This is difficult for me to write. To be adopted without ever having known your parents is to feel very alone in the world. Luckily I was adopted into a loving family and had a happy childhood. I had a cousin, also adopted, whom I grew up with. We were very close. Around the age of 25 we found out that both of our parents adopted us from the same mother and father, so I had a brother! We were overjoyed at this unlikely turn of events.

Now my little brother has cancer and is in a bad way. I need to go see him, but I am retired on a fixed income and have no money. This hurts my pride, but this is more important than that. For the first time in my life I am forced to rely on the kindness of others. I have started a GoFundme account to hopefully raise the $2000 I need for travel expenses to North Carolina. If you can find it in your heart to donate a few dollars, it will have a big impact on two lives. Thank you so much.