Help Us Honor Denyse's Memory

My name is Tara, and my sister died unexpectedly yesterday. We had just lost my mom, and my sister was okay on Sunday when we were at my mom’s house packing her things. On Monday, I got a call from her friend, and she told me that Denyse was having trouble breathing and she wanted to call an ambulance. Denyse has always hated doctors, and I knew if she asked for her to call the ambulance, it was going to be bad. I got to the hospital, and they said I couldn’t go in because they were working on her. I honestly thought she would be okay because, as a family, we had more than our share of deaths. Denyse lost her oldest son when he was murdered in 2007; it destroyed her and our family. My daughter died in 2020 in a car accident. I had talked to my sister about what we wanted if the time came and a decision had to be made. The doctor came out and told me to go with him. I walked through the emergency room, listening to him tell me that my sister had coded on the way to the hospital and three times at the hospital. I was taken into the room where they were working on her. I started screaming at them to stop because they didn’t know if she had any brain damage because of not getting oxygen for too long. She was laying there with so much attached to her I could barely see her, but I could see her toes, and I had seen those my whole life. The doctors stopped and pronounced her time of death. All of them were leaving me to say goodbye to my sister, and I couldn’t believe that she was gone now too. Philip walked in right after and lost it. I don’t want this at all; I just can’t imagine how hard it was going to be for her family that had already lost so much. Devyn’s death broke her, and she always said that she wanted to be with him again. She loved all of her kids, but there is a connection a mom gets to her first child, the one that makes you a mom. I thought I understood her pain, but when I lost my daughter, I realized I didn’t understand how much it hurts every single day you wake up and you remember that your life is forever changed. I loved my sister so much and tried everything to help her after Devyn died, but you can never be happy like you were before. My sister’s death came as a complete shock, and we are still trying to figure it out. My sister was a good person and so funny; we would sit and laugh for hours. I want her kids to have a memory of their mom that shows them that she was loved by so many. I would appreciate any help that you can give to help with funeral expenses. I know yesterday was a bad day for everyone that lost her, but I also know that she is with Devyn, Keianna, and my parents. Please help me give her the goodbye she deserves. Thank you.