Help my best friend get out of medical debt
Some of you have seen me talk about my best friend Jess. She isn't on Tumblr much anymore, but she's a hilarious, incredibly bright, ambitious woman who also happens to be the strongest person I know.
Let me give you some background. Jess and I have been friends for more than 14 years. We assembled our own feminist army that we called the Viqueens.
We grew up together, we did everything together, we even went to prom together. She came to visit me in every gross dorm room I ever lived in, put up with my weird college friends, and fell in love with my cat even though she is NOT a cat person (and is actually quite allergic).
In 2010, those of you who have been following me for ages may remember that I took a hiatus from blogging. What I don't think I made obvious at the time was that I really took a hiatus from life. I went through the worst period of depression I have ever had in my life. I did not move from my dorm room in three weeks. That's no meals in the dining hall, no time outside, no attending classes. I laid in a dark room and cried for hours. I thought I would kill myself, I would positive that I would drop out of college.
Then Jess suggested that I come to visit her (she lived in Tennessee at the time) for spring break. I agreed, but my heart wasn't in it. I was exhausted, despondent - I felt like every bone in my body was made of lead and I could barely breathe.
That week in Tennessee with Jess saved my life. I truly believe that our friendship healed me and brought me back from the edge, and I do not say that lightly.
My senior year of college, Jess's husband at the time was deploying to Afghanistan. I suggested that she come live with me and Mr. E just outside Philadelphia, and she did! We had an amazing time as roomies, but towards the end of that, her husband divorced her, out of the blue, and cleaned out their bank account. She was literally penniless. And amazingly, she applied for and got her dream job working at a Montessori school just four days after that. She worked her ass off, commuted three hours a day for over a year when E and I moved out of the apartment and she moved in with her parents. She went to school while working full time, and just got certified to be a lead pre-schoolteacher.
The point of all this, in case you missed it, is that I love this woman like family and she is incredible.
Unfortunately, due to a minor health incident a few months ago, she is in tons of debt that has totally wiped out her savings. She is completely stressed out, and I really want to help.
So that's why I'm asking you to help. Please, PLEASE give what you can. Signal boost this. I have a ton of amazing followers, so if just 1 in 8 of you give $1, it will help her immensely. Her birthday is in a few weeks, and I think the best surprise of all would be to take some of this pressure off of her.
I would not ask if this were not important to me. I know I'm incredibly privileged and lucky, which is why I've never done a personal donations drive like this before. But my friend is really in need of your help - please, please help if you can.
All my love and gratitude in advance,
Miss O
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