Sherri Carmony newly widowed needs help please save her home

These two are the magnanimous Carmony's, Darrell and Sherri. The two of them were together for the better part of 36 years and together or individually are the most genuinely kind hearted generous people you could ever have the pleasure of meeting. Unfortunately after a string of terrible incidences over the last few years that challenged and taxed them almost to the point of breaking, Darrell unexpectedly passed away. Now his wife and daughter are left struggling in the wake of his unexpected passing. They desperately need your help, because disability payments alone will not be enough to support even her very modest way of life. It won't provide enough to ensure that she will have a place to call home, the last place they ever planned on living in, without that looming uncertainty. It's nothing extravagant, it's just a mobile home, but it is her home and she shouldn't have to lose it as a consequence of losing her husband. They are such kind and giving people who have been through so much and have given so much, who don't deserve what they have been through let alone anything more.

Go-Fund-Me is the last resort, they have endured too much already; Darrell's collapsed lung, a kitchen fire and extended remodel, 2 different cancer diagnoses', multiple emergency surgeries, depleted savings after months of not being able to work, Darrell's sudden and tragic passing, finished up with a life insurance policy just short of maturing and paying in full. Now they are on the verge of losing everything, please help prevent that from happening. Their story is laid out in detail below, but fact of the matter is that Sherri and her daughter need help. They are not able to sustain their current needs without Darrell and we are asking the community to intervene, in any way that they can, to help a family who cannot take any more. Thank you for your understanding and support.

For anyone who did have the pleasure of knowing Darrell there was not a person alive that was not his friend, so long as Darrell had anything to do with it. The Carmony's house was always open to anyone because no one was a stranger for long and anyone that knows Sherri will never go hungry while at the Carmony's residence. Even when someone can't make it to see them but she knows they need it she'll go as far to go visit them, just to bring them a wonderful home cooked meal or two. It's just the kind of person she is, a selfless giver always thinking about others needs..

For anyone who did have the pleasure of knowing Darrell there was not a person alive that was not his friend, so long as Darrell had anything to do with it. The Carmony's house was always open to anyone because no one was a stranger for long and anyone that knows Sherri will never go hungry while at the Carmony's residence. Even when someone can't make it to see them but she knows they need it she'll go as far to go visit them, just to bring them a wonderful home cooked meal or two. It's just the kind of person she is, a selfless giver always thinking about others needs.

Darrell worked hard to support and care for his wife after her disabling back surgeries, to keep a roof over his family's head, or food on the table for his family and anyone who came by hungry, all while helping raise their autistic daughter Haley. Even being stretched as thin as they were the Carmony's limited means never stopped them from helping anyone in need in literally any way they could. They were always there for anyone who walked through the door and fell in love with their empathetic nature. The Carmony's were always there when anyone needed some compassion, a full belly, or just just a little bit of help to get them through the day. Even with Sherri disabled by her back injury and subsequent corrective surgeries, they were there. Whether someone was sick and needing care, needing a place to stay for a few days when they were down and out, or a car to borrow because there's no other way across town, the Carmony's would put others needs ahead of their own and figure out how to accomplish their own needs, whatever they were, later or they would figure out how to accomplish it on Darrell's motorcycle, his pride and joy, a 2002 Harley Davidson Fat Boy.

No matter what someone needed if it was within the Carmony's capacity all one needed to do was ask. The limits of their kindness knew no bounds, but unfortunately their luck did not mirror their compassion. For the last several years it has been one trying thing after another after another. Now without some help and compassion returned back to them, back to Sherri, and to the detriment of the community, this pillar of compassion and goodwill will fall.

In January of 2022 the Carmony's celebrated the purchase of a mobile home and had owned it for just 88 days before it was discovered that they had massive mold damage. A leaking water heater, which was somehow missed by the inspector, caused mold to grow over a long period of time beginning long before they purchased the home. Thus all damage was deemed as "pre-existing" by the insurance company, so unfortunately none of the damage was covered by their insurance. But even after months fighting the decision and $10,000 in lawyer fees they were told there was nothing to be done regarding the $40,000 in mold damage. They would have to pay for and remediate it themselves, but they remained upbeat, positive, and they persevered.

