My guess is that she had it pointed to the sun since forever. You can turn it around 180 degrees and wait a couple of years and it might turn back, or you could just wait for all those little pups to come up and toss the original plant, or you could take it out of the pot and re-pot it, laying on its side.

If it is one of the climbing-types of aloes, they will always grow in similar way regardless what one will do. If that is the case, support will help (and I believe it should be substantial, not just a bamboo stick). Turning it as Ricky suggested will help some.

Looks like it could use a good repot, burying the exposed stem from dried up leaves and turning the plant upright. Don't pot up, just replant/reposition it in the same pot with a fast draining mix. Some of us have been known to use old media if it's not too degraded and just add some fresh.

Also, which direction does that window face?Is that where it is all the time? Right up next to that /edit/ window*?

I believe that window faces east. It's been there for the last 4-5 months I'd say.

Is this in the Northern hemisphere? If so, does this person have a South or West window with room for this plant after it's repotted?

Yes, it's in New York. Wouldn't it be enough to rotate the plant?

I don't feel that an eastern exposure at my latitude would be adequate and my climate get a more sun than yours. In my opinion, turning the plant will not help to fix the long term lack of proper culture. *I think we live in the same zone so maybe we have the same amount of sun per year.

Aloes love sun. They are grown in full sun on farms. I do have a plant crawling out of its pot but that's because the pot is too small (it's also a Sansevieria and not an Aloe).

I'm open to other's experiences. If I'm wrong then I need to be corrected so I don't give out the wrong information in the future. I'm just saying: I wouldn't keep my aloes in an east window unless I'm trying to get delicate babies to root and I even leave those in the southern window, behind other plants though so slightly shaded part of the day and only a little direct sun shining on them but ita very intense light compared to an eastern window and that's a big plant. That's why it's getting that "neck". It's using its old resources to continue making new plant material.

Laura

I indirectly asked this already, but do you or your friend know which aloe it is?

Sorry for repeating myself, but did anyone considered that it may be one of the sprawling - creeping - climbing aloes? There are few sp and subssp that grow that way...

Thank you all for the help - I have sent my friend this thread. I don't know what aloe this is, and I don't know if she knows, but I'll update if I get further info!

I hope we'll get an update!

Leaves look too thick, long, and wide to be a climbing aloe.