Help Cover Funeral Expenses

I’ll start by saying that I am broken hearted and not looking forward to spending the rest of my life missing my mom. My mom, a veteran of the United States Army, passed away either on the 7th or the 8th. The autopsy is pending so exact details as to exactly what happened are still unknown. My mom was supposed to visit me and my girls Tuesday. I didn’t hear from her so I assumed maybe she had overslept. Fast forward to one o clock in the morning, I received a phone call from a police officer asking me to come to her apartment as soon as possible. That felt like the longest drive in the world, it was hard to breath, let alone concentrate on the road. It’s a miracle that I made it there safely. When I arrived they told me that my mom had passed. She died alone in a chair in her apartment. That agonizing thought is probably going to haunt me as long as I live. I wanted to see her and hug her one more time. I sat on the steps outside her front door while the medical examiner was inside her apartment. I wanted to be as close to my mom as possible. When the medical examiner came out, I asked if I could go hug her and tell her goodbye. She notified me that it probably wasn’t a good idea to see her. So they brought my mom down in a body bag and allowed me to hug her with the bag covering her. I put my hand under what I could feel was her neck and laid my head on her chest and gave her my last hug.

I do not wish this heartache on anyone. I thought that I would at least be out of my twenties before experiencing this kind of loss. I wanted my mom to see my girls grow up. I wanted her to see the person I become. I can’t express the grief, loss, anger, frustration, despair, pain, shock, that I’m feeling right now. I’m afraid of what’s to come. I don’t want to experience time without her. I am going to miss my mommy for the rest of my life and I absolutely hate that. I know I will see her again in heaven but I selfishly want her here with me now.

The funeral expenses for my mom will be a total of $6,885. That will include transportation, embalming, dressing, a visitation for immediate family, and a public service. The VA will cover the burial. I am typically very private with my feelings but I am sharing this horrible moment in my life with you all to humbly ask that if you are able to donate any amount toward her funeral expenses, I would absolutely appreciate it. I have to wait to pick the date of the service until the autopsy has been completed, then I will let you know the exact date of her funeral which will be soon. Singing Hills Funeral Home is where the service will take place.

From the bottom of my heart, I wish none of this was happening and I could just see my mom again.