Wanetta and I met online after she escaped from an abusive relationship. Over time it became apparent we wanted to spend our lives together, and so on July 26, 2003, we married. We went through many ups and downs as couples do while she finished her teaching degrees. Eventually, Wanetta became a special education teacher in the Baytown, Texas area. We bought a home in Baytown and continued our lives together. She continued her education over the years to get her Masters's degree.

 

In 2021 we sold our home and moved to Marshall, Texas. Everything about the move, sale and purchase was difficult due to covid. We ended up in an RV park in Marshall for a short time until we could move onto the 2 acres of land we purchased. Shortly before the day finally came and we moved to the property.

She had always had a few health issues but managed them well. We knew there was a change in the severity of her health issues when she fell asleep while teaching a class suddenly.

 

After many doctor visits, it was decided by a doctor that she had long covid, and it was taking a toll on her heart coupled with several other medical issues such as diabetes. She took as much time off as possible, both paid and unpaid, to heal with no success. She spent most of her days not eating, exhausted, and forced to spend most of her time in bed. She attempted to take medical retirement, but this was rejected.

 

She was forced to cash out her only remaining retirement plan to keep us afloat due to the loss of her work income. About a month ago, she was hospitalized with diabetic ketoacidosis. On June 2, 2022, at around 5 pm, I found my wife of nearly 20 years dead lying on the bed in our home. God received another angel; she passed in her sleep from a heart attack likely caused by stress and health issues.

 

She made me into the man I am today, and without a doubt, I am a better person for knowing her. She was under so much stress from the bullying she experienced at the new school district, the way she was forced out and refused medical retirement and deemed lazy rather than sick, and of course, the mountain of debt stacking up with her not being able to work. I had the privilege of being married to her and spending the last 20 years of my life with her.

 

Now she is gone, and I can take solace that she isn't hurting anymore, but this has left me way over my head with debt. We had loans out for our RV, land, car, bed, and other things. I am very close to losing it all, along with everything I shared with Wanetta. She had to let her life insurance policy go while she was unable to work, so it is going to be hard to even pay for her cremation.

 

I ask that you consider a donation to help me out. Every penny counts, and I know some folks are unable or uncomfortable donating money online. I ask that you keep my wife and me in your prayers and share this post. I will not get rich from this collection, which isn't my goal. I want to keep the things my wife and I had together to keep her memory alive in more places than my heart. We have over $50k in debt from everything, and I am lost.

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*** I set this fund up for Chris in his time of indescribable distress and loss. He and Wanetta are two of my oldest friends, going back long before marriage. His need for help is much worse than depicted here; Chris doesn't like asking for help. I remember roughly 12 to 15 years ago, he was suffering from some illness, and they didn't have the money for his antibiotic prescription. Wanetta had to force him to reach out to me for help. He is the type of guy who will buy dog food to feed his dogs instead of food for himself when he can only afford one. 100% of all proceeds will be directly deposited into his account minus any fees GoFundMe charges. - Tim