Hi y’all,

It’s with great sadness and a heavy heart that I have to share my mother’s story. Unfortunately, these past two years have been a rough road for Jessica (my mother). She has been on dialysis since 2015. In 2021, she had an unnecessary surgery that took a hard hit on her body and she was never the same physically. In 2022, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer and we started treatment immediately. The cancer left, came back in late 2023 and we started treatments again and it took a tremendous toll on her body, unlike the first round of chemo and radiation. Unfortunately, since May of this year, my mother has been suffering from low blood, endless infections, failing organs, she has been incubated 3 times since July, she slowly lost her mobility to move around despite trying her best each day in physical therapy. My mother was the beacon of light to life and She touched many lives from a very young age with her outing, endless personality of love, silliness and happiness. She was the life of the party and her absence will be greatly missed. My mother despite the heartache of loosing her only son, found peace and forgiveness, and kept her faith strong. To know Jessica, was a blessing. She has been a team mom, she was known as cheetah from my teenage years when my classmates and I named her, she has been a sister, an aunt, a wife, a daughter, a 2nd mom to anyone we brought home and made a life time friend of, however, her most accomplished title will not only be being a mother but a YUMYUM (what her grandkids call her). Yes, I could have prepared better, however, things tend to happen quickly, out of our control and time flies. I am an only child, with 4 children who are hurting terribly right now’. In all honesty nothing in the world prepares you to losing a parent who is your best friend, despite how sick they are. I spoke to my mother everyday, unless she was incubated. My mother was my rock, my children’s yumyum and the best grandparent a child could ask for. My mother was strong, she was a fighter , she was loved tremendously and will be missed. In the picture you can see her strength, courage, happiness and resilience despite the setting. When she was surrounded by her grandchildren or I, we brought her peace and happiness as she did to us. I’m asking that you find it in your heart to contribute what you can and it will be greatly appreciated and used to give my mother a proper funeral and celebration of life. Thank you and god bless.