Sarah ~ A Story of Strength and Need

      I would like you all to hear the story of my friend, Sarah as                                    written by another friend of mine.

             "Hello, everyone. My name is Kara. This is my good friend, Sarah.

Gorgeous, right? 

For the past twelve years, Sarah has been struggling with eating disorder behaviors, and two years ago, was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, binge/purge subtype. 

     She is currently in the worst condition she's ever been, at only 63 pounds. 

She has been living in her car on and off for the past 8 months, and, after blacking out while driving, totaled it. As a result, she has been staying with my family and I for the past week.

                             Here's a selfie we took, because we're cool. ;)

We have been doing everything that we can to get her the help that she needs, which at this point is residential treatment, but we are in Kentucky, and there are no such programs here. Her insurance will not cover out-of-state expenses, and we simply cannot afford to pay for treatment ourselves, as a single month of residential care would cost us at least $35,000, and that doesn't include travel costs. 

In addition to this, she is also currently unemployed, making it impossible for us to switch to an insurance provider that could cover the cost (and even if we could, it could take weeks or months to achieve and we are terrified of what could happen in that time), and until her health improves she cannot work. 

Sarah is one of the most beautiful, faithful people I know. She has shown so much strength and perseverance during this time. Unfortunately, this illness is relentless. It is a very present danger, and I refuse to surrender to it; even so, we are so tired of running in circles, hospital visits and therapy that is ultimately ineffective. We need help as soon as possible and I pray that you will feel lead to assist us.

Please do not be put off by the magnitude of our goal; while we are hoping for at least three months of residential, we will take whatever we can get. Anything is better than nothing, and every little bit counts.

Thank you so much for reading. Your donations, thoughts and prayers are so appreciated. God bless."

                  Please consider donating to Sarah's GoFundMe page:       https://www.gofundme.com/e3vyg9nw 

                    and also share her story with your friends. 

                                            

                                        ~ Katie Stone~