In Honor of Our Mom (Cheryl Tolbert-True)

Casie Nicole True is organizing this fundraiser.

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I’m am writing this on behalf of my best-friend, my lifeline, my backbone, my madre; Cheryl True. As majority of you know her life was stolen from us around 12:54 am on June 16th, 2019 by an individual who decided to make one stupid decision and get behind the wheel of a car while intoxicated. This individual was heading northbound in the southbound lanes, those same lanes my mom was headed south. The individual driving the car hit my mom head-on causing multiple accidents to occur, and ending with a 54 passenger mega bus plowing into my mom’s vehicle.

We believe that she didn’t feel a thing, that she didn’t have time to even realize what was about to take place. That she went from driving on the highway to meeting God with open arms. However this hasn’t been my mindset the entire time as I’ve been reminded that, it is completely normal to think like this. As for my new reality I’m still in denial of. Especially after being stuck in traffic from the accident and witnessing how damaged her vehicle was, not even knowing that was our mom whose life was already taken. But by thinking this way has caused the situation to become a tiny bit more bearable.

Death is something that happens, it’s a part of life. But this should’ve never happened the way it did. One person’s carelessness and wrong decision has changed many lives forever. Little did we know the night we said “good-bye” as she headed home from a wonderful Saturday spent with everyone she loved would’ve been the last. That the phone call I received at 11:27pm was also the last. That “Madre” will never pop up on my phone with her voice greeting me with, “Hey buddy” ever again.

It’s taken me weeks to muster up the courage to do this and I wish I never had to. There is no amount of money in this world that could ever take the place of my mom. I would gladly give a million dollars and all of my organs to have my best friend back. But we all know that isn’t possible. What I do know is anything will help. As for everyone's outpouring love and support thus far, words could never even begin to thank you. We couldn't have made it this far without you.

In situations like this I am definitely my mother’s daughter. She raised us to not ask for, but to give. To give from our hearts and expect nothing in return, because if you did expect something you were giving for the wrong reasons. This is why the goal I have set is at $1,500, even with funeral expenses hovering at around $10,000. Any and everything little thing is beyond appreciated. Once each goal is met, I will increase it by $500 that is the only way I feel this to be appropriate. Since this is all new to me; asking for help.

Everything has happened so fast and with funeral expenses, bills, and additional hurdles we just can’t seem to stay on top of it all. Because this is something that we never talked in great detail with our mom about, there were A LOT of decisions that the three of us (Emilie and Jennie) had to make fast and as a unit, and just look up praying for a sign from our mom that would tell us we were going in the right direction. As well as there are a lot of things we still have yet to find, including a life insurance policy.

Our mom taught us that money pays bills, and it can make your life easier, but it should not be the sole purpose of your happiness. That a person may be rich with money, but I know I’d rather be rich with love. We just wanted the best for our mom, knowing she wanted nothing but the best for the three of us and anyone else that came into her life.

So the sole purpose of the funds will go directly towards funeral expenses, and if there is anything left over it will be used to pay any additional bills we need to. If money is something that doesn’t seem fit, we will gladly take all of the prayers you have.

Thank you again for everything,

-Casie

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