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Shania's story/Heroin epidemic

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Hi my name is Wendy.  My beloved daughter died of a drug overdose three weeks ago.  She died only four days after her 20th birthday.  She was intelligent, earning National Honor society honors, drama club, and cheerleading in high school.  She then went to Kutztown University, studying psychology and was named to the deans list her first semester there.  She was about to enter her junior year of college.  Shania was a bright, bubbly beautiful girl, who just never seemed to think that of herself.  She suffered from anorexia when she was 16 and nearly died of that disease.  With the help of CHOP, family and friends, she recovered and was a healthy weight since then.  However, depression and low self esteem creeped into her life.  When she was a sophomore is when I believed that she tried heroin.  And if you know anything of that drug, which unfortunately I do because of living the life with her and her brother), it grabs you and doesn't let go.  She achieved sobriety many times, but would relapse, which is how I think she died.  I was the one that found her, which no mother should EVER go through.  No parent should lose a child! I do take comfort in the fact that she is finally happy and at peace.  She has no more pain.  But it doesn't mean that I don't grieve for her everyday.  She was not only my daughter, but my best friend.  However, this disease was bigger than both of us and I just couldn't pull her out of it's grasp.  As I have said (from the movie Steel Magnolias), 'Do you know how lucky I am?  I was there when that wonderful creature drifted into my life and I was there when she drifted out.' 
With all this comes the bills......I was out of work only 1 and 1/2 weeks before I had to go back, because no work, no pay and no money.  That is the reason for this Gofundme account.  I am struggling to keep myself afloat with the bills that come with death.  Her school loans and other stuff that I have to pay after her death.  I have many friends that have already donated to me after her death and I have already used that for things needed before and after the funeral.  But of course now the bills are rolling in.  If you can only donate $5, that would be awesome.  If not, I certainly understand with the economy as bad as it is.  But I will appreciate any amount......Sincerely, very sad mom......
Momma Rupp (Wendy Rupp)

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Wendy Borrell
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Topton, PA

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