Aid a Family's Transition After Mother's Passing

Hello everyone. If you're here I just want to say thank you for all the ways I have felt supported by my family, friends, artistic community and musical community.

I'm not one to ask for hand outs, but right now my intuition feels like this is a moment to ask for help and support financially for myself and my birth family in Colombia.

Without going to deep into our story, I was born in Colombia in January 1994 and only spent 2 months with my birth mother who suffered from a mental illness called Bipolar Schizoeffective Disorder. With her having this illness I was put into a foster home and eventually adopted into my chicago family. At the age of 27, with the support and help from my parents, we located my birth mother and I was able to spend time reconnecting with her after a lifetime of not even knowing who she was, if she was still alive, or if she even wanted me in her life.

Upon arriving into the barrios of Bogota, Colombia for the first time, I had quickly realized the life I could have lived for better and for worse in Bogota with my biological family. While the love was strong, and community in the family was real, respectfully the living conditions are difficult with minimal space, old cracked concrete floors, roof shingles with mold growing on them, a kitchen with one small sink, and a small bathroom that frequently goes out of order.

Fast forward to 2025, On June 27th my birth mother passed away after 2 weeks of being in the hospital battling liquid invading her lungs, and blood pooling in her brain. I did my best to arrive to her, but unfortunately she passed away 2 hours before I landed in Colombia. While this was something I was expecting could happen, I am forever grateful for the time I was able to share with her in person. I was able to heal parts of myself, receive questions on my origins, and to be there for her as best as I could this late in her life.

My reason for this GoFundMe is three reasons. One reason being to help support my sister who has spent her adult life being the care taker of our mother, while raising two boys, and working a full time job. The last two weeks before our mother passed away she spent time in the hospital, away from work, and in the home still maintaining her responsibilities as a mother.

The second reason is because on July 9th my sister, my two nephews and her partner will have to move out of their home and begin to look for a new home to live in. With the bills of taking care of our mother, and taking time away from work, this GoFundMe is to offer some financial support during this moment of change, grief, and transition.

The third reason is to also help me pay off my plane ticket that I purchased that was not cheap to purchase, but definitely worth it to try and spend time with my mother before she passed away. To be transparent my plane ticket was $900, and the week prior I had dropped $600 on fixing my car, while also paying off debts, paying rent, bills, and trying to stay afloat financially. I got hit with spending $2K in just under one week, and I was not prepared for that as well. To also be clear I will only be taking $500 from this GoFundMe to pay off the plane ticket. The remaining $1500 will go towards my sister and my family.

If you find it in your heart to help support us, this financial support would be deeply appreciated and honored in supporting my sister, my nephews, and myself.

Since I am an artist, I am planning on offering some sort of small gift or digital gift to anyone who donates. I am thinking of doing mother's day gift cards, or mother inspired digital cards for anyone who donates, to help spread some love to the mothers in our lives.

At the end of the day, I am grateful for the moments and memories I have with my biological family and mother, and I know that this is just another chapter in our journey of love as a family.

Thank you to anyone who even donates $1. Like I said, I don't ask for help, but this feels like a moment to give back to my sister, my nephews, and myself during this time in our lives. Anything helps!