"Today - on my 37th birthday - I salute you all," Dunham wrote on Instagram. "I wouldn't be here, basking in the joys of being alive, if it weren't for the wisdom, bravery, and unimaginable sacrifices made by nurses everywhere. Not all heroes wear it. robes - in fact, some even wear clogs." "Five years ago, today, I put my feet - shaking like a baby - into substance abuse treatment," she began her caption. "My parents hugged me goodbye, I changed into slippers, and there I was. The struggle with addiction hit me little by little, then suddenly." Dunham explained that the past five years have been "the happiest time of my life on earth by far." She said that going through a drug-free life has given her a "solid base and new tools". Click here to buy this shirt: Nettspend Badassfuckingkid Tour Ornament
Former So You Think You Can Dance member, 35, and her 14-year-old child received the Heart of a Champion Award from the Westside Los Angeles National Mental Illness Alliance (NAMI WLA) in honor Stephen, who died by suicide at age 40 in December. At the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood at NAMI WLA's annual Mental Health Gala, Holker began his speech: "Thank you so much. thanks to Derek [Hough] ] and Jenna [Dewan] for coming out and helping deliver this award to our family and our beloved Stephen I call him Stephen, you call him Stephen and tWitch, and We love him for both." "Thank you NAMI West LA for this incredible honor. We promise to keep moving forward from love and joy