In January 2023 Darrell had to take time off work due to a lung cancer scare on top of his existing lung issues. No cancer was discovered but there were complications nonetheless. Immediately after the series of biopsies, 4 of them in rapid succession and as a direct complication of the many procedures cutting pieces of tissue out of his chest he developed a collapsed lung, but still they maintained.

Then in August, 2023 they had a kitchen fire that utterly destroyed their kitchen. On top of the direct damage smoke had permeated throughout the house and damaged or destroyed some of their most cherished possessions. After a long and drawn out remodel, that didn't even come close to restoring their home to pre-fire conditions, and the ensuing struggle with the insurance company due to the delays, they finally managed to return their home to a livable condition in May of 2024. They still had mold damage, but remodel construction was completed, so they were elated. The elation was short lived though.

In June 2024 Darrell was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He was informed that he needed emergency surgery to remove the rapidly progressing cancerous mass. To ensure that all the cancerous cells were removed the surgeons performed a singular orchiectomy. Even after that cancer diagnosis and the subsequent surgery they didn't let anything get them down or harden then. The Carmony's never stopped extending themselves to help those in need. Yet when it didn't seem like things could possibly get worse, mold damage, a devastating fire, cancer, and his latest issues, Darrell's health once again took a turn.

In mid December 2024 Darrell fell ill with sudden crippling stomach pain and was rushed to the hospital. Just before his hospital stay their car had broken down, and while he was in found out that he had cancer again, colorectal this time. They discovered an extremely large mass which was fully obstructive in his lower descending colon and the doctor needed to perform yet another emergency surgery, this time a colectomy which left Darrell with a colostomy bag. Thankfully the hospital managed to release him on Christmas Eve so that he could spend Christmas with his family, unknown to them at the time but it would be their last with him. Now Darrell was an extremely humble man not a proud or vain one, but this latest development, being connected to a bag after everything else that had happened, took a toll that even the orchiectomy didn't take, but even still their house remained open to family and friends who turned up to give their support after the most recent diagnosis.

Surgery it turned out was not enough to entirely stop this latest bout of cancer though. It was determined the cancer in his colon was colorectal but he was also diagnosed with metastatic testicular cancer in his abdominal lymph nodes. Treatment of testicular cancer has higher levels of being treated successfully even after metastasis than the mass that had originated in the colon, though. However in just a matter of months since his last battle with cancer, which had not actually ended because it had persisted the whole time and now infected lymph nodes. This time had a second diagnosis of a second type of cancer though so it brought a sense of dread but they pushed onward. With chemotherapy being more successful against the more advanced cancer, and the colon cancer still being stage 1 they were given renewed vigor that they could beat it this time around, that they could actually win the battle once and for all with the aggressive chemotherapy treatment they were proposing. There was a ray of light in the darkness and they seized it and they held onto it, tight. Now, even though he dreaded the prospect of going through chemo, especially a hard hitting heavy and aggressive treatment plan, if there was a chance to be victorious, to be there for his family, he was going to take it.

When Darrell began his treatment in February, 2025 it wore him down enormously both mentally and physically. He was continuously fatigued and tastes and smells that he used to love would make him violently ill, and he couldn't stand them anymore. The chemo also aggravated his already moderate tinnitus to a painful level. He began to get multi-tone ringing in his ear that would make it difficult to relax, impossible to restfully sleep, and simple thought couldn't be heard through the constant ringing in his head. He had a wonderful support system through his neighbors and their families though, allowing them to stay positive and remain hopeful that they were on the right path. It had been a long while that they were afforded the opportunity to have long term sustained happiness, but heavy hitting treatment to aggressively drive the cancer out and being able to see the light on the other side, they risked being happy once again. There was a caveat though and they were determined to hold onto that hope and happiness and after all that had happened before.

