
Helping the Redfield family
I'm going to attempt to make this short, but knowing myself....I know that's not going to happen. A few days ago, my mother went out in the morning to take care of her horse Sonnet, as she has for the past 22 years of her life. Only this time to find him writhing on the floor of his stall in severe pain. She knew right away that something was wrong and immediately called the family vet. They rushed him to Cornell University and performed several surgeries for a tumor that was affecting his digestive tract, but after several days of surgeries and procedures, everything they did was ultimately not enough....and my mother had to make a very difficult decision to send him to God and end his suffering. I couldn't possibly imagine her pain. Needless to say, the cost of the surgeries and procedures were staggering. My mother is the type to never ask for help or assistance..... yet would take a stranger in and give them a warm meal and a bed to sleep in if they needed it. It's just the type of person she is and always has been. As a matter of fact, my mother is the most caring and giving person I've ever known. Always putting others before herself. If you know my mother at all, you know that words can't even explain the type of caring, unselfish and giving individual she is. So I'm asking for help for her, even though she doesn't want me to.... as I couldn't imagine losing an animal companion and having to feel the stress of the financial pressure afterward. All of it must be beyond overwhelming. If anything, I'm hoping that people share this post. Also, I'm hoping that if people just simply can't afford to contribute to this cause, that they at least reach out to her in any form and show their love and support during this difficult time for her. Sonnet fought very hard through the surgeries to make it home to my mother because his mind didn't know at the time that he would always be with her no matter what. Now that he's been sent to God for eternal peace, he now knows. He'll always be there with you mom.