Help my Daughter with fathers funeral costs
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Today I am writing this on behalf of my daughter, something which I never thought I would have to do.
Sadly my daughters father has passed away under difficult circumstances. He found himself trapped in a dark place from a young age and turned to substance abuse, which then led to him spending several years in prison. Any time he would be released, normal life was always a challenge from simple things like prices, to more difficult things such as setting up a bank account, finding somewhere to live, registering with a local GP... All these things were never thought of due to time in prison, were these things were managed by a support system.
This has been the longest period of time he hasn’t returned to prison, after making real efforts to turn his life around. He found love in his life, made real efforts to build a relationship with my daughter and wished to be in the life of his grandchild. Unfortunately his partner passed away and the darkness began to creep in really quickly, thus leading to substance abuse and his past becoming to the forefront of his mind.
Over the last few years he has been in and out of hospital due to several incidents overdosing and having accidents resulting in physical damage. My daughter tried her best to support her father but the darkness become to much, she had to make a difficult choice for her own sake and her young daughter. She agreed she would always be there if he ever needed her, but whilst involved with substances and that life, she would have to stay at a distance to protect herself and her daughter.
This brings us to where we are now. My daughter hasn’t heard from her father for several months but waited for that knock at the door, which unfortunately came as she is her fathers next of kin.
Her father never had any savings or life insurance sorted out for this potential outcome. This has now fallen on her to pay for his funeral. She has recently welcomed a new born child into the world. Due to the current situation with the pandemic, this is an expense she simply doesn’t have the finances to support while on maternity leave. She wishes to say goodbye to her father in a dignified and respectable way. He may have had a lot of demons in his life, but everyone is deserving of a dignified farewell. Despite all his demons, when he was in a good place, he was the most loving father you could ask for.
I will do my best to support my daughter, as I work in hospitality I am currently furloughed, I don’t have the finances to allow her to give her father the farewell she wishes. I ask anyone who can help to give anything they can to make this happen. I do this for my daughter, to ease some of the added financial burden on an already difficult moment in life.
If you have managed to get to this point, I sincerely thank you for taking the time to read this. Any support is welcomed.
Sincerely A.Tod.
Sadly my daughters father has passed away under difficult circumstances. He found himself trapped in a dark place from a young age and turned to substance abuse, which then led to him spending several years in prison. Any time he would be released, normal life was always a challenge from simple things like prices, to more difficult things such as setting up a bank account, finding somewhere to live, registering with a local GP... All these things were never thought of due to time in prison, were these things were managed by a support system.
This has been the longest period of time he hasn’t returned to prison, after making real efforts to turn his life around. He found love in his life, made real efforts to build a relationship with my daughter and wished to be in the life of his grandchild. Unfortunately his partner passed away and the darkness began to creep in really quickly, thus leading to substance abuse and his past becoming to the forefront of his mind.
Over the last few years he has been in and out of hospital due to several incidents overdosing and having accidents resulting in physical damage. My daughter tried her best to support her father but the darkness become to much, she had to make a difficult choice for her own sake and her young daughter. She agreed she would always be there if he ever needed her, but whilst involved with substances and that life, she would have to stay at a distance to protect herself and her daughter.
This brings us to where we are now. My daughter hasn’t heard from her father for several months but waited for that knock at the door, which unfortunately came as she is her fathers next of kin.
Her father never had any savings or life insurance sorted out for this potential outcome. This has now fallen on her to pay for his funeral. She has recently welcomed a new born child into the world. Due to the current situation with the pandemic, this is an expense she simply doesn’t have the finances to support while on maternity leave. She wishes to say goodbye to her father in a dignified and respectable way. He may have had a lot of demons in his life, but everyone is deserving of a dignified farewell. Despite all his demons, when he was in a good place, he was the most loving father you could ask for.
I will do my best to support my daughter, as I work in hospitality I am currently furloughed, I don’t have the finances to allow her to give her father the farewell she wishes. I ask anyone who can help to give anything they can to make this happen. I do this for my daughter, to ease some of the added financial burden on an already difficult moment in life.
If you have managed to get to this point, I sincerely thank you for taking the time to read this. Any support is welcomed.
Sincerely A.Tod.
Organizer and beneficiary
Anne Newman
Organizer
Scotland
Demi Newman
Beneficiary