Help Honor Sheri Dawn McConnell's Memory

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With a broken-heart and through tear-filled eyes, I write this as my mother, Sheri Dawn McConnell has passed at the age of 58 years old. It was sudden and unexpected, and unfortunately we will all be left with unanswered questions.

In hind-sight, now knowing the cause given by the attending physician in the ER at the hospital this past Friday, May 30th... there were signs for sure, but I truly believe my Mom was tired of being in pain, tired of living in "an old" body that could no longer dance around the room and belt out her favorite songs in that amazing singing voice God has given her.

When her mother passed back on 10/18/2024, my mom kept saying it was weird that she didn't cry like she expected to. She said she believed her mother was holding her and giving her the strength not to cry... and I truly believe she's right and that Gram knew she would be welcoming Mom home soon enough, so she didn't have to grieve too deeply like she did when my Dad passed away back in September of 2007.

I was only 21 years old when I had to completely handle all the in's and out's of my father's death/funeral/final needs... as my mother just could not handle the loss. Then last year, the same was needed when Gram passed as my mother couldn't handle the loss of her mother, who was also her best friend.

Well, here I am again. Only this time, it is to lay my mother to rest. Unfortunately, she did not have life insurance or any money set aside for this situation (though she was planning on setting it up soon, which is why I had just gotten her her birth certificate, so she could get health insurance as well!) so, I come to you all... Her close friends, her FB friends, and her family.

I am in Florida and will have to get me and my three kids up to Maryland to handle the cremation, memorial, and last wishes that my mom constantly drilled into my head over the years - which includes getting my Dad's ashes, all of our pictures of me, my brother, my son, etc. and other things she wanted me to have such as the old computer and whatnot. I am a single mom and don't have anything at the moment in the way of money so I am truly asking for help because my Mom deserves the best final send off.

I appreciate you sending anything you can and I will keep everyone updated on the funeral and remembrance. I also want to THANK all of you, for being the family that she always wanted and needed... Especially her FB friends who she looked forward to seeing every day online and even when she struggled with her vision, she FOUND a way to still communicate with all her besties.