March 24th, 2026
Our Family has come together to make the toughest decision we could make- removing our mother off life supporting measures.
Our mom fought hard and went through multiple procedures with hopes of a good outcome, unfortunately there has been no progress made since the initial day of cardiac arrest, and there is little to no hope for a meaningful recovery. Our mom has been running into back to back complications and we cannot see her suffer, bed ridden, and comatose any longer. As hard as it is to come to this decision, we know it is from a good place and done with love and dignity.
We are finding grace in the fact that she will be with our dad who passed away in 2019, and will no longer be in pain.
We thank everyone for support and the love we’ve all received. Please help us lay our mom
to rest by sharing and donating if you are in a position to do so. We need support with funeral/memorial services, and cremation services as well. Thank you for reading, and again for all the support.
Hello, my name is Brooklyn, and I am Merri Jo’s daughter. On 1/30/26, she went to the hospital with stomach and chest pain. Upon testing and biopsies, she was soon diagnosed with colorectal cancer, congestive heart failure, and a pleural effusion found in her chest. She remained in the hospital to await procedures.
On 2/7/26, she got a surgery done to remove a tumor found in her colon. Within 72 hours, she abruptly went into cardiac arrest. With 4 rounds of CPR, the nurses and doctors were able to get a return of spontaneous circulation, and she was soon placed on intubation afterwards.
Since then she has been placed on SLED, which is a slow dialysis due to acute kidney failure, and remains unresponsive and intubated. While we face an uncertain and critical circumstance, we are in need of support. While we remain hopeful for her to regain consciousness, we are overwhelmed with worry and we would like to make sure she can return to a comfortable home, free of stress of her next steps.
We are asking for support to help take care of her hospital bills, and her personal bills while she remains unconscious. Me and my older sister are the only ones who live with her in Las Vegas, and our other siblings live in California. We have all come together to visit her and let
her know we are all here for her. However, my siblings cannot be in Vegas for long, and we want to be able to ensure that if/when our mother wakes up, we can get her home without having to worry about how she will make it without working.
We have set a goal, and are asking for any donations and if you are unable to donate to please spread the word. My mom is loved my many, and many people are unaware of her condition. We’ve been trying to wait the situation out but as she is approaching a week of her unresponsive, the unknown is fearful for us all.
Thank you for taking the time to read. God bless you all!