Financial Relief for Diana
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Diana has been my best friend for 20 years. She was maid of honor at my wedding. This is us when we were teenagers. Super geeky.
She has struggled with depression as long as I've known her. But the past few years has been especially difficult.
The past year she's dealt with a lot. I'm not going to go into a huge sob story thing here but dealing with a divorce, an unstable living situation, unexpected pregnancy and loss of her baby boy Charlie, topping it off with an abusive relationship and a restraining order... that would be a lot to deal with in 1 year for someone who does not have depression, and it's been absolutely crippling for someone who does.
She's been in and out of the hospital countless times for suicide attempts, and she is working REALLY hard to get past this hump. She's fighting with every bit of strength she has. She's the strongest person I know because she has to fight to stay alive every day. And she's doing it.
She has been going to a therapist, has completed an intensive outpatient program and is going back again. After she got out of the program last time she was doing so well initially but she had an abusive person who refused to leave telling her she was horrible every day (not exactly helpful) and she had to take legal measures to have him removed. This took a tremendous amount of strength and determination but it is strength and determination that she should have been able to spend on her own life at such a pivotal time coming out of therapy - instead she had to deal with an awful situation that sucked her dry and left her broke. She wasn't exactly set up for success with that situation.
This is where we, her friends and family come in. She needs our help and I'm asking everyone to step up and pitch in a little to see her through this. She needs to be able to do the outpatient program again now that the drama is over and be able to focus on herself when she gets out, instead of just putting out fires.
Honestly this isn't a cure for her depression. But she has a plan and the first item on that list is staying alive. Losing her apartment and having her utilities shut off certainly isn't going to help her, and it's down to the wire. If she doesn't get some money fast, she's going to lose her apartment. She feels hopeless.
She needs a safe, stable living situation for her and her amazing little girls so she can focus on what's most important - sticking around for those girls, because they need her. They have also been through a lot. They need a stable home. They need her to be healthy.
In the past Diana has sent my family money without being asked multiple times when we were in a bind. She has always been there for me and she's one of the most thoughtful, generous and giving people I've ever known. She has so much to give but right now she can't. She needs to be on the receiving end for now.
But she has a very hard time asking for help so I'm doing that for her.
Depression is incredibly complicated. As her friend I wish I could just fix that for her but I can't. What I can do is try to relieve some of her stress so she can breathe and face this.
Depression is just like any other debilitating illness - people need the help and logistical support of their friends and family.
What she needs is a moment without anything traumatic happening to pick herself up and dust herself off so she can start moving forward to a healthier Diana.
If you feel half as much love for her as I do, please contribute what you can.
Thank you.
Sandra Correll
She has struggled with depression as long as I've known her. But the past few years has been especially difficult.
The past year she's dealt with a lot. I'm not going to go into a huge sob story thing here but dealing with a divorce, an unstable living situation, unexpected pregnancy and loss of her baby boy Charlie, topping it off with an abusive relationship and a restraining order... that would be a lot to deal with in 1 year for someone who does not have depression, and it's been absolutely crippling for someone who does.
She's been in and out of the hospital countless times for suicide attempts, and she is working REALLY hard to get past this hump. She's fighting with every bit of strength she has. She's the strongest person I know because she has to fight to stay alive every day. And she's doing it.
She has been going to a therapist, has completed an intensive outpatient program and is going back again. After she got out of the program last time she was doing so well initially but she had an abusive person who refused to leave telling her she was horrible every day (not exactly helpful) and she had to take legal measures to have him removed. This took a tremendous amount of strength and determination but it is strength and determination that she should have been able to spend on her own life at such a pivotal time coming out of therapy - instead she had to deal with an awful situation that sucked her dry and left her broke. She wasn't exactly set up for success with that situation.
This is where we, her friends and family come in. She needs our help and I'm asking everyone to step up and pitch in a little to see her through this. She needs to be able to do the outpatient program again now that the drama is over and be able to focus on herself when she gets out, instead of just putting out fires.
Honestly this isn't a cure for her depression. But she has a plan and the first item on that list is staying alive. Losing her apartment and having her utilities shut off certainly isn't going to help her, and it's down to the wire. If she doesn't get some money fast, she's going to lose her apartment. She feels hopeless.
She needs a safe, stable living situation for her and her amazing little girls so she can focus on what's most important - sticking around for those girls, because they need her. They have also been through a lot. They need a stable home. They need her to be healthy.
In the past Diana has sent my family money without being asked multiple times when we were in a bind. She has always been there for me and she's one of the most thoughtful, generous and giving people I've ever known. She has so much to give but right now she can't. She needs to be on the receiving end for now.
But she has a very hard time asking for help so I'm doing that for her.
Depression is incredibly complicated. As her friend I wish I could just fix that for her but I can't. What I can do is try to relieve some of her stress so she can breathe and face this.
Depression is just like any other debilitating illness - people need the help and logistical support of their friends and family.
What she needs is a moment without anything traumatic happening to pick herself up and dust herself off so she can start moving forward to a healthier Diana.
If you feel half as much love for her as I do, please contribute what you can.
Thank you.
Sandra Correll
Organizer
Sandra Couchie Correll
Organizer
Hillsboro, OR