Hi my name is Tiffany and I am making a GoFundMe to raise money in order to purchase a vehicle for myself. The past year has been quite a roller coaster ride. Last June, our family finally got closure and my brother, who was murdered, finally got Justice. The trial was devastating and I found myself drowning in a very dark depression. I started self medicating with alcohol. Eventually it led to me being physically dependent on the alcohol. In the past my relationship with alcohol has not always been the greatest, but back then I didn’t really have the awareness or understanding of how it truly is something that can totally overtake you. I never meant for it to spiral out of control like that, but it did. I was drinking heavily all day everyday. At work, at home, it didn't matter where I was, if I was awake I was drinking. This past May I made the decision that I didn't want to live like that anymore. I told my family about my drinking and about my decision to check myself in to a facility to help me detox and get clean. During my intake assessment they found that my blood pressure was dangerously high and that I could have stroked out at any moment. They sent me to the hospital via ambulance. When the hospital checked my labs they found that my creatinine levels in my kidneys were a 7, I was in kidney failure. They immediately admitted me and we're talking about dialysis. I was dying. I was literally dying. God gave me a second chance though because he knew my heart. My kidneys made a miraculous recovery and are back to normal. My blood pressure is under control and I went straight back to the facility to get help with my addiction as well as my mental health. I learned so much and I have continued my treatment with outpatient appointments with my psychiatrist and therapist. And I am taking my physical health seriously now and I have a team of doctors and specialists who are monitoring my health closely. Today I have 50 days clean and sober. I want to go back to work but my car broke down last week. I need a vehicle to get back and forth from my physical and mental health appointments and back and forth to work. I am blessed enough to have family that is carrying me financially but I don't want them to have to bear that burden. I am dedicated to my recovery and ready to become independent. I'm not one to ask for help, but something I learned in my sobriety journey is to know when to ask for help. If you have it in your heart to donate, you will be doing me such a great service and I will be so humbled and grateful. Thank you ❤️