I spent the last five to six years of my life taking care of my Mom as she made the journey through Alzheimer's. It was the most difficult, and most rewarding, thing I have ever done.
My family and I kept our promise of keeping Mom home and letting her end her journey peacefully at home at the end of February.
Even as we are still mourning, it's time for me to transition back to full-time work and look for a new place to live.
For the past five years, I only worked part-time and that means no savings, an unimpressive credit history, a fifteen year-old car and other expenses and debts.
We have to sell Mom's home to satisfy the reverse mortgage she had on her only asset, and that has created a deadline that makes the transition even more difficult.
We thought I would have a full six months to find a well-paying full time job and then an affordable place to live locally, but the mortgage company is pressing for a quick sale.
As you might guess, there is deferred maintenance on the house, as well. That leaves me vulnerable to an unexpected expense. What if the furnace goes? Or the roof leaks, before we can sell?
My family is helping as much as they can, their support has been invaluable, and above and beyond, but this task is beyond our means.
I regret nothing, as we kept our promise to Mom, but I would appreciate your help in making this difficult, and now more hurried, transition.
Any contribution will help, and I hope all those that followed along with our journey as I cared for Mom, as my story became nationally known after my moving encounter with Hillary Clinton and as I told as many people as I could what the experience was like, will help with donations and getting the word out.
Imagine if as many people that saw the moving video of me telling Secretary Clinton about taking Mom to work at the Library with me saw this appeal, and were moved to help.
That would be the ending to this story that my Mom would wish for me and my family.