11/29 UPDATE: Sadly, my brother didn’t make it. He succumbed to the effects of COVID pneumonia and passed away on Sunday, November 28th. His body went through hell and even though we weren’t able to communicate with him we know he fought as hard as he could to stay here with us. He would never have wanted to leave us and he was taken far too soon. We are all devastated and doing what we can to make sense of this. 

His wife Jamie is now faced with planning his funeral and will incur those expenses as well. Many of you have reached out to ask if there is anything you can do. I kindly request that you consider making a donation to this Go Fund Me page to help with all of the expenses she now has. Anything you can do will be a tremendous help and will be greatly appreciated. ❤️

ORIGINAL POST: Hi, my name is Mandy Withers and Mike Cutshaw is my brother. Sadly, like so many before him, my beloved brother has been struck with COVID. He was admitted to the hospital on Saturday, October 30 and was almost immediately put into a medically induced coma and intubated. He remains in this state today with virtually no change. His wife Jamie is at home with COVID as well and she is also incredibly ill.

The fear of the unknown is insurmountable. We cannot be with my brother to hold his hand, or with Jamie to help her as she struggles through this illness, or with my 12 year old nephew Zach to hug him and tell him it is going to be okay. Because of COVID we must stay away from them and the pain of not being able to physically be there is just too much.

Mike provided the family's primary source of income. On top of what we can only imagine will be exorbitant medical bills, they also have no income coming in at this time. My family and I would like to do something to help them as there is not much else that can be done at this time. As we wait and hope for the best possible outcome we will work diligently to raise funds for them in an effort to help ease some of their enormous burden.

I realize that it has been a very difficult time for so many people over the last couple of years. I am certain that many of you have selflessly donated to Go Fund Me accounts already, and I am sure that many of you feel tapped out financially. I get it. Please know that we would never ask for donations if it weren't absolutely necessary. Anything at all will help. If you can spare just $5, please do. It all adds up and will provide some peace of mind at a time when no peace can be found.

From the bottom of my heart, and on behalf of the entire Cutshaw family, we thank you!