Funeral for Cynthia Bryant

Hello, thank you for viewing this page. This is Richard Francis Hutchinson, Cynthia's son. I'm 21 currently in college for accounting. I don't have a lot of money so I decided to do a small charity run. This is the day it happened:

 

 

On August 19th 2021 I found out my mom died. I was in my room and my dad came in crying to tell me the police were here. After their visit I was shaking so much I couldn't write down my feelings so I recorded them to transcribe it later.

 

 

My mom had a lot of health problems. She was addicted to alcohol and painkillers. I'm not proud admitting these things but if I don't get it out in the open I'll never heal. She simply could not over come her addictions. When I was little my mom was a successful architect and we lived in a big house for most of my childhood, but after her mom died in 2012 she spiraled out of control. From 6th grade of middle school till 10th grade we moved 9 separate times. The whole time she was in pain from a spinal injury and the grief she carried from her mother passing.

 

 

 

She was prescribed Oxycontin for her spinal issues and had Xanax as well for anxiety. I remember one time I was 16 and couldn't sleep so she handed me a Xanax pill and said, "Here these knock me out." When we didn't have money she would sell her painkillers and just drink to avoid feeling the pain in her back. "It hurts so much, I have to drink." She'd sell the 30mg Oxycontin for $30 and would be excited for her refills.

 

By 2014 she was completely dependent on the government for almost everything. We were on food stamps and she was slowly losing her teeth by this point.

 

My parents are divorced since I was 2. I never told my dad about any of this, I didn't want to lose my mom.

 

In 7th grade she was in jail for her 8th DUI during most of the year. This later happened again in 9th grade and again in 11th.

 

Fast forward to these last few years. She lost all of her teeth and her hair started to fall out. She found a place to live in this junkyard. It was an old RV with no running water and extension cords for electricity. She had an old battery radio she used for the news and would make fires at night. She lived like this for 5 years before she died. She had no cell phone, no job, no car and no one but me. We never talked to her side of the family after her mom died. She finally started to go to rehab about two months ago. I knew she was fading but I didn't think it would be so soon. She was 5'2 and 95lbs when she died. It's so hard to type this out. I don't know the last time I talked to her because I couldn't visit her and if I called in the front desk would get it and I don't know. I just don't know. I have a voicemail from August 4th and I miss her so much. We fought so much and I would take all that pain again just to hug her. I miss you mom.

 

 

I'm setting this up myself and spoke to a few friends about direction as to the funeral. I'm not positive how much the end bill will be, but most funeral homes want everything up front. She had no savings of any kind when she passed and I don't think she even had a will made.

 

THINGS TO KNOW:

-CLOSING FUNDRAISER AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER

-Any excess cash is going straight into my schooling

-This is a small private funeral

-If you are a student don't donate you need the money

-I'm trying to pay for it upfront and this fundraiser is for the loan expense