Friends and family, many of you are familiar with the personal struggles I've been facing this past year. I've chosen to be open and honest because that's the only way I know how to be and because I hope and pray that my journey will inspire at least one other addict to begin their journey into recovery.

I've been using drugs and alcohol since I was 12. I've had several bouts of extreme alcoholism but never experienced drug addiction in the way I have in the past 4 years.

I am so fortunate that my rock bottom was an emotional one. I am blessed to still have my children, my home and to have avoided jail. This is not to say I haven't struggled. I never want to go back to the mental hell I lived in for so long. I CANNOT go back to that.

In the 6 weeks I've participated in the Narcotics Anonymous program, I have gained a family and a new found longing for recovery. I am still struggling though. It is because I know in my heart that I need more intensive help, I've decided to enter a 90 day inpatient rehab.

The facility I'm looking at asks for a $375 deposit. On top of this, I need to pay my bills for the months I'll be gone and sign my eldest daughter up for after school care.

The girls will stay with close friends and family and will visit when allowed.

So many of you have supported me already and I'm asking for one final push. This is gonna save my life, y'all. This opportunity and education will never stop giving for as long as I live.

Please consider donating. Above all else, please pray for the girls and I.

I love you all so much.

Check back later for an update which will include the name of the treatment facility and a link to its website so that you can learn more about the treatment I will be receiving.