Fund Eris Allen's Grandmother's Farewell

Hello everyone! My name is Eris Allen, and I am here because my grandmother, in the Lord, has recently passed away. However, there has been countless deaths in the family already that just follows tragedy after tragedy. 5 months ago, mothers brother died last year, suffering from an addiction, and died in an abandoned building. Prior to him, another brother died, and the second to the oldest died, and then the oldest brother died. And all of them died, following the death of their mother in an 18 month to 2 year time span. Then the last two died 5 months apart. These deaths all occured in less than 5 years, not to mention that right before the holiday's last year, her cousin died. In less than 5 years, about 10-15 family members have died. That is a great loss, and is not normal for that many deaths to occur within a family.

And everyone is grieving, but the thing is that she never had life insurance, so she had no money to pay for an actual funeral. My Godmother and I believe that everyone who has passed away deserves to have their respects paid, and to be put in the ground as a last goodbye. And even though other people may not see cremation as a terrible thing, burning someones body because it is the cheaper way is heartbreaking. Because everyday, people die from fires and being burned to death, which is exceedingly cruel. There are people who murder people by burning their bodies while they are still alive, and feed them to animals to leave only bones. There are also those who boil their own children in ovens, and cook them in pots with no remorse. Children. This is an evil act that will never be okay, whether they be dead or alive. It's just cruel. But when it comes to those who have passed away, it is like the actual act is desired yet it act is still just as terrible. And my Godmother does not want her mother to be cremated. And she is grieving deeply at the thought that her mother, who has terribly abused my her as a child, will not recieve a proper funeral where she will have her body discarded and burned. You know, it shows a lot about a person who desires to put the extra money into someone they love to have a proper burial, even when they have mistreated them. Because burial costs thousands of dollars out of the pocket. When many would just take the easy way out by cremation because it is cheaper.

And this is truly love from God because my Godmother's mother abused her as a mother, but my Godmother is the only one who still is fighting to give her mother a respectful burial, despite of the fact that her mother caused her to have a skull fracture by being chocked, body slammed, drugged, and stompted at 10 years old. She was beaten with a 2x4 thick piece of borad used in construction while one of her uncles held her down. When my Godmother tried to escape, her mother would wrestled her child down, and buried her head between her legs to get her to comply with her beating her. And put her foot on her child, while she was whipping her with a belt. And when my Godmother tried to escape, the mother would body slam her to control her movement of escape. And called her brothers to grab her, and when she bit him to escape, the mother commanded that the uncle to chase her to bring her back to her. This is the same woman that told her she hated her, and wished she was dead, and that she wish that she was never born. Even those that were witnessing her mother abusing her daughter told her that if she didn't stop, that she will kill her daughter, but the mother would say that "I don't care; I brought her in this world, and I'll take her out." This is the same woman that told her 8 1\2 daughter, who she was going to leave with a 19 year old man, to not do anything she wouldn't do. Implying that she should allow him to have sexual intercourse with her. This was when my Godmother was 8 1\2, and had just started her cycle, when her mother said to her that "You are grown now, and you can have kids." She was also grabbed by both wrist by her auntie, and was grabbed by the ankles and stretched out wide while she was in the air, (like superman), and had her pants pulled down so her butt was showing, so her mother could beat her with a 3 inch paddle board. Now, she was abused for years by her mom and her uncles like they were slaves. They locked the frezzer and were deprived from the best of foods. One of her uncles soaked a belt in gas and heated it up in the sun, just to beat her, a child. Yet, that child still never stopped loving them. By the time my Godmother was 12, she was raped and pregnant with her first child. And her child is now 36 years old, while my Godmother is about to turn 48 on Monday. And her birthday wish to have her mother have a decent burial.

Now, it is important to mention that her mother did try over the years to be better, and Godmother recongnized that, but her mother didn't know how to love because she was abused as well. So, she would provide much financial support in order to buy love and friendship to those who didn't care for her. Thus, there was a difficulty to express the love her children desired, but the attempt was there. So, there is always a background story to every person, even though it will never justify their actions.

Now, if this doesn't show you that Godmother has the true heart of Christ, I don't know what does. You truly have to love Jesus Christ in order to suffer long and continue to love those who abuse you. Especially, when her birthday wish is to have a proper burial for her mother. Now, in order to have a proper burial, we are in need of $7,000 to have her funeral, also including getting her attire, with (gloves, hair, and dress) to present her well at the funeral. Update: we have raised over $3000 for her burial funds, but still need to raise more for the bill!. But, the funeral home has been very helpful in making the cost of the funeral more affordable, which we give all thanksgiving unto the Lord.

We want her to have the chance to have all of her family, and friends see her, and say their goodbyes as they put her in the ground. It's also to respect the Lord in how we treat those who have past on, since it is his creation, the human body. So, if it is put in any of you all's heart, I implore you to please donate and share so that others can see this as well. Thank you so much to those who decide to contribute. God bless you all.