Help Us Honor Our Mother’s Memory

Dear Friends, Family, and Supporters,

It is with unimaginable sorrow that we share the loss of our beloved mother. Her passing was sudden and devastating—caused by a severe brain hemorrhage that left her in critical condition. She spent her final days in the ICU, connected to machines, surrounded by the prayers and love of her children, as we clung to hope.

We fought with everything we had—emotionally, spiritually, and financially. But in the end, we were forced to say goodbye far too soon.

She was the heart of our family—our guiding light, our constant, our home.

As we tried to save her, we drained every last cent we had. The mounting costs of emergency care, hospitalization, and intensive treatments left us with staggering debts. Now, we are faced with an even heavier burden: laying her to rest with the dignity she deserves, while still owing for the care that couldn’t save her life.

What makes this pain even harder is that I am thousands of miles away from home, in a new country as an international student. I recently arrived in the United States to pursue my education, full of hope, only to be met with this earth-shattering tragedy. I now face the heartbreaking challenge of trying to return home to Nigeria—alone, overwhelmed, and without the means to afford the journey.

I am struggling not just with grief, but with the crushing weight of circumstances I can’t control:

• A mother gone too soon

• A family in mourning with no financial cushion

• Hospital and mortuary bills piling up

• And the deep ache of not being able to be with my family to say goodbye

We are humbly asking for your help. Your support—whether big or small—will go toward:

• Paying off the outstanding hospital and mortuary expenses

• Giving our mother the funeral and burial she deserves

• Helping me travel home to be with my family in this time of unspeakable loss

Your kindness will bring light to a time that feels so dark.

Even if you are unable to give, please share this with others. Your prayers, your words, your solidarity—they mean everything right now.

Thank you for standing with us in our grief.

With deepest gratitude,

Austine and Family