Hello and thank you for taking the time to read my story about my family's current situation. My mom and dad are both in Trinidad and Tobago while my siblings and I are living in America. Recently my family have been facing devastating moments concerning my mom. It has been a rollercoaster of emotions. Here is our story:

Early February this year, my mom was rushed to Mount Hope Hospital in Trinidad due to severe foot pain. Full disclosure, the hospitals in Trinidad are not the best and they are not as advanced. The nurses kept my mom seated on a chair for 5 days straight, with no bed or immediate medical treatment. By the time the doctors performed their diagnosis, they found Gangrene under her right foot. In the 5 days they kept her sitting on a chair, they only gave her an injection to thin her blood and prescribed her pain killers, tightly wrapped her foot and sent her home. They had originally suggested to amputate her pinky toe to prevent the infection from spreading but due to not having a bed available, they did not proceed with an operation.

By March 14th, 2026, my mom was still experiencing severe foot pain. She was rushed to a different hospital, Port of Spain General Hospital and there, the doctors found that the right leg had a further infection. A few days passed and the doctors found that the infection was spreading and they needed to amputate her foot at her ankle. However, they had to postpone the operation due to the possibility of other high-level emergencies that may occur in their facility, leaving the family in frustration and confusion.

It has been a difficult process with uncertainty of what could happen and we were left with a lot of unanswered questions. Another few days passed by and I got another call saying that they needed to amputate below my mom's right knee. The following day the operation took place and that's when things started to truly fall apart for us all.

Every time I called to speak to my dad, he would tell me that she was healing but there was more to the story that no one else knew. With no money for extra expenses, by faith, on March 29th, my wife booked a flight for me to visit my mom and dad in Trinidad for a week. Our church family pulled through and supported us financially and with a lot of prayers. With the help of other family members and our church family, everyone made sure that my family and I were doing alright. When I arrived, I found out my mom had lost her appetite. One thing I will remember about my mom is how much she loves to cook. I spent sleepless nights wondering if my mom will be able to overcome this time of trials. Yet, through it all, I stayed encouraged and every moment I got with my mom, I encouraged her as well.

By this time, things started feeling like they were going to get better. My mom started eating again after I prayed with her and I continued to encourage her. I made her laugh, reminded her daily to remain positive minded like she has always been and I read bible verses to her daily and prayed fervently for her healing. I did all of this while also taking care of my dad and helping him run his shop. A few days before I had to return to America, the hospital discharged my mom and I spent every single moment with her, taking care of her and made sure she was comfortable and poured out a lot of my love for her in that short time.

My heart was so heavy when I left Trinidad, not knowing what the next call I get from my family would be. The day after I arrived in America, I got a call that my mom's leg was expelling fluid, and my dad and other family members rushed her to the hospital. The nurses redressed her leg and found that her sugar level was extremely high. She was kept there for observation for several days and when her vitals and sugar level were back to normal, they discharged her again.

The next call was a few days later, that my mom had developed a UTI among many other medical complications, kidney failure and heart failure. It was honestly one problem after the other. My wife and I kept praying and stayed hopeful that my mom will overcome this suffering.

My wife and I planned to work hard to bring my parents to live with us in America so that my mom will have better medical care and lots of love, support and encouragement. But at this point, we didn't know what else to do to help them from 2,200 miles away since things were getting worse and worse. I felt helpless. Nonetheless, my wife and I spent every single day praying for my mom and the situation we are in and for God to intervene in this situation and heal my mom. But most importantly, we pray that she will also come to know Jesus as her Lord and Savior.

Then all of a sudden everything shattered when I got the most heart retching call from my sister on the morning of May 2nd, 2026, at 8:08am when she said, "mammy is gone, she is not breathing." Words cannot describe what I was feeling in that moment. I can only say that I was feeling a lot of grief and my family is not prepared for the next step. As my wife and I wept and grieved my mother, I got another call a few minutes later at 8:36 am saying, "mom is breathing again but her eyes are closed." Immediately, my wife and I spent time in prayer and praising God for His mercy upon my mom's life and I took this as another chance for my mom. This moment reminded me of the story in the Bible of Jairus. When the leaders pronounced his daughter dead, Jesus told Jairus, "Do not be afraid, just believe and she will be healed." People were wailing and mourning for her and Jesus said to them, "Stop wailing, she is not dead but asleep." and then Jesus held her hand and said, "my child, wake up."

I praise God for this miracle!

Then I got another call that the doctors cannot do anything more to save my mom's life-that she had become septic, and it was up to us to make a very hard decision to either proceed with another treatment that may or may not remove the infections or just let her go on her own. We all decided to proceed with the treatment option with the hope that she will not suffer. But we also have to come to terms knowing that there is a possibility that she may not survive this.

I suddenly feel very overwhelmed, stressed and exhausted of the thought that if anything worse happens to her.

I have started this GoFundMe to help support my family during this unimaginable time.

No one ever thought that my mom would be an amputee and suffer this much in her life. But as a firm believer in Christ, I am standing in the promise of God, that my mom will be healed in this life or in heaven.

Now, my sister, brother and I are here in America-waiting for that next call to come through tomorrow. We all want to travel to Trinidad together this week on a One-Way flight, but tickets are over $300 per person. If it is put on your heart to also contribute to our flight in this downhearted and pressing time, my siblings and I would truly appreciate your financial support. We all love our mom very much and we don't want to lose her. But knowing that she is septic, this may be the point of no return for my mom. With your support and understanding, the flight to Trinidad may be the last time we all get to see our mom alive.

For those of you who also believe in the Lord, Jesus Christ, I am believing for Him to bring peace to my mom, whatever that looks like for her. My wife and I also thank you all in advance for your prayers, love, and support during this time of uncertainty. A close friend of mine said to me, the worse time to get off a rollercoaster is not at the highest point, but in the middle of the ride. It brought light to the situation because it helped me understand that during the rollercoaster of emotions and motions, we are all going through right now, we just need to see it through until the ride comes to a complete stop.

The last thing I leave you with is this verse encouraging myself and everyone who reads this. Know that no matter what you are going through, the troubles you may be enduring, the God of all creation knows what you are going through and we take comfort in Him. His love, grace and mercy endure forever.

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort. Who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God."

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Thank you all once again for your support, love, and prayers. It all means so much to me in this time of sorrow.

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As of today, May 3rd, 2026, the phone call came through while my in-laws came to visit my wife and me. My youngest brother said, "mom passed away." I honestly don't know the right words to say right now, but I thank everyone who has been reaching out to my wife and me. I feel very loved. A lot of people have prayed with us and shared their support in their own ways, and I thank you for that.

I will always remember the love she showed everyone. I will always remember her smile and positive attitude, even when she was ill or in pain.

Mom, I love you. I miss you and I will see you again.

Love,

Your Son