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Need to be with siblings for Mom.

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Hi, my name is Marilyn; I am the oldest of five adult children and I live in Oklahoma. The photo is a picture of us (5) way before Mom became ill, in 1977, but it is still the 5 of us. We all live in different places now, but here is the dilemma.
In late 1977, Mom became ill (we were in Cupertino, CA); we were told it was a form of herpes-encephalitis and that it is/was a rare virus, and had affected Mom's memory and motor skills.  We were told Mom would never walk again, but we taught her how. We believed that Mom would outlive us all...well she has outlived her parents, a brother, my/our dad (he died 20 months ago) and her mother-in-law...she has become a grandmother and a great-grandmother and is unable to show that she understands or is aware of the world around her, but now, she is ill and she is not going to be here much longer.  She resides in a home for the aged and with Alzheimer's, in Washington state and I am struggling to make it before she dies or directly after, for the funeral. It has been 37 years and I have been able to see her, in Washington 3 times.
I am asking for assistance to be able to raise funds to buy a plane ticket and help with the funseral costs. Thank You.

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Marilyn Cooklin
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Oologah, OK

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