Help Us Save Our Family Home After Loss and Medical Crisis

In October 2025, our family experienced an unimaginable loss when my dad passed away. He wasn’t just my father—he was my best friend, and the heart of our home. The very next day, I was admitted to the hospital, where I remained for 60 days. I was released just five days before Christmas, still recovering and trying to process everything that had happened.

During that time, while I was heavily medicated and unable to manage anything, major decisions were made regarding my dad’s estate. My sister stepped in and hired an attorney to begin probate. Unfortunately, due to miscommunication and difficult circumstances, my name was not included on key mortgage documents. As a result, neither I nor my husband were able to communicate with the mortgage company, much less make payments on our home.

This home is everything to us. I have lived here since 1994. I took care of both of my parents here until their passing. I am extremely grateful to have been able to take care of them after so many years of them taking care of me. My children were born and raised here. It holds a lifetime of memories, love, and family.

While I was in the hospital, my husband was left to care for our two young children, grieve the loss of his father-in-law and best friend, and manage the household alone. Communication between him and my sister was strained, and unfortunately, no mortgage payments were made during that time. We have since sold everything we could—our truck, trailer, and even our golf cart—to try to catch up.

Now, we are facing foreclosure and have until the 28th of this month to come up with $9,700 to save our home.

I want to be clear—this situation is not about blame. My sister and I are both grieving deeply, and she is facing her own struggles. I love her very much, and my hope is that we can heal and move forward together. This has simply been a heartbreaking series of events during an already devastating time.

I am finally well enough to return to work and have begun interviewing, determined to rebuild and move forward. But right now, we need help to get through this critical moment. I have lost most of my hair from being so ill and then losing 75 lbs so quickly. My body is recovering slowly, but I’m starting to get my brain back a little. I know that God has a plan, although I don’t know where He is leading us. Whatever happens next, we will be together, holding each other up. Everybody has their breaking point, and tonight I found myself completely overwhelmed, and it all just came pouring out of me. I have tried so hard to stay strong against all of these obstacles, but tonight I broke. I thank God for my beautiful kids and husband! I was surrounded by so much love immediately. Our daughter will be our caretaker when the time comes! She has watched us take care of my dad, and they have learned what family does for each other, for better or worse! I am extremely uncomfortable with sharing this, but we have so many amazing people in our life. We love y’all so much!

If you are able to donate, share, or support us in any way, it would mean more than words can express. You wouldn’t just be helping us financially—you would be helping us hold onto the only home our family has ever known.

Thank you for your kindness, support, and compassion during this incredibly difficult time. I never ever thought we’d be in such a precarious place, but here we are. Thank you for reading this and for all of the prayers that have been sent up for our family. Those are truly the most important things. It took me a very long time to find my faith, but now that I have seen the truth, there is no going back. My eyes are wide open to the miracles around me. After losing our kids and then getting sober and fighting against a corrupt foster care system to get our kids back and stay together throughout the whole process, there is nothing that we could not handle, as long as we are together! Life’s hardships make you stronger, and I don’t know why we need to be as strong as we’ve become, but we’ll find out one day.