Unexpected loss of Mother

Hello my name is Makayla, It was brought to my attention that I try to start this gofundme due to the passing of my mother, Keisha, in the early hours on 7/28/2021.

 

My mother is the most selfless, humble, and strong person I have ever known. She took on battles and fought fights that would have torn people apart. Keisha fought a long hard battle with leukemia, it hit us out of nowhere.

My mom is my best friend, my sister, the person I can go to for ANYTHING.

 

When My mom was diagnosed with cancer in 2016 things were pretty traumatic. We were told she may not make it through and that if she did It may not have been a life worth living. Drastically My mothers health improved and with the help of extremely talented and

knowledgeable Doctors She was able to come home.

She was in remission for some time until the leukemia returned. This was devastating, Later on Around 2018-2019 we were introduced to what is called a Bone marrow transplant. Typically a course of treatment with efforts to try to stop the leukemia from returning. This transplant involved taking healthy donor cells from a matched donor, then the healthy donor cells are given to the patient in need. I of course was a match for her and had no problem being able to possibly give my mom a chance to beat this thing again and come out even stronger than before.

 

Fast forward We are both recovering from the transplant, the doctors are saying things are looking good this may have worked. I believe it definitely aided my mom in getting better and finally being able to take things easy but as you know cancer is an aggressive illness and ultimately she continued to have to fight.

 

The strength My mother holds is unmatched.

I wish there was a way I could have fought her fight so that she didn’t have to. I wish we had more time together and that I could hear her voice.

She was my biggest supporter, My lifeline

I’m torn but I know if anything she would want me to be strong.

 

For the past two years ever since the pandemic hit I’ve been trying to make it on my own. My mom had medical bills coming in & was providing for herself and me. I wanted to be able to work and not just sit around and depend on her for things I wanted, It was the least I could do. I’ve been studying education with the hopes of owning my own daycare. During the pandemic when schools and daycares transitioned to virtual learning I got involved in freelance nannying.

Ive been living in college park and commuting all over the dmv for different nanny jobs that hired me.

 

About a month ago Me and my mom discussed me moving out of my current apartment and into another one in Towson. Im a junior at Howard university but with everything going on this summer I’ve decided to take a break and once I decide to resume I will transfer to Towson university or a nearby college in that area.

My move out date for my current apartment is 7/29/2021, I did not renew my lease. However my move in date for Towson is not until 8/25/2021.

 

About 4 days ago I was involved in a hit and run with the car my mom fortunately was able to provide for me. I used it to go visit her and as a reliable source of transportation for work. With my move in date being so far away I’ve been having to make some choices on how I will now get to work with a totaled car.

 

I grew up in my mothers home in Virginia. Originally the plan was the move back home to Virginia commute to work and come back home until it was time for me to move in on the 8/25. Given all the recent events this is not able to happen.

 

This is such a hard time because the one person I would’ve turned to that could get all my problems sorted out was Keisha.

She never hesitated to make sure that she could provide for me and help me with anything I ever needed.

She hated when I was upset, Hated when I had to worry about things and always jumped to fix anything that she could. Even in the midst of fighting for her life.

 

I come to anyone with a heart and ask for any help in any way. Even if you cannot donate monetarily please keep my family in your prayers. Pray for me, she left behind her loving siblings, Her amazing parents, and some incredibly supportive family and friends. Pray that we comfortably grieve and that We all can get through this very dark time.