Help Reunite Two Brothers - A Mothers Fight For Justice

My name is Shei, and for the past six years, I’ve been fighting - not just for justice in court, but for the right to raise my sons in peace, side by side, as the brothers they are meant to be.

I made the hardest decision of my life when I chose to leave a relationship for the sake of my children. From the moment I became pregnant, I was told that if I left, that they would get an attorney and take my son. It was the one promise kept.

I left because I needed to heal. I needed to become the mother my boys deserve. But if you’ve ever left someone like this, you know—it gets worse when you walk away. I’ve faced every hurdle imaginable.

I breastfed both of my boys. I raised them together every single day. I drove 6 hours a day, per court order, just to visit my youngesy. I couldn't look at my walls for a year because seeing photos of my son would just absolutely shred me to pieces. We are now having to also pay their attorney fees. We do not have family, so it is left to us to either give up or continue to be financially and emotionally drained. All because I chose myself, my health, and my children.

Still, I showed up. I kept fighting. My oldest son lives with us full-time, and all I want is for both of my boys to grow up together - in a home filled with love, stability, and healing.

Last year, we bought a house two blocks away, in the hope of building a 50/50 schedule; because I believe in doing what’s best for the children, even though it's a 60-mile drive to/from work for my spouse every single day. Even though my oldest son had to say goodbye to his best friends and start over in a new school. I pay child support and at times I have been short, but have paid several thousands and still assist with providing clothes and necessities for him at times when my son needed it for his other home. To be walking distance from my son, for us to only see him every other weekend is not normal. It is not in the best interest of my either of my kids.

This fundraiser is for legal fees. We’ve exhausted our savings and continue to drain what little we have left. Again, we do not have family to assist us in any type of support. I am seeing a therapist whom I have grown very fond of to assist in the emotional struggles, along with my loving and supportive spouse of 5 years. They don't even know I am making this fundraiser, but I wouldn’t be here asking unless I truly believed that with your help, we can finally turn this around. I want to reunite my sons, and give them the childhood they both deserve: one where they’re not used as weapons, but loved as children.

Please donate, share, or send love and prayers. Every act of support brings us one step closer to healing and hope.

From the bottom of my heart - thank you. For seeing us. For standing with us. For believing that a mother’s love is worth fighting for.

- The Deleon Family