Moms Funeral Expenses
Donation protected
It absolutely pains me to ask for handouts, I always think about how someone out there has it worse than me; but my father and I are in an extremely tough position right now.
As soon as my mom passed, we got sucked into the funeral planning; of course we had to host a funeral, even if it meant paying 1/3 of all of the money he earns every month for the next year... When things like this happen money becomes opaque, but unfortunately you need it to live, and terribly enough you need it to die too.
My father is 71 years old, living paycheck to paycheck and works his tail off every day of his life to feed me and before my mother passed of cancer to give her the highest quality of life she could have; that meant passing down work to spend time with her and taking her out.
The funeral costs all together was around $13,000, on top of that he's got the morgtage to worry about, but he hasn't complained.
My father also has diabetes, his doctor just put him on a new medicine that he doesn't know how he will be able to afford. $25 a day seems impossible when youre surrounded by debt.
I haven't told him that I've started this campaign, he is too prideful to ask for handouts but every last bit could help us out right now. I feel guilty even buying food at this point. I'm too stressed out worrying about debt to properly mourn the loss of my mother.
I didn't want to have to start this, and I don't expect to reach my goal, but every bit can help ease the worry I'm facing for my father and myself right now.
As soon as my mom passed, we got sucked into the funeral planning; of course we had to host a funeral, even if it meant paying 1/3 of all of the money he earns every month for the next year... When things like this happen money becomes opaque, but unfortunately you need it to live, and terribly enough you need it to die too.
My father is 71 years old, living paycheck to paycheck and works his tail off every day of his life to feed me and before my mother passed of cancer to give her the highest quality of life she could have; that meant passing down work to spend time with her and taking her out.
The funeral costs all together was around $13,000, on top of that he's got the morgtage to worry about, but he hasn't complained.
My father also has diabetes, his doctor just put him on a new medicine that he doesn't know how he will be able to afford. $25 a day seems impossible when youre surrounded by debt.
I haven't told him that I've started this campaign, he is too prideful to ask for handouts but every last bit could help us out right now. I feel guilty even buying food at this point. I'm too stressed out worrying about debt to properly mourn the loss of my mother.
I didn't want to have to start this, and I don't expect to reach my goal, but every bit can help ease the worry I'm facing for my father and myself right now.
Organizer and beneficiary
Jessica Whalen
Organizer
Waterford Township, NJ
Richard Whalen
Beneficiary