Hi everyone. My Name is Vincent. I almost lost my life two and a half months ago. Prior to the hospital, I spent 3 weeks at home before something “woke me up” to go to the hospital. Had I not gone that night, I wouldn’t have made it to see the morning.  I’ve been fighting a staph infection in the hospital, and I’m finally going home next week — sober, grateful, and sadly, scared. Before the hospital, I was already stuck. No car, no way out, just sinking deeper in the same house every single day. I don’t want to go back to that darkness. I want to do what I feel is my calling—to help others & give myself &my love through my experiences & to be a support system for others that are living a hard life, serving as a form of inspiration to them. I wish for new connections , feeling what happiness is like for the first time, this second time, feeling truly alive & free. My goal is that once I recover from this infection… to hit the ground running, stay sober, get to meetings, find work, and finally start living (feeling what freedom feels like) again. I have almost no support. My story is one of survival, but right now I need help to keep surviving. If you’ve ever loved someone who was struggling, if you’ve ever watched someone you care about fight to rebuild their life, please help me do what they couldn’t. Even a small donation toward a used car would mean I don’t stay trapped. It would mean I get to become the man I’m meant to be. Thank you for reading my story. Your kindness could be the miracle I’ve been praying for.  A used car are the hands that free this birds leg from the trap, so to fly free & & feel so alive.      Thank you all so genuinely much. I am so incredibly scared that I am going to watch my life pass me by.