They had to make a very hard decision and for the first time ever, The Carmony's were forced to close their doors, temporarily, to focus on Darrell's recovery which was the only thing that mattered. People were always over, there was never a time you would find They had wonderful intentions but it was still hard for them to do, but they were willing to do anything for Darrell, anything to protect his weakened immune system. Everyone understood, but still it was one of the hardest things they had ever had to do. They were so used to being selfless and now they had to close themselves off from a way of life they had lived for so long. They were not able to be the kind, helpful, generous people they had always been. Treatment was progressing well and all looked like it was going to work out in the end.

Everything changed in an instant on the morning of March 2, 2025 though when they noticed a suspicious small bruise on Darrell's abdomen. An ambulance immediately took him to the hospital, but it was far more serious than they originally thought. Things rapidly and very unexpectedly spiralled when the bruise, which they thought was a small amount of bleeding from the ostomy, turned out to be necrotizing fasciitis, an extremely rapid moving flesh eating bacterial infection. One final emergency surgery was performed immediately upon admittance to the hospital resulting in the surgeons removing 17% of his body's mass in an attempt to stem the infection. Sadly the surgery was not enough and the infection was too much for Darrell's weakened immune system.

At 4:21 am on March 3, 2025 a delightful human being, a devoted husband and father, a kind and superbly generous man named Darrell Randall Carmony, aged 64, passed away. With the death of such a wonderful person and provider it didn't seem that the situation could possibly get any worse but once again it could and unfortunately did. A new life insurance policy was taken out when Darrell's health issues began. It was something that they had never been able to afford, and when they got the policy it was still something that they couldn't really afford, but they managed, somehow.

For peace of mind if the unthinkable were to happen Darrell wanted to protect his family after his passing and they made due to pay the premiums. Unfortunately it all came just a little too late. At the time of his passing Darrell's life insurance policy was 5 months from maturation and remains ineligible to pay out after his death, and that small safety blanket won't be there to keep them warm. Now after enduring all the burdens that life has thrown her way, all the struggles they have fought to overcome his wife, the wonderful Sherri Carmony, who has never turned someone away that needed help, has never not offered help to someone too proud to ask, has never turned her back on anyone in need, ever, is struggling, distraught, and ultimately at risk of losing it all.

Everything her husband worked for, her house, her heart, her hope all is in jeopardy. To get through this she is the one in need, she is the one who needs help, desperately. She needs some compassion and a helping hand to be extended her way. Now while she may be too proud to ask those around her, or those she has helped before. that does not diminish her need, so I am asking, I am pleading, on her behalf for the community to come together for her and her family.

It cannot possibly be too much to ask that people can come together to show her that her life of compassion, that her philosophy of always helping others no matter what will be reciprocated when for the first time in her life she is needing help instead of selflessly giving it to others. Please help us put her on the receiving side of the help that she won't get anywhere but here, from this community. Help her so she can get back to helping others once again. She of all people is on the verge of losing faith, of once and for all just giving up, which simply put, would be a travesty of the worst unimaginable kind.

Together you all have the power to stop that from happening, together hope can be restored. You can help prove that good people with nothing but kindness and goodwill in their hearts are not the only ones that hold people up, that people will come together and they will get held up in their time of need as well.

That is all the friends, family, and I are humbly asking for on the Carmony's behalf. Help to protect decency and all that is right in the world, by helping someone who truly is deserving of being saved. Personally I have never met someone so deserving of help as Sherri Carmony. Help her put her husband to rest. Help her save her home. Help her restore hope. Please. We kindly thank you for all your support and compassion. Anything at all is appreciated, anything anyone can spare adds up and together is helpful beyond imagining. Only together can we make a difference that truly matters, please help us make that difference here, where it does matter. Please help us do this for Sherri, please help us do this for Darrell.