SAVING MY BEST FRIEND

My best friend of 25 years is very ill. We met when we were 11, she and I are so very different yet just the same. I love her will all of my heart. We have been there for each-others first kiss, first heart-break, births, deaths, accidents, illnesses, laughter, love and everything inbetween. When we were in high school she was in a terrible accident and eventually lead to her diabetes because the accident had badly damaged her pancreas. Just after high school she lost her father to alcoholism. It was extremely hard for her because she was the definition of a Daddy's girl, she still grieves his passing today. She was there by my side for the birth of both of my son's and the loss of my mother to cancer, only to find out that she herself would have to battle cancer a few months later. I was inturn now by her side, cheering her on every step of the way. We were only 30 and way to young to be facing the chance of losing each-other so young. She had to have a hysterectomy as a result of her cancer concluding that she would never be able to have children of her own. She had always said that she didn't want to have them because of her diabetes but it's different having the option to "choose" to not have children or to have it taken from you. After her cancer her "great job" that had seemed so supportive decided to let her go due to missing to many days of work during her treatments. It has been six years since her cancer and now we are facing new illnesses. Life is not always easy and it hands you multiple challenges that you must overcome. Sometimes life can beat down so many times it seems impossible to recover.  This leads us towards alternatives to take away our pain. Once you have turned to those alternatives you now are facing a whole new set of challenges in the realm of addiction and depression. Both all consuming and depending on how far you fall down the rabbit hole near impossible to overcome by yourself. Depression and addiction are very real illnesses and both need medical assistance to beat after a certain threshold is passed. People like to say that you can't help someone until they are ready to help themselves but to me that just means they didn't know what tools to give that person to help them overcome their battle. I'm not saying there are situations in which it may be too late to help but maybe there were missed signs that they were giving before it was too late. I refuse to believe that it is too late for me to help my best friend find the correct treatment. She and I together will be able to beat another one of life's hardships. I know that she needs more than just classes and support groups. Her body craves the pills and alcohol to currently function. It is a dangerous road and I can see that even if she wanted to overcome it mentally her body would reject her efforts and then we will be facing very serious medical complications especially with the fact that she is a type I diabetic. I am not naming her by name because if you know me then you know who this person is. My intent would never be to publicly humilate her for her pain. What I do want to do is show her that she is loved by so many and that she is not alone in her battle. That even if it is her and I against the world then we are going to ROCK THIS! All of our lives we have talked about the crazy eccentric old ladies we will be, with our purple hair and colorful mismatching outfits. I fully intend on having her by my side, driving from yard sale to yard sale in her crazy pink convertible at eighty-eighty. She has not been able to find a decent job for years due to her illness. She needs support to travel away to a 90 days recovery center. She does not have medical insurance that will help cover the costs or help pay for her medications. I would like to raise enough money to cover her treatment, pay her bills while she is away and possibly a kickstarter fund to help her out while she gets back on her feet, after she is well. I would deeply appreciate your support.. anything will help. We have all had times in our lives that a we could have used a miracle to help us survive. Please help me give her the miracle of the rest of her life.