Yesterday, our lives changed forever. We lost our mother, to a battle with trauma  mental health that spanned generations. She was a loving, beautiful, and selfless soul, but she carried wounds from her own childhood that she never knew how to heal. For the last year, we watched her slip away into a world of voices and pain that led her to destroy the home she loved and eventually take her own life.
​We tried everything. We begged for help. Two weeks ago, we tried to have her Baker Acted to save her, but the system turned her away, saying she didn't meet the criteria. Now, we are left to pick up the pieces.
​I am her daughter, and I am 26 years old. I am currently in a daily treatment program (Methadone clinic) fighting my own battle with addiction—a path my mother unintentionally introduced me to because it was all she knew. I am fighting every single day to stay sober, to fix my health, and to prepare for a future where I can be a mother myself. But the cost of this grief is heavier than any drug I’ve ever used. If I don’t pull this off—securing the house, fixing the damage she caused in her final days, and laying her to rest—I fear the weight will be too much to bear.
​*My dad and my brother work every single day, and I am working as hard as I can in my recovery, but we cannot cover this alone. We are asking for help with:
​Final Arrangements: Cremation and memorial necklaces for me, my siblings, and my dad.
​Saving the Home: Essential repairs to the house she left to us so it can be a place of peace again.
​Legal & Medical Recovery: Help with legal fees to secure the house title and medical costs as I continue my sobriety journey im also in need of a vehicle I want to start school and stay in the path of recovery and be able to accomplish all these things i need to for my moms passing  
​I want to make my mom proud. I want to show her that the cycle of trauma stops with me. Please help us give her the dignity she deserves and help me stay on the path to the life she always wanted for me."