Help Gladys Celebrate coming home and staying home

Hi ,my name is Spencer and this is Gladys My beautiful mother.

She has been an inspiration at her age to all who know her, for her role in the community that embraced her fully. Her ladies at canasta and coffee groups and friends of the local legion where she was very active helping out when she could and to her true love of sewing and sewing groups .She never stumbled and never took a breath.

she really was the original energizer bunny...

She sewed all year round making clothes to quilts and everything in between. With my help She would sell her things at the local church once a year and only charge enough for the cost of fabric to have enough to" get back at it" . They loved her stuff so much and didn't understand why it was so cheap. .Always the best day of the year for her AND me

During the last few months back to October she has been in and out of Hospital with some serious health issues ,heart failure and blood cancer to name a few along with other life altering conditions.

Now you know who she is and this is the hard part ,she has gone from 100 to zero in a matter of a few short months and is now pretty much bed ridden 24 hrs a day.... We were completely unprepared for this ,financially ,mentally ,and spiritually .. Everything has spun out of control and she has now succumbed to palliative care at home with myself as her primary caregiver .Her Drs don't have an answer as to the length of time or prognosis but she will never give up or give in .She is still being treated with medications for all of her ailments ,its in Gods hands now and only he knows what the future brings we are just here to make her as comfortable as possible. I think she deserves at least that.

when my father passed a few years ago in a care home during Covid, it was awful not to be able to spend any time with him near the end and was left to be alone . I promised her then that it will be different for her if and when she ever fell sick . After months of being in and out of hospital that was so busy sometimes leaving her in hallways for days. All the different Drs trying different meds and tests and procedures , She's tired and just wants to be home to enjoy her Dog and friends and family visits.

Which brings us to today and a question for you? Can you help me keep my promise to her....

The govt of B.C has enrolled her in the palliative program which have some really great people, but there are gaps that will need to to be fill as their Resources only provide very basic needs

I'm not sure what the near future holds and this is why I am asking for financial help from those who could help and for moral or spiritual support from those who cant.

I'm sure this time is never a good time but on behalf of myself for my mother we would be so very grateful.

The money raised would be put towards several things likely the most costly is a nursing care program that is reliable and compassionate ,the Govt offers help but on very limited basic needs only , that if in all honesty falls very short of what kind of care is needed here . Since we have started palliative care under a week ago now ,there are very obvious Gaps that need to be filled, care aids will show up at unscheduled hours . and sometimes not at all. its kind of like waiting for the Cable man and not their fault at all just a system that's overloaded and overwhelmed .

Also very important is a meal program where she can get the nutritional meals she needs to sustain her health for as long as needed. Some smaller needs in the mobility area where we need access to be mobile for appointments to Her Drs office and the blood clinic for possible transfusions if needed .. Thats if shes' well enough to do any of those things (most of red cross has already donated)

we don't have a timeframe on care she needs now or in the near future so putting a dollar amount needed is really just a guess at this point .

.I have opted not to work my summer job and will hopefully go back in sept driving my school bus which I really enjoy but also remains to be seen how she is managing ,right now its round the clock which is getting more difficult for me as time goes on.

Whatever you can comfortably give would be so helpful in making it a comfortable transition for her wherever and whenever that will be .

Thank You in advance for your Understanding ,love and Generosity