I'm raising funds for a beautiful soul in need, my daughter. I fear sharing too much and overstepping boundaries, but l need to ask for help for her.

Earlier this year she hit a breaking point after slowing going downhill. Most people struggling with mental health don’t acknowledge this decline until it is severe. Miraculously she made the decision to ask for help before it was too late. No child should ever have to make a phone call like that to a parent, and no mother should have to feel as helpless and terrified as I felt on the receiving end of that phone call. I immediately got on a plane, and spent a week helping her with the process of downsizing to what would travel by car cross country, and moving out. She had been putting on a brave facade, and trying to hide her decline because no one wants to admit they need help, especially a strong, independent woman. Letting go of that independence is gut wrenching to experience and heart wrenching to watch. She was not in a state of physical health due to her mental condition, but we have taken care of her here in our home and seen to her medical and mental health.

We've been helping with her financial needs, but she is needing more help to recover from the financial situation her mental health had caused from having to call out of work so many times. She has been looking for a job here now but has not secured one yet and we have been careful not to push her because we know that therapv itself is WORK and she's been putting in that work with herself. I want her to know it's ok to take care of herself and to ask for help without feeling the world cave in around her. Please, please, help me show her that others care for her.

Help me show her that her mental health is vital and that she matters. Give her the boost she needs and deserves to recover financially from her mental health crisis.

She matters, and the world is a better place because she is in it. She does not know I’m asking for help for her, but I will let her know when we’ve made some progress with this project. Thank you for respecting her privacy.