My wife and I have been married for 20 years. I was 17 and she was 15 when we started our life together, and now I am 37 years old. We have built a family with four wonderful daughters, and we have always faced life’s challenges side by side. Now, we are facing the most difficult time of our lives. She has been diagnosed with epilepsy, fibromyalgia, severe low back pain, and migraine headaches, while I have ADHD. Recently, while shopping together at Sam's Club, we accidentally missed scanning some items in our cart. Because of my ADHD, I sometimes overlook things, but I always offer my receipt to the employee at the exit for review. Sometimes, they just wave us through, and I assumed the AI scanning archway had already checked our cart. Later that day, the police came to our home and arrested both of us. We were charged with grand theft, and my wife is now in jail while I am waiting for my court date. Our family spent everything they had to bail us out, but when my wife went to court without an attorney, she was taken back into custody. She has now been in jail for two weeks, and we were told she could be facing one to five years. I am terrified for her health—her epilepsy puts her at risk for uncontrollable seizures, which could cause severe brain damage or worse if not treated properly in jail. I need her home so we can continue her medical treatments and keep our family together. We have four daughters who miss their mom dearly, and every day she is away, we worry for her life. Every day, my daughters and I pray together for God to give us justice and to protect my wife while she is in jail. The funds we are asking for will help us hire a good attorney to ensure a fair trial and show the truth of what happened. This honest mistake could happen to anyone, and our broken justice system is threatening to destroy our family. If I can at least raise enough to take care of her case, I will be grateful. Even if I have to work hard and pay back every dollar, I am willing to do whatever it takes to resolve this. I just need someone to understand how desperate our situation is and how much we need help right now. Your support could bring my wife home to her children and help us get through this nightmare. Thank you for reading and for any help you can give.



