Alexander James Lionel Bailey

Dear friends.

Over the past few days I have been showered with so much of your love & compassion. In times of great saddness and grief it is not possible to face the coming days without knowing that love & support is on your side.

These past few years, I have felt so alone and devastated by the events that brought me one unexpected disaster after another that turned my world literally upside down, stripped me emotionally and destroyed me financially.

I know I’m not alone, as the world is currently in so much chaos and our country continues to decline economically and beyond.

On November the 9th, three police officers presented themselves and delivered the devastating news that no mother ever wants to hear. I could not breathe and literally thought I would die in shock hearing that my precious child of only 28 years has taken his last breathe. I couldn’t bare the thought of not seeing him again, and had no idea how I would survive this one.

When the news was made public, I expected to see condolences and shared compassion, but I didn’t expect the abundance of love and genuine offers of desire to help. I understand clearly as an empath and one who has always taken care of others how important it is for us to give and to feel needed. However, asking for help for myself has been my greatest challenge in life.

Yesterday, I was approached by my nephew about starting a GoFund Me account to help carry the burden of this crisis. I honestly didn’t know how to respond, as I’m much better at being ‘the giver’.

This morning a very dear young, but incredibly wise, friend shared some encouraging words that made me shake my fear of asking for help and insisted that I do it now.

Well, I always said that I would do anything for my children so I will do this today, and anyone who feels to contribute can and will be appreciated for anything they can offer. Hopefully this will be a way, for all of you who asked me how you can help, to show your support.

I am asking for suggestions on platforms as I’m not sure, being the freefom fighter I am, if Go FundMe is the way to go. Would sharing my email address be a better idea or should I use another method? I am open to suggestions.

Thank you Brian Makhoul and Sarah Butler for the beautiful souls that you are. I will be booking flights today and flying to Calgary most likely tomorrow to kiss my boy one last time and bring him home, where we will have a celebration of life in Halifax, Nova Scotia, TBA

From the bottom of my heart, thank you so very very much. ❤️❤️❤️