something new in the state of mind/body I was in.

I learned about DOUA somehow (I can’t remember how) and joined. There I found people like me! I could ask questions without feeling stupid, get support about being unable to work, being sick and feeling depressed. I found a place to be myself and the courage to attempt to learn new things at my pace.

If you have any experience in selling online, in html, in promotion, in eBay, photography, etc, etc. consider becoming a volunteer. Just go here to sign up.

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