My name is Chris and with the help of my wife Megan I am setting up this fundraiser and we are hoping for a Christmas miracle, We lost a huge part of our family and need help now more than we ever have. We never imagined we would be spending Christmas without my mom.
On December 10th my mom was admitted to the hospital as she was becoming delirious and was in and out of consciousness. It was determined that she had a severe bacterial infection that had begun spreading through her body. She was placed on life support as a way to assist her body while the doctors came up with a plan to try to stabilize her enough to be moved to Iowa City. Unfortunately the infection was more aggressive than what doctors realized and her body began shutting down and organs began failing. On December 12th my family and I made the difficult decision to remove her from life support and she passed away at 7:32PM, A time I will forever remember.
I am hoping to raise funds to help with the expenses of her passing ,to help my dad, and most importantly to fulfill her final wish which was to have her ashes taken home to Louisiana and placed in the vault next to her father.
In addition to my dad and two brothers my mom is leaving behind 5 grandkids who miss her dearly, You don't know the meaning of hurt until your 4 year old daughter asks for her grandma and doesn't understand why she can't come to the phone or why she can't hear her grandmas voice anymore when she tells her grandma that she loves her. How do you explain death to young kids? I never imagined that I would have to try and yet here I am.
I know that this year has been incredibly difficult for everyone but if you can find it in your heart to donate even just $5 then over time it will add up and hopefully I can take some of the weight off my dad's shoulders. That would be a miracle in itself just to be able to provide some relief. Thank you for any help from the bottom of our hearts.
