Mommy Loves Gianna❤️

On March 15th 2017, I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named Gianna. She was my first born and I fell in love with her upon first sight. Shortly after Gianna's birth my heart was broken after a custody battle persuaded by her father, left me without her. 
I have been battling addiction for the past 13 years of my life and one thing I will do is take responsibility for what I have done wrong.  After a period of sobriety I met Gianna's father, and shortly after I became pregnant. We both shared similar backgrounds. He is also an addict, and has had a rough life. I am not here to slander him in any way whatsoever. All I wish is to see my daughter and have the chance to be a mother to her. 
Gianna was a c-section birth and I was prescribed opiates for the pain, I eventually began abusing the opiates I had been prescribed. A month after she was born I went into  inpatient treatment. I was diagnosed with post pardom depression being without my daughter that started the path to a long period of inpatient treatment for myself. Gianna's father was granted temporary full custody while I was in treatment. I was sober for 5 months fighting the whole time just to see my daughter. Although durning that period I did get to have a few visits with my daughter her father fought against it the entire time. After completing treatment I ended up relapsing. He filed a motion for custody of Gianna when she was born. Foolishly, against my better judgement I represented myself in court, against his paid counsel, and I lost all physical and legal custody.  I have not seen her now in 6 months. A deadline to file an appeal in this matter is June 24th but legal fees to be able to do this will cost me $5,000.00.(that is with a low income based attorney. Also being an appeals matter I don't qualify for legal aid).
I am currently 5 months sober, and attending 12 step fellowship and outpatient treatment. I accept responsibility for my poor choices and am just looking for the support of people who will support me. My only wish is that I am able to have this be brought back into court so I can be granted visitation with my daughter, as long as I am proving  that I am sober and am bettering myself. I have made many poor choices and this one I have to live with, but more importantly learn from. 
My daughter does not deserve to grow up not knowing who her mother is or not having the love of her mother. I am seeking any financial help I can get to be properly represented this time in court to start an appeal process that will hopefully end up with Gianna having her mom back. My heart is in the right place and it kills me to know I have been completely stripped of my parental rights by a justice system where money proceeded the well being of the child. I have been working so hard on becoming a better more healthy me. I love my daughter so much that it feels as though 1/2 my heart has been missing since I started my treatment journey a month after she was born.  I will never stop fighting to be the best mother I can for my baby and to be awarded with visitation to see her. It all starts with me being sober today, remaining sober for a better tomorrow, and praying to God that he helps me to go through this. Any help would be greatly appreciated. God Bless you all for reading this post.