Hi, my name is Corinne, Lorraine Welch's daughter.

I'm opening this fundraising in hopes of raising the money I need to cover my beautiful mom's funeral expenses and arrangements.

On October 2nd, 2022, heaven opened its doors to a new angel.

For those who didn’t know much about my mom, or for those of you who loved her deeply, please allow me to shine her light.

She was born and raised in Camp Lejeune, marines military housing base.

Raised as a military brat, a Staff Sergeant's “gunny” daughter - one of many children on a military base.

My grandparents ran a tight ship. But they always made things work and so did she.

She learned how to collaborate and do everything with her siblings, my aunts and uncles, who helped shape and mold my brother and me.

She always told me it takes a village to raise a child, and it sure does. Not only did she teach me this, but she showed it to me when she took on her grandmother role like no other, raising my beautiful nephew like her third child.

Sunday dinners were her favorite growing up. It brought everyone together, and it was always a joyous occasion.

My mom was the most loving, strong, fierce and outspoken woman.

She knew how to make a person smile through their most beautiful day or worst pain.

She would care like no one else for everybody in this world. She did it with all the love she could muster when she fought for you. She always knew what to say.

Rather you were sad, upset, heartbroken or happy, she had the wisdom she accumulated from her own path to share with you.

I’ve seen my mom fight for my brother and me all my life.

As far as I can remember, from when I was a little girl until now, no matter how difficult she had it as a single mom, we always made it through. She made sure we always had what we needed, always putting herself last; I guess that’s what moms do, right?

She had a heart of gold, a heart with more value that I could ever put a price on.

She was my best friend, the best listener I could ever ask for. She would listen wholeheartedly to any of your problems, and yes, cut me off here and there but always apologize for it and tell me to go on.

She would take on your burdens for you; she would never complain but keep on listening and taking it from you so you'd feel better.

Anyone who knew my mom always said she was the most beautiful person they have crossed paths with.

She loved going to the beach and spending time outside. She enjoyed the simple things in life.

The most beautiful things are the ones that cannot be bought. That’s what she felt in her heart and has always told me.

She made the best of every lousy deal that ever happened to her. Oh she was strong my mom.

She loved to have a good time and laugh. Her sense of humor was like no other, she was spunky at times, but this was the mom I knew before Leukemia.

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She was diagnosed back in 2007. It's now been 15 years that she has been fighting. What a roller coaster these years have been!

I’ve watched my mom battle the cancer war with courage I've never seen in anybody before.

She was brave. She always prayed hard about it and always came through. Always looking on the bright side.

I’ve been by her side, seeing the good days but also the not so good ones.

During this summer, the pain was suddenly so intense and unbearable that she had to get admitted to Sloan Kettering. They try to alleviate the pain the best they could, along with treatment to fight Leukemia. However, her tiny body now wasn’t strong enough to undergo all of this strong medicine.

She felt tired and like giving up, but she told me that she was going to fight this, for me, for us. And she gave a hell of a fight my mom !

She valiantly went through 4 different chemotherapy treatments all at once.

Within less than 3 days after her last day of chemo, her body started shutting down, one organ after the other.

3 days during which I couldn’t talk to her because she was so weak and didn’t want to show me this part of her.

Only now I realize that she has been saying goodbye to me one little bit at a time, on her own ways through her last weeks of strength.

You know, with everybody I have been talking to the past couple of days, there is one thing that kept coming up, is that we all thought that indeed she would come through once more and come back to us stronger to keep fighting a little more. That she was going to live forever.

Only that this time, this battle was not hers to win.

She showed me how to be strong and courageous but always with love in my heart.

Today I hope that you too, find some love in your heart so we can send her to heaven with the most beautiful wings that she deserves.