My Travel Fund-Dad in Hospice care
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Hello, I am an Air Force Veteran from Pensacola (Pace) Florida and live in Columbia, Missouri. I am a struggling small business owner.
I have changed the title and description of my gofund me page to reflect the current situation with my dad and family.
I started this as a fund raiser to travel home to Pensacola, Florida for Christmas to see my Dad (Pete Peters) who is very sick and the rest of my family who also live there, and to offset the bills from my business and lack of income that would result in having to close up shop for over 10 days for the trip.
With your help I did make the trip, just barely.
I have since then returned back to Missouri. It's Janurary 8th as I write this.
Now the doctors have confirmed my Dad needs HOSPICE care. This means he may only survive another 5 or 6 months. His health is degrading very fast so I worry it could be sooner. He is in the final stages of Heart & Kidney failure. We were told (Jan 14th) not to be surprised if we get a call from the rehab facility where he is now, even before he gets to go home for Hospice care. This means days or weeks, not months.
I can't wait until July like I normally do to take another trip home. I need to go back much sooner. I am hoping for March during spring break when all the students are gone and its a slow time for my business, to make another trip to spend time with my dad. This means barely any time to save $ for a trip or bills.
If he gets worse sooner I may have to move up the trip to an even earlier date. That is what the doctors have said.
When I left dad standing in the driveway in Florida to return back to Missouri after Christmas the look on his face broke my heart. As I drove away his head just sunk, he was so sad. It was probably the hardest thing I have ever had to do and it was hard on him too.
I need to go back down there soon but I still havent the resources to make it practical for me to go again so soon.
The $1100 that was raised so far was used for the December trip. It is gone. I still have the stack of unpaid bills as a result of my trip, since I didnt really reach my goal. I also have 3 employees who don't get paid a paycheck when Im closed. It's impossible to pay a payroll when I'm not open generating money needed to pay them. They are at-risk young men and not having pay is not good.
Your help not only helps me, it helps them too!
I could still use any help from anyone willing to donate.
It's a 900 mile trip roundtrip, plus lodging, food, and bills from the business that I wont be able to pay if I go back so soon.
This is very serious and important to me. Time is quickly running out for my dad and I need to go home and spend more time with him before it's too late. This would mean the world to me.
Thank you to everyone who have helped out so far. You really made a difference in our lives.
I have changed the title and description of my gofund me page to reflect the current situation with my dad and family.
I started this as a fund raiser to travel home to Pensacola, Florida for Christmas to see my Dad (Pete Peters) who is very sick and the rest of my family who also live there, and to offset the bills from my business and lack of income that would result in having to close up shop for over 10 days for the trip.
With your help I did make the trip, just barely.
I have since then returned back to Missouri. It's Janurary 8th as I write this.
Now the doctors have confirmed my Dad needs HOSPICE care. This means he may only survive another 5 or 6 months. His health is degrading very fast so I worry it could be sooner. He is in the final stages of Heart & Kidney failure. We were told (Jan 14th) not to be surprised if we get a call from the rehab facility where he is now, even before he gets to go home for Hospice care. This means days or weeks, not months.
I can't wait until July like I normally do to take another trip home. I need to go back much sooner. I am hoping for March during spring break when all the students are gone and its a slow time for my business, to make another trip to spend time with my dad. This means barely any time to save $ for a trip or bills.
If he gets worse sooner I may have to move up the trip to an even earlier date. That is what the doctors have said.
When I left dad standing in the driveway in Florida to return back to Missouri after Christmas the look on his face broke my heart. As I drove away his head just sunk, he was so sad. It was probably the hardest thing I have ever had to do and it was hard on him too.
I need to go back down there soon but I still havent the resources to make it practical for me to go again so soon.
The $1100 that was raised so far was used for the December trip. It is gone. I still have the stack of unpaid bills as a result of my trip, since I didnt really reach my goal. I also have 3 employees who don't get paid a paycheck when Im closed. It's impossible to pay a payroll when I'm not open generating money needed to pay them. They are at-risk young men and not having pay is not good.
Your help not only helps me, it helps them too!
I could still use any help from anyone willing to donate.
It's a 900 mile trip roundtrip, plus lodging, food, and bills from the business that I wont be able to pay if I go back so soon.
This is very serious and important to me. Time is quickly running out for my dad and I need to go home and spend more time with him before it's too late. This would mean the world to me.
Thank you to everyone who have helped out so far. You really made a difference in our lives.
Organizer
Philip Peters
Organizer
Columbia, MO
