@cryptopie. If rich was caught in the middle of unpleasantness I feel responsible for this myself. He is like me reactive and reacted for me. You can trust that we will both always be honest with you and on the level. We won't treat you differently or condescendingly and if we are pissed off with you we promise that we will not excuse and assume any kind of disability.
He has written this here rather than a private message at the risk of the whole community. I respect that. I would like to see us work through this. This is the sort of straight talker I would want in my corner.
He isn't sceptical of your need, never was. He reacted on my behalf without prejudice, he didn't step around it because of an assumed disability. Just person to person.
Something you both have in common that I appreciate is you have shared personal and painful details of your lives in the hopes of getting something better for the future. You have both become dear to me. Like me you are also both SO stubborn too.
This is an olive branch. Look at his message! He didn't even conceive that people didn't believe you. He harboured no question. Please take the branch @cryptopie.