It is with a broken heart that I share the loss of my mom — a woman whose strength cannot be measured, whose love cannot be replaced, and whose life deserves to be honored in the most beautiful way we know how.

My mom passed with dignity, carrying herself in her final moments the same way she carried herself through her entire life — with quiet strength, grace, and an unwavering will to keep going no matter what was placed in front of her.

She faced more hardships than most people will ever understand. Life was not easy on her. But she never let that define her. She endured, she pushed through, and she continued to love — fiercely, selflessly, and without conditions. That was who she was at her core.

To me, she wasn’t just my mom.

She was the woman who made me a woman.

Everything I am — my strength, my resilience, my ability to keep going even when it hurts — comes from her. She showed me what it means to stand back up when life knocks you down. She showed me how to love people even when it’s hard. She showed me how to survive.

She is survived by her family – all of us carrying pieces of her inside of us. Her presence in this world reached farther than she ever probably realized.

Right now, we are trying to navigate the unimaginable — saying goodbye to someone who was the center of our world. We want to give her the memorial she deserves. One that reflects her strength, her love, and the life she lived.

We are asking for help to lay her to rest with dignity and to honor her memory in a way that truly represents who she was.

If you knew her, you know she gave everything she had — even when she had nothing left to give.

If you didn’t know her, please know this: she was the kind of woman who kept going when most would have given up.

As we try to navigate this unimaginable loss, we are also facing unexpected financial hardships during a time when our hearts are already so heavy. One of our deepest wishes is to bring her home to Florida—where she always wanted to be, where she felt peace, and where she belongs.

Every donation, every share, every kind word means more than we can express right now. And even if you’re unable to give, just helping us remember her — speaking her name, holding space for her — matters deeply.

We don’t want her story to end in loss. We want it to live on in strength, in love, and in the people that she brought into the world.

Thank you for helping us honor our mom — a woman who fought through everything, and still chose love.