Help Michelle get back on her feet
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Hey guys
So unfortunately while i was away at work a few days ago i was woken by some absolutely heart wrenching news
My mother (Michelle Foley) has had her home completely destroyed in a house fire.
Mum (michelle) was recovering from a fairly decent shoulder surgery at home when she decided to go for a walk to get some fresh air, upon returning she found her home completely ablaze with the metropolitan fire service fighting the fire.
all we can do is thank god she wasn't inside when this happened.
Now anyone that truly knows my mother knows how much of a battler shes been her whole life.
From losing her husband at young age and having to raise three young boys on her own
Working two jobs, days and nights just to make sure we had food on the table.
Even today at the age of 58 she still puts on her steel cap boots every morning and puts most of the young fella's to shame at work landscaping and mowing lawns.
Most importantly even being an absolute battler who has earnt absolutely everything shes got with no hand outs, shes the most caring person i know with a heart of gold.
The sort of person who would give you the shirt off her back or go with out just to make sure you didn't go hungry.
Now here comes the really shit part of the whole story.
Her home the only thing she has to her name was not not insured by a private insurance company. But why you ask?
My mother doesnt earn much money each week. even after working 40hrs per week slugging it away on a mower, moving dirt etc etc she only comes home with about 600$ in her pocket.
After paying the mortgage,bills,food,petrol and all those other weekly expenses you can imagine you dont get much change from 600$ a week.
Now we know for certain her contents are not insured. they are completely gone along with all the photos and memories of my father, my mums father and my mums mother who recently past.
Being a apartment of a multi level complex we are in talks with strata management to see if any of the fees my mother pays go towards insurance for the structure itself. In saying that if there is insurance to the structure she will still have to fork out money for a new kitchen,bathroom,flooring, fire damage etc which you can imagine just isn't possible on my mothers weekly income.
Michelle is absolutely heart broken, Me being her son and hearing it in her voice breaks my heart.
No body ever deserves this but especially not my mother. She has the most beautiful soul and the biggest heart but as you can imagine isn't just broken physically with her shoulder now but absolutely destroyed emotionally from losing absolutely everything she had except for the clothes on her back.
My proud mother would never ask for help.
Ive actually made this without her knowing.
But many hands make light work
if you could help in any way possible whether it was 1$ or 2$ or 5$
It would actually mean the world to me and my family
I just want to see my mum smile again and hopefully in the near future have a place to call home again
please share this around as much as you can
So unfortunately while i was away at work a few days ago i was woken by some absolutely heart wrenching news
My mother (Michelle Foley) has had her home completely destroyed in a house fire.
Mum (michelle) was recovering from a fairly decent shoulder surgery at home when she decided to go for a walk to get some fresh air, upon returning she found her home completely ablaze with the metropolitan fire service fighting the fire.
all we can do is thank god she wasn't inside when this happened.
Now anyone that truly knows my mother knows how much of a battler shes been her whole life.
From losing her husband at young age and having to raise three young boys on her own
Working two jobs, days and nights just to make sure we had food on the table.
Even today at the age of 58 she still puts on her steel cap boots every morning and puts most of the young fella's to shame at work landscaping and mowing lawns.
Most importantly even being an absolute battler who has earnt absolutely everything shes got with no hand outs, shes the most caring person i know with a heart of gold.
The sort of person who would give you the shirt off her back or go with out just to make sure you didn't go hungry.
Now here comes the really shit part of the whole story.
Her home the only thing she has to her name was not not insured by a private insurance company. But why you ask?
My mother doesnt earn much money each week. even after working 40hrs per week slugging it away on a mower, moving dirt etc etc she only comes home with about 600$ in her pocket.
After paying the mortgage,bills,food,petrol and all those other weekly expenses you can imagine you dont get much change from 600$ a week.
Now we know for certain her contents are not insured. they are completely gone along with all the photos and memories of my father, my mums father and my mums mother who recently past.
Being a apartment of a multi level complex we are in talks with strata management to see if any of the fees my mother pays go towards insurance for the structure itself. In saying that if there is insurance to the structure she will still have to fork out money for a new kitchen,bathroom,flooring, fire damage etc which you can imagine just isn't possible on my mothers weekly income.
Michelle is absolutely heart broken, Me being her son and hearing it in her voice breaks my heart.
No body ever deserves this but especially not my mother. She has the most beautiful soul and the biggest heart but as you can imagine isn't just broken physically with her shoulder now but absolutely destroyed emotionally from losing absolutely everything she had except for the clothes on her back.
My proud mother would never ask for help.
Ive actually made this without her knowing.
But many hands make light work
if you could help in any way possible whether it was 1$ or 2$ or 5$
It would actually mean the world to me and my family
I just want to see my mum smile again and hopefully in the near future have a place to call home again
please share this around as much as you can
Organizer
Sean Foley
Organizer
Port Kennedy, WA