
Please help me help my family
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Hello, my name is Samantha.
I am raising funds to get to my birth country due to difficult circumstances and events that have occurred over the last few months.
The most recent is the sudden death of two of my younger half-brothers, David Jones and Gareth Jones, who were both killed in a freak accident on the morning of the 23rd of March 2024 in South Africa.
They were both at the roadside fixing Gareth's vehicle when a runaway lorry hit them, killing them both.
It was only the next day on Facebook I was to find out that both my younger half-brothers were tragically killed as I live in the UK.
Both my brothers were unmarried, without children and both their mom and our dad passed away years ago.
I am currently relying on the kindness of the people who knew my half-brothers to take care of what they can until I can reach South Africa.
We shared a very complicated childhood but after our dad passed they worked on mending their relationship. The day they were killed I was told they were going on another day out fishing. They died looking out for each other.
Both my brothers were lovely souls. They would do anything they could to help anybody who needed help. Gareth was about 13 years younger than me and with whom I shared a special bond. He took responsibility for our dad until our dad passed. It was a huge responsibility and he never complained.
I am appealing for your help to take care of and be there for my brothers' memorials, and take care of their affairs.
Before my brothers' tragic accident, my mom's husband (my stepdad), Kevin, passed away suddenly on Christmas Eve. I have been trying to get to South Africa since then to look after my mom as she in her 70s and requires frail care.
My sister from my mom's second marriage has been taking care as best as she can for our mom. Our mom lives on her own and is a fair few hours from my sister. She has had a couple of falls over the last few months and the last one, just over 2 weeks ago, was serious resulting in pelvic fractures and a deep cut on her hand. She also does not have medical insurance, so my sister had paid all the medical bills from the fall.
We continue to rely on neighbours and a few friends in a small village to help her with what they can until I can get there to look after her and pack up her belongings while my sister takes care of our mom's affairs and finds care facilities going forward.
I have been unable to save money since my short work contract ended in February. My motorbike is the only thing I have of value and has been up for sale but it hasn't sold yet due to the winter months. My motorbike will remain on sale and once it is sold that will be going towards my mom's care going forward as the money she has left is almost finished.
Any donations you give will go towards my flight to and from South Africa. Internal flights from Cape Town to Johannesburg for me to be able to attend and towards my half-brothers' memorials, accommodation where required as family are going to assist where they can, two months rent for my mom as she does not have any more funds while I am staying with her to sort out her belongings and food while staying with my mom.
The events of the past few months have been very difficult to process and so too has the financial strain. I have exhausted every possible avenue I can think of to get the finances together but with the amount I need in the time I need it is just impossible. No one I know can help with that amount.
If you can help me raise the funds needed it will be greatly appreciated and mean so much more as it will help all those I love and care about.
Thank you for reading this and for your donation. I will also be posting updates throughout this journey but if you have any questions please ask.
Many thanks,
Samantha :-)
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Samantha de Bruyn
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England