Help Simone And His Children Keep Their Family Home

My name is Simone Mitchell. I live in North Carolina with my three kids, Kailey, Cali, and Justice. My children and I, along with their mother, moved to NC on Oct 1st, 2007. I work as a private detective, and their mom worked for a law firm. On Oct 1st, 2023, my significant other was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, with her CA-125 levels in the mid-3000s U/ml. My life stopped, and all I could do was focus on her and her well-being. I was married to Katie from Oct 6th, 2001 until May 27th, 2011. We were divorced when we didn’t want a divorce meaning we fixed our issues and failed to tell the court we no longer wanted a divorce. We were together for 27 years and 11 months. We met at Penn State University and I still love her and have many many wonderful beautiful memories here in the home I’m trying to save. It should be noted that the gofundme that Katie’s sister has started has funds in it and she Katie’s sister has the funds tied up into the estate. The funds are going directly to my kids when it’s all said and done and I would want my kids to enjoy that and not use it for anything else as that was their mothers wishes and I would like to honor Katie’s wishes.

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In Feb 2024, she had surgery to remove the cancer, but it was not a success. We tried multiple chemos, including a chemo called “Red Devil.” We tried PAR inhibitors, which cost $19k a month, but the insurance took care of that. We then learned that she was platinum-resistant to chemo. We took a trip to Texas to get a second opinion from MD Anderson Cancer Center. We were told that the UNC medical team in Raleigh was doing everything correctly.

In May 2024, we underwent another surgery to attempt to remove the cancer, but the cancer was now attached to her colon, and by this time, her CA-125 level had jumped from 3125 to 6000 U/ml. At this time, she wanted to discuss her end of life with me, and I didn’t want to hear it. I wanted to focus on healing her and getting her better. A few months went by, and she began to get worse, where she didn’t feel comfortable driving. Another test of her CA-125 resulted in the wrong direction, towards the range of 18,000 U/ml. The cancer was beginning to get more and more aggressive. We were eventually notified that she had 6-8 weeks of life left.

After being discharged from the hospital, I found the City of Hope Cancer Center. I found that they had clinical trials and that you need to have 2 weeks of life expectancy left to participate in their clinical trials. I thought we had one more shot at saving her. The doctor there said that she was too weak to participate. He even said for us not to listen to the doctors that said she had 6-8 weeks left to live. Only God knows. The doctor said he would call back in two or three weeks to check to see if she had gotten any stronger. At this moment, all I thought about was getting her to walk and get stronger so we could get down to the City of Hope Cancer Center in Georgia.

During this time frame, Katie wanted to know what we were going to do if she passed. We didn’t have life insurance, and we/Katie didn’t have anything to leave our kids. I told her we would be okay; let’s work on concentrating on getting to Georgia. She wanted to talk about her leaving us, and I didn’t want to hear it. She asked me to be her executor over her estate. I told her let’s work on getting stronger. I see now that I was in complete denial of the inevitable, which was her dying. I could not fathom the loss of her. She asked if her sister should do it, and I said I didn’t care; let’s get you stronger. She said that her sister suggested a GoFundMe page, and I wasn’t for it because I thought we wouldn’t need it. We both agreed that when she beat the cancer, we would hit the GoFundMe refund button to send everyone back their donation. She said if she did pass, then with the GoFundMe, how much of the GoFundMe money, if we got anything, how many months would you need to get back on your feet. I told her three months is all I would need. She said okay, I will tell my sister to give you three months to pay the bills and the mortgage.

Katie passed away on Wednesday, September 18th, 2024, at 10:00 am. It is Thursday, November 7th, 2024. I am slowly getting my clients back, and I have unpaid invoices in the amount of $6400.00 that are being submitted next week after the surveillances are completed and the invoices are paid 30|60|90 days. I was behind on my utilities from October 2024 - November 2024. I was able to pay all bills for those two months but did not pay the mortgage, so I am currently behind on our mortgage for two months. I need help, and I have asked family and friends, and with the funds from them, that’s how I paid the bills for the last two months. I have three clients, and this is a slow period for the services I offer. My business will thrive in the coming months, starting the second week or so in February and going forward. I need to pay October, November, December, and January’s mortgages. I should be fine after that because by then my invoices should be paid, and I will be able to pay February and so on mortgages. I just need help for the mortgage to keep the house that my kids grew up in with memories of their mother. We do not want to lose our home because of a few months and because of me being in denial over their mother’s health. Any donation will help; any thoughts of sharing this link with someone that you believe will donate anything will help. Help me keep our home for my kids. Thank you for reading this. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.