It's with the heaviest of hearts, the most broken heart of a mother, that I’m reaching out asking for your compassion and kindness to help me and my grandbabies to be able to lay my daughter, their mother, to rest properly in the way she deserves. Stephanie Rae was kind, silly, bold, beautiful, and had a heart of gold. She was such a special, beautiful soul. She struggled with a demon she unfortunately couldn’t fight for 4 years. She was hurting physically and emotionally. She was taken advantage of and preyed on by others, but it’s these beautiful souls that suffer, not the ones who never look or even care about the damage their actions cause—not only to the person in addiction but to their mothers, their children, their family, and friends. They don’t care. We fight and we try as hard as we can to save them, and as in our case, another mother, her 5 babies, her family is now grieving. Her suffering and pain end, and ours begins.

Stephanie has 5 beautiful babies she leaves behind, and I wish I didn’t have to ever come to others for help, but there was no insurance money, no savings to help with burial. I totally understand we’re all living in today’s world and this economy, and a lot cannot help, but if you are able, even $1 helps. Please say a prayer because God knows I sure can use and appreciate them. Thank you so much. I’m so sorry it’s so long.