Hi everyone,

On September 18th, my mom suffered a massive ischemic stroke. It came out of nowhere and turned our whole world upside down. She spent days in the ICU in critical condition, and now she’s been moved to the Stroke Unit where doctors and nurses are working with her daily. Right now, she can’t move her entire left side, her jaw hangs open, and she cannot speak. She communicates only with moans and groans. Seeing her like this has been heartbreaking.

If you know my mom, you know how loud she is. Not in a bad way, she just talks loud. That’s always been her. She’s full of life, always the one telling stories, laughing, and making sure her grandkids know how much they’re loved. Her grandkids are her world, and she’s said so many times they’re the reason she keeps fighting.

The plan after her hospital stay is to discharge her into an acute rehab facility. The length of that stay depends on her progress, but what scares me most is what comes after rehab. She’ll need a stable home to go to, a place where she can continue healing, take her medications, and have the consistency she needs to rebuild her life. My parents maybe at one point had some sense of stability, but the last several years have been nothing short of a rollercoaster just trying to hold it together. They’ve lost their home and any security they once had. Bouncing between motels, couches, and even their car has been incredibly hard on their health. I honestly believe the stress of it all is what triggered my mom’s stroke in the first place. I’ve been desperately trying to help my parents avoid homelessness since the beginning of the year. I’ve reached out to every agency I could find, county programs, nonprofits, 211, you name it. I fell into this rabbit hole of finding out where funding is truly going. But the reality I faced instead of real solutions, was getting thrown into the same endless loop of dead-end referrals.

This is where we’re asking for help.

Donations will go directly toward:

Securing safe, stable housing for my parents.

Covering medical expenses and recovery costs that insurance won’t.

If you can’t donate, please share this page. Spreading the word helps just as much.

My mom… She is strong, she is loved, and she deserves a chance to heal with dignity and comfort. I just want her to have the stability she needs to keep fighting for us and especially for her grandkids, who are her everything. We’ve read the stories of stroke survivors. We know with love, therapy, and support, my mom can recover. But what keeps me up at night are the little things. I can’t just call her when I need help or ask her to watch the baby. I can’t FaceTime her in the morning to vent or talk about what’s bothering me. The mom I knew isn’t there in the same way anymore, and that’s the hardest part.

Now it’s on us to be strong for her while she fights this long road to recovery. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for reading, sharing, donating, or even just sending prayers and good thoughts our way. We’re scared, but we’re holding on to hope.

With love,

The Sablan sisters.