Hi everyone,

My name is Lotus and I'm a fashion design student at CCA, reaching out to everyone for help. While I was still in CSM doing community college I was working full time at a Starbucks to help my mom with bills/rent and had some savings left over. As of now, my job doesn't pay enough to cover a lot of expenses that we are having, I also pay for my own tuition, and it's a lot, so I am reaching out for help.

As of May 2, 2026 my mother passed away due to breast cancer. My mom means more than anything in the world to me. Two weeks ago, she was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. She had never believed in the medical system, so she refused to go to the hospital for about a year with a small lump in her breast. She was in the Stanford hospital for about a week and was then discharged. The oncologist told us she had 3-6 months left untreated or 1 -3 years treated. I was so worried, going to work and school, taking the train to take care of her at night, taking calls from the hospital, and scheduling her appointments without any other parental support. Even during her time at the hospital she told me "don't worry" and that she will be fine. She was still so strong and smart. Unfortunately 2 days ago she had a fall getting up to go to the bathroom, and was unaware her legs were numb. She was bleeding from the right breast and started to have difficulty breathing. Her friend who was there with her told us the blood seeped through a shirt and used a few towels to wipe up. I was unaware of her fall until I came home and my aunt told me. I noticed her eyes would barely open, she had difficulty breathing and her speech was mostly incomprehensible. Only saying something like "you are so young" and "it would be good if your sibling to came home". I knew something was wrong after seeing her eyes had no conscience and that she was not really there anymore. I called 911 and the paramedics brought her to the emergency room where a team of 10 doctors and nurses were helping her. Then she was moved to the ICU during the night and we were told she was very very sick and they were doing everything they could to help. They told us that the cancer was very aggressive and it spread faster than they thought it would 10 days ago. The cancer spread to her liver, brain, and bones, affecting her kidney and gallbladder as well. Her kidney was no longer able to filter her blood and even after dialysis she wasn't getting better as her blood was too acidic. Ultimately, the cancer affected too many of her vital organs and her blood was still too acidic, her heart stopped pumping at 4:03 am.

This gofundme is to help with funeral costs and to help my family get on our feet, to help bury her respectfully and say goodbye. I don't like asking for help when I need it, but this is the time now. Any help would be wonderful. Thank you to all my amazing friends and communities I have been in. Thank you all.