Help Jada and the Gurnoe Family

This is probably the most humbling thing I’m ever going to do in my life. If you know me, you know that asking for any kind of help is something that I just don’t do but we’re really struggling here and we need it.

if you don’t know my 12 year old daughter, Jada, she is the most witty, caring, brilliant little girl I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. And the best part is, I get to be her mom. With that being said, Jada has been struggling with depression and suicide attempts for the past few months. She has had two inpatient psychiatric hospital stays already due to past attempts at her trying to take her own life and we are doing intensive outpatient treatment. Yesterday, November 12th, she overdosed. She is currently at War Memorial Hospital and is stable (Thank GOD) but when I tell you this is scaring me that the idea that I might potentially lose my daughter, my first born, my absolute world, I mean that I am in a constant state of fear. I had to step away from my second job at Moloney’s and am currently taking FMLA from the Post Office but I am not getting paid at this time which is hurting us so bad financially. The medical bills are piling up, Christmas is coming, and we’ve been falling behind on our regular bills due to lack of income. It hurts so bad knowing that we need money. I just want to be able to be here for her and help her and we’re trying so hard to save her life. 

She is currently waiting for a bed somewhere in the state of Michigan to open up so that she can be admitted to another inpatient facility but we’ll have to transport her there and then we’ll be looking into some longer care treatment programs.

I understand that these are extremely difficult times for everyone with COVID running rampant in our little town, but if youcould please donate anything, my family would be forever grateful to you. I just don’t know what else to do. I’m completely lost and we’re trying so hard to make it work on our own and keep our business from being out in the open but we need help. We need support. My baby needs support. Please keep Jada in your prayers. She needs all the love that this community can provide for her to let her know that she’s not alone in this fight and that her life does matter. If you don’t mind sharing this with your friends and family, we would really appreciate it.

Thank you so much for taking the time toread my story. And thank you again from the bottom of my heart for helping us through this difficult time.