Help My Sister Get Back to Brighter Days

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Help My Sister Get Back to Brighter Days

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Help My Sister Get Back to Brighter Days!

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Medical issues. Bills are piling up. A flat tire. A broken mower. No way to catch up. And far too much love for her kids to contemplate giving up.

Hi, I’m Melissa, and I’m raising money to support my sister during an incredibly difficult time.

She has been in and out of the hospital this year, leaving her unable to work. When she finally tried to return, she discovered—at the last possible moment—that her doctor no longer accepted her insurance. She has exhausted every option, reaching out to specialists and the hospital itself, but no one can sign the forms she needs until further tests are run.

Meanwhile, everything she has worked so hard to build is unraveling.

My sister has no idea I’m doing this, but I can’t sit by and watch her struggle another day. She is the hardest-working person I know—a single mom who has spent most of her adult life juggling one or two jobs to give her kids everything they need and deserve. Before her hospital stays, she worked two full-time jobs, barely sleeping, but always showing up for her children. Now, through no fault of her own, she’s stuck in a cycle she can’t escape alone.

Time is Running Out
Her electricity is due in just five days—if unpaid, it will be shut off. Her rent is due the following week—and where she lives, late payments lead to eviction notices.
Her car has a flat tire. Her push mower is broken. Park regulations require lawn maintenance, but right now, she can’t fix any of it.

She was finally keeping up, but now she's drowning again.

She Has Always Taken Care of Others—Now It’s Time for Us to Take Care of Her
If you know me, you know how much I admire my sister. She shielded me from hardship throughout childhood and carried more than she had to when we lost our parents. She has spent years putting others first—without hesitation, without complaint.

She has a good job waiting for her, but until the right paperwork is signed, she can’t return—and she has no way to pay her bills.

She would never ask for help, so I’m asking for her.

Even $5 makes a difference.
If you can’t donate, sharing this fundraiser is just as powerful.

Let’s rally behind a woman who has always lifted up those around her.
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Funds will cover:

  • Rent
  • Gas for driving her kids to and from school
  • Utilities (electric and gas)
  • Car payment
  • Car insurance
  • A new (used) tire (the current one can’t be patched)
  • Groceries and other necessities for her and the kids



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Melissa Derda
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Brookfield, OH
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