Hi everyone, I’m Allison. I am making this gofundme because I don’t know what else to do and I am desperate. I hope you can take the time to read our story and please help if you can. Thank you.

On December 21st, during the early hours of 5:36 AM, my mom called me and luckily I woke up to answer, little did I know what was coming next. Right off the bat she sounded awful, she had been struggling with asthma for a while so I knew something was wrong and hurried to her room. When I got there, she was already sitting on the floor, she looked up to me, gasping for air and spoke “help me, I can’t breathe”.

My first thought was to hand her inhaler to her, but it was no use. I woke up my uncle up and he was fast to react and use her nebulizar, again, no use. At this point I had no choice but to dial 911 and thank god I did. When the ambulance had arrived, my mom was already blue and it was a horrible sight to see. I couldn’t contain my feelings, I was a mess. All I could think while this was happening was “am I going to lose my mom?”. I’m still so glad the ambulance got here that quick. My uncle, my brother, and I went to the ER as soon as she took off. At this point it was around 5:50 AM and we waited until she was finally stabilized. It took 2 hours of waiting in the lobby, my head was all over the place with all sorts of thoughts. My uncle and I were the only 2 people allowed to see her while my brother waited in the lobby. I felt so bad for him because I told him he didn’t have to come with us but seeing the sight of our own mom like this made him feel why shouldn’t he? We’re in this together.

My uncle and I hurried to her room, I couldn’t contain my feelings after that. She was hooked to all kinds of wires, she was sedated, and had a breathing tube down her throat. The nurse who was taking care of her told us she had lots of fluid build up in her lung's which caused this asthma attack. The doctor soon came up and told us that what we’re looking at so far was pneumonia. She was transferred to ICU after this because she was not able to leave due to how serious her condition was. We were able to leave and drop my brother off home so that he didn’t have to stay any longer. We went to see her in ICU, at this point it was 11:36 AM, I had work later that day and called to let them know what was happening.

Before we entered her room, the nurse at the time told us she was contagious. It was because she had RSV and it was highly contagious in the state that she was in. We gowned up, masked up, and wore gloves after we sanitized. This was the photo I took of my mom during this time.

I decided I had to go to work anyway, my managers told me that I didn’t have to but I couldn’t afford to lose any money. I was a huge mess this entire day, I mean, who wouldn’t be? All I could think was if my mom was gonna be okay and be able to recover from this. I am so very thankful for my coworkers and managers being ever so supportive and understanding. I love you guys!!

After this, my mom was hospitalized for a whole week. I was there to visit her everyday, my brother went with me as well as much as he could. It was Christmas Eve and she woke up on her third day of being there and was off her breathing tube! As soon as my mom spotted my brother and I out her room, I could see that she was overwhelmed with emotion. She was in a very weak state, it broke me to see her like this. She could hardly speak and wasn’t able to move around. She talked as much as she could without straining herself and we kept her company for a while. This was a picture my brother took of me brushing out my mom’s hair.

Before we left and said goodbye for the night, the nurse walked in to check on her and give us an update. She was doing better than before, her lungs were getting better and so was her breathing and all I could feel was joy and relief. I encouraged my mom to focus on getting better so that she can come back home and be free from this, because frankly, she hated being there. Who wouldn't honestly.

The next day, I got a call from the doctor telling me even more better news. She was improving more and they were going to transfer her to a normal room so she wasn’t in the ICU department anymore. I was very happy receiving this news, especially since it was Christmas. My brother and I visited her later that day and she was talking more. She had to regain her mobility and strength again so she had a walker and had to have physical therapy. We had a good time spending time with her, it sucks that all of this was happening during the holidays but who would’ve thought, y’know? Before we left later on to give her rest we took this cute little selfie. Mumzy looks so happy.

I was just so relieved after all this. I was glad my mom was improving and doing better. My best friend, Cynthia, came to visit her the next day, December 26th and brought my mom flowers. Her mom who is my godmother also came and both wished her to get better soon and it was kind of them to do. My mom felt cared for and saw how important she is. I just had to take a picture of her with the flowers. She loved them.

I finally got the call I had been waiting for on the 28th of December, I was at work and was so happy I had to share the news to my coworkers in which they were glad as well.

My mom has been home since then, and here is why I am asking your help.

My mom has not been able to go back to work as she is still recovering from all of this. Without another source of income, we can’t afford to stay here in this home as the rent is too high and I can’t tackle this on my own. I am currently looking into apartments that we can afford, it has been a tricky process because to be completely honest, I am no expert at these things so I feel clueless at what I’m looking at so far.

The whole point of this is to have a new beginning, new experience, and new life. We’ve been living in our current home for 8 years now, but as time has gone by the rent has gone higher. I want my family to feel safe and secured in a home we don’t have to worry about not being able to afford, about the possibility of being evicted, and being homeless.

This foundation would be the kickstart of what we are in need of. It would help us so greatly, it would be giving my family and I a chance. I don't want them to be suffering and feel stuck, I want them to be able to thrive in life without any stress or fear.

If you can, please help us. Please donate. Anything will help. I am forever grateful those who took time to read our story. I will be even more grateful to those who have the kindness in their hearts and donated.

Thank you so much for reading. I will be keeping this updated as time goes by.

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