Sydni’s mental health journey

1 weekend in June of 2017, our lives, the lives of our family, and most importantly, the life of our daughter Sydni, changed forever.  She was diagnosed with bipolar/schizoaffective disorder at 17.  A brain disease that causes mood swings, irratic behaviors, and self harm/suicidal ideations. We were shocked & heartbroken that our perfect daughter will have to battle this illness for the rest of her life.  Our journey since then has been difficult, with  the  past 6 months being the worst. She’s been hospitalized 4 times since her diagnosis. One of the things that can help our daughter  in her recovery is her own “space”. We are a family of 6, in a small 3 bedroom house. Each of our 4 girls share a room. Sydni shares a room with our oldest daughter, and it’s an issue with schedules. She cannot handle too much noise, yelling etc, from our 9 yr old twins. It causes her great stress & anxiety sometimes. There’s no where for Sydni to escape to, a place of her own to work on the tools she’s learning, such as coping skills. 
    We need to make a room in our garage to separate the girls, and give Sydni her own space. It is recommended by her doctors, to aid in recovery. Time is of the essence, which is why we are asking for your help. We want to  give her all the tools to utilize in her recovery. She will be attending a partial hospitalization program 4-5 days a week so that she will be able to come home at night and be with us on weekends, instead of a residential facility, where she would be away. It’s an important part of her treatment to have a place, a quiet area, to continue her therapy. Any little bit will help. We want to give our beautiful girl every opportunity to live a full, healthy life. With medication management and therapy, she can! Please consider helping us to help our daughter. She did not ask for this disease, nor did she do anything to have this happen. Just like any other illness, cancer, diabetes, etc. it’s hard to accept, understand and deal with. It takes its toll on families. We are thankful that we are a great support system for Sydni, and believe her life will be full. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your consideration ❤️ Traci & Joe