Turning Pain into Purpose
If Dakota, her family, and friends had been aware of the illness and the severity of her condition, Dakota might have been helped earlier and most likely would not have become so depressed causing her to lose her life to street drugs such as fentanyl.
There are different medications to treat bipolar. Sometimes the effectiveness of one does not work unbeknownst to the patient and doctor. As a result, the mentally ill will often self-medicate using street drugs or alcohol. These types of situations can be avoided if there was more funding for programs offering better patient monitoring within the medical community.
We have established the Dakota Foundation to bring awareness to the Okanagan and help fund the needed services such as the one above for those affected by the disorder.
