Story highlights Rachael Farrokh has raised money to treat eating disorder after posting YouTube plea

"I want my struggle to help other women know that they aren't alone," Farrokh says

(CNN) Rachael Farrokh, 37, weighs roughly 40 pounds, suffering from a severe form of anorexia for more than 10 years.

After making a desperate plea for survival in a video posted to YouTube , Farrokh told CNN on Friday that she has raised enough money for her to start treatment for her eating disorder. Farrokh and her husband, Rod Edmondson, created a GoFundMe page that's exceeded $120,000 in donations to cover her medical costs.

Farrokh took to social media for help after she said she had exhausted all other options.

"My name's Rachael. I need your help," she says, short of breath, in the YouTube video. "In order for us to get there -- and I'm not one to ever ask for help -- I need your help. We need your help. Otherwise, I don't have a shot, and I'm ready to get better. So please, if there's anything you can do to save my life, please click this link that you'll see and do anything you can. Anything will help."

Photos: Woman battling anorexia pleads for help through social media Photos: Woman battling anorexia pleads for help through social media Hide Caption 1 of 5 Photos: Woman battling anorexia pleads for help through social media "I thought I would only hurt myself for not being worthy enough to eat but it's not true. ... It will ruin lives," Rachael Farrokh wrote on YouTube in a passionate plea for help to pay for a life-saving treatment for anorexia nervosa. Hide Caption 2 of 5 Photos: Woman battling anorexia pleads for help through social media "There is only one hospital in the country that specializes in refeeding patients at such a low body weight and it's my mission to get her there. If she receives too many calories her metabolism will kick up and she will lose even more weight. This is a VERY delicate medical situation," Farrokh's husband, Rod Edmondson, wrote on a GoFundMe page created to raise money for her life-saving treatment. Hide Caption 3 of 5 Photos: Woman battling anorexia pleads for help through social media "It's not about the food; it's about many issues layered with trauma and control and having no self-worth," Farrokh wrote on YouTube. Hide Caption 4 of 5 Photos: Woman battling anorexia pleads for help through social media "Time is of the essence and I don't want to lose the most important person in my life. She is bedridden, and I had to leave my job to give her round the clock care. Home nurses, physical therapist and even physiotherapist won't even see her due to the liability of her condition," husband Rod Edmondson wrote in a plea on the GoFundMe page. Hide Caption 5 of 5

Edmondson wrote on the GoFundMe page that hospitals have refused to treat his wife because she doesn't meet minimum weight requirements. Over a 10-year period, Farrokh has had blood transfusions, blood clots, edema and has suffered heart, liver and kidney failure. "She is at a critical point. ... Her days are limited if we don't take action immediately," he writes.

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