Tribute to Raul Sepulveda

Dear friends and family it is with great sadness that I come to you today and ask for help for my mom Nelda Sepulveda during this difficult time. She lost her husband, the love of her life, her soulmate and we lost our father.  Our story as a family began 18 years ago on January 18th, 2002 when two people crossed paths and fell in love from HELLO. They each had a life before meeting each other, her with 3 children, him with 2. Since day one he treated all of us as his own and never once did he doubt us or deny us. He was the best thing that ever happened to our family, we couldn't have asked for better siblings for each other. He was the man he didn't have to be.  He's the DAD that stepped up and raised us as his own. He was what was missing from my mom's life and ours. He told her on July 24th, 2002 "Te vas o te quedas?" My mom didn't think twice and packed up her things and took that leap of faith and followed the man of her dreams.  They officially tied the knot July 12th, 2009. Just recently this past July he had a work related injury and hurt his back. He was receiving therapy and getting medical attention for it. Slowly he started to deteriorate and we didn't know why. My mother and sister took him to Natividad Medical Center in Salinas, CA September 25th, 2020. They started running tests and found out he had a stroke. We don't know if his stroke caused ENDOCARDITIS (infection of heart/heart valves) or he had ENDOCARDITIS prior and that is what caused his stroke. We don't know when he contracted the disease or how he got it, it just all happened so fast that we are still processing this ourselves. The reason my brothers and sisters are making this GOFundMe is to help my mother pay for funeral expenses and to help pay for transport back to Texas. Our dad had always told my mom he wants to be buried back home. We are humbly asking for any help possible and continued prayers. My dad always took care of my mom, right now she is not in any condition to be doing this and is not financially ready. This has shocked all of us and we are heartbroken. Anything we can do to be there for my mom and my family. It's what my dad would've wanted. As long as his wife is taken care of and all of his 5 kids, he would be so proud of how we are all here for her. He loved and treasured her dearly.