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Mom's 90 Birthday Celebration
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By Gary Kiser
Personal campaign Keep it all Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FR Report
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My mother will turn 90 on September 4, 2024 if she makes it that far. She has Alzheimer's disease and doctors don't give her long to live.

I am rather embarassed to be in this position, but, alas, I am. Though I teach at two music schools and two language schools, I have a hard time finishing the month in the black. I am always looking for gigs and other work, but as I am partially sighted, I can't always get to work that I am capable of doing.

I live in Clermont-Ferrand, France and Mom lives in Big River, California. Unfortunately, it costs quite a bit to get from one of these places to the other. My mother hasn't seen my daughters since 2008.

Thinking that Mom wouldn't last very long, I made two trips (Nov '22 et Feb '23) but had to sell a tuba and take out a loan to do so. I don't have any more tubas to sell and I'd prefer not to borrow more money.

To be clear, a donation here is only going to help me get myself and my daughters to see my mother one last time. A gift here won't end world hunger, cure diseases, or help refugees on our troubled planet.

If I get more than the goal, I will pay off the loan I took out last year and/or do something special for Mom. My mother still has a stock of Sac à Pulses CDs that I would be more than happy to send to those that give enough to cover shipping costs.

This ask wasn't an easy decision to make. I am not proud that I wasn't more succesfull in my professional life. I am humbled by any gesture of kindness that you can send my way.

You can also send direct via PayPal to mom.at.90@kiser.org

 

 

 

Mom at 80.

Mom at 80

 

The tuba I sold for my last visit.

 

 

Mom at 80. Her decline was too sudden.

Le 4 septembre 2024, ma maman va fêter ses 90 ans et j’espère de tout mon cœur que mes filles et moi pouvons faire la fête avec elle. Car les médecins craignent que la maladie d'Alzheimer dont elle souffre, ne lui laisse plus beaucoup de temps.

Comme mes filles et moi habitons à Clermont-Ferrand, en France, et ma maman à Big River, en Californie, le trajet coûte cher, cela fait 16 ans que ma mère ne a pas revues ses petites filles.

J'enseigne la musique dans 2 écoles et les langues dans 2 autres. Je suis toujours à la recherche de concerts et d'autres contrats. Et comme je suis malvoyant, et donc sans permis, il y a certaines propositions qui me sont inaccessibles. Je ne suis pas fier de ne pas avoir eu plus de succès dans ma vie professionnelle. Mais je fais de mon mieux pour essayer de m’en sortir. Et malgré tous mes efforts, j'ai du mal à terminer le mois dans le positif.

Pensant que maman ne tiendrait pas très longtemps, j'avais fait deux voyages (novembre 22 et février 23). Et pour m’y rendre, j'ai dû vendre un tuba et faire un emprunt. Maintenant, je n'ai plus de tuba à vendre et ne peut pas me rajouter d’emprunt.

Je suis extrêmement gêné de me retrouver dans cette situation. Malheureusement, je ne vois pas d’autre solution pour nous retrouver, que de me tourner vers vous avant qu’il ne soit trop tard.

Un don ici ne résoudra pas la famine dans le monde ; ne guérira pas les maladies et n’aidera pas les réfugiés sur notre planète bien troublée… mais que nous permettrait de revoir ma mère une dernière fois.

Si j’obtiens plus que nécessaire, je rembourserai le prêt que j’ai contracté l’année dernière et/ou je ferais quelque chose de spécial pour Maman. Elle a encore un stock de CD ‘’Sac à Pulses’’ que je serais ravi de donner à ceux qui veulent si les finances permettent.

Cette demande n'a pas été une décision facile à prendre. Je suis touché par tout geste de gentillesse que vous pouvez me faire parvenir.

Vous pouvez également envoyer directement via PayPal à mom.at.90@kiser.org

 

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