Christine‘s Final Resting Expenses
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Please note anything and everything in here is said with love and a sprinkle of sarcasm as was done in life with Christine. We had a number of amazing conversations over the years and Christine had a wonderfully twisted sense of humor.
On October 12, 1984 Steve and Cindy Wooley welcomed Christine Ann Wooley into this world. Shortly after arriving in this world she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and a leaking mitral valve that required surgery very early on. From those first few months of life she would sport a scar on her chest that would serve as a constant reminder of the frailty of life. At no point in her life did she allow this reminder to stop her from living life to it fullest.
From the moment I laid eyes on my baby sister, I knew she was going to be a pain in my backside. it took me many weeks to learn how to spell her name and even less time to become an extremely protective big brother. As any older siblings is prone (and obligated by the older sibling code) to do, we will lovingly torture, tease, and relentlessly pick on our younger siblings but the moment someone else tries anything, is the moment the gloves come off. As no one is allowed to mess with my baby sister.
For the first several years Christine would grow like most babies do. However, the Wooley household would never be quiet again the day Christine learned to talk. She would go on and on about who knows what and there were plenty of days we stopped listening :-) and even though we stop listening she kept talking. Perhaps she knew in her heart that she would not be long for this earth and needed to tell us as much as she could, while she could.
For many years Christine ended up spending quite a bit of time in and out of my aunt Kelly’s home as I was in and out of the hospital for whatever round of surgeries I had going on. During this time Christine and my aunt, uncle, and cousins built a bond just as strong and powerful as our immediate family's bond. When Christine started school, she found her best friend Jassica who like any best friend was there for the good and the bad. As well as being both as a rock during the difficult times and a bad influence (in a good way;) to fun.
In march of 1995 we lost our family version of the Great Library of Alexandria when our mother Cindy passed away.
Our mother was a woman of great love and compassion which Christine inherited. When our mother passed away it was devastating for both of us but even more so for Christine. Our mom and Christine were two peas in a pod and often times supported each other through everything that was happening. Both my mother and Christine would have given the shirt off their back in middle of a blizzard to someone else who needed it. There were plenty of times that Christine and I had the conversation that it is perfectly OK to help others when we can but we need to take care of ourselves in order to be able to help others. Our mother served as the great library of knowledge and an anchor in our lives. After her passing and due to a number of life circumstances Christine would wander lost for many years. Our mothers passing was a cruel hand dealt to us by life and yet my sister would help others any opportunities she had. Christine had a heart of gold.
Over the years as she wandered she attempted to get degrees in many fields such as healthcare but eventually her own health prevented her from fulfilling any of these degrees requirements. This was extremely devastating to her as she wanted so badly to be a set of hands that was there to assist others in their time of need.
During her time of wondering she found Jason who became her best friend and later her husband. They would journeyed through all of what life has to throw at them together. I have only seen the love and dedication they had for one another in a handful of other couples. Christine was so deeply in love with Jason and all of his unique and wonderful quirks. Life would not allow them to have children so instead they adopted several fur babies (cats and dogs) over the years. These wonderful fur kids never went without love, shelter and food even during the difficult times.
After a number of years Christine and Jason eventually moved out of Colorado as the cost of living in Colorado skyrocketed and income did not. They would end up moving to Kansas where they were able to live slightly more comfortably but still struggled with the in balance of income and expenses. Even though the cost of living was less in Kansas it was still difficult. This meant that even though Christine and Jason had a roof over their head they did not have a roof over their head that was in their name tactically making them homeless. Additionally in recent months there had been a number of unexpected expenses including having to go to the doctors for a variety of health concerns Christine was facing.
That is why today we are asking you to help us raise the funds necessary to cremate my baby sister Christine.
She was able to donate some organs and tissue as she had always wanted to. However, her remains were not able to be donated to medical science like she had hoped. Now we trying to fulfill Christine‘s last wishes to be cremated and returned to her family.
We greatly appreciate any and all support you are willing and able to provide during this difficult time.
On October 12, 1984 Steve and Cindy Wooley welcomed Christine Ann Wooley into this world. Shortly after arriving in this world she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and a leaking mitral valve that required surgery very early on. From those first few months of life she would sport a scar on her chest that would serve as a constant reminder of the frailty of life. At no point in her life did she allow this reminder to stop her from living life to it fullest.
From the moment I laid eyes on my baby sister, I knew she was going to be a pain in my backside. it took me many weeks to learn how to spell her name and even less time to become an extremely protective big brother. As any older siblings is prone (and obligated by the older sibling code) to do, we will lovingly torture, tease, and relentlessly pick on our younger siblings but the moment someone else tries anything, is the moment the gloves come off. As no one is allowed to mess with my baby sister.
For the first several years Christine would grow like most babies do. However, the Wooley household would never be quiet again the day Christine learned to talk. She would go on and on about who knows what and there were plenty of days we stopped listening :-) and even though we stop listening she kept talking. Perhaps she knew in her heart that she would not be long for this earth and needed to tell us as much as she could, while she could.
For many years Christine ended up spending quite a bit of time in and out of my aunt Kelly’s home as I was in and out of the hospital for whatever round of surgeries I had going on. During this time Christine and my aunt, uncle, and cousins built a bond just as strong and powerful as our immediate family's bond. When Christine started school, she found her best friend Jassica who like any best friend was there for the good and the bad. As well as being both as a rock during the difficult times and a bad influence (in a good way;) to fun.
In march of 1995 we lost our family version of the Great Library of Alexandria when our mother Cindy passed away.
Our mother was a woman of great love and compassion which Christine inherited. When our mother passed away it was devastating for both of us but even more so for Christine. Our mom and Christine were two peas in a pod and often times supported each other through everything that was happening. Both my mother and Christine would have given the shirt off their back in middle of a blizzard to someone else who needed it. There were plenty of times that Christine and I had the conversation that it is perfectly OK to help others when we can but we need to take care of ourselves in order to be able to help others. Our mother served as the great library of knowledge and an anchor in our lives. After her passing and due to a number of life circumstances Christine would wander lost for many years. Our mothers passing was a cruel hand dealt to us by life and yet my sister would help others any opportunities she had. Christine had a heart of gold.
Over the years as she wandered she attempted to get degrees in many fields such as healthcare but eventually her own health prevented her from fulfilling any of these degrees requirements. This was extremely devastating to her as she wanted so badly to be a set of hands that was there to assist others in their time of need.
During her time of wondering she found Jason who became her best friend and later her husband. They would journeyed through all of what life has to throw at them together. I have only seen the love and dedication they had for one another in a handful of other couples. Christine was so deeply in love with Jason and all of his unique and wonderful quirks. Life would not allow them to have children so instead they adopted several fur babies (cats and dogs) over the years. These wonderful fur kids never went without love, shelter and food even during the difficult times.
After a number of years Christine and Jason eventually moved out of Colorado as the cost of living in Colorado skyrocketed and income did not. They would end up moving to Kansas where they were able to live slightly more comfortably but still struggled with the in balance of income and expenses. Even though the cost of living was less in Kansas it was still difficult. This meant that even though Christine and Jason had a roof over their head they did not have a roof over their head that was in their name tactically making them homeless. Additionally in recent months there had been a number of unexpected expenses including having to go to the doctors for a variety of health concerns Christine was facing.
That is why today we are asking you to help us raise the funds necessary to cremate my baby sister Christine.
She was able to donate some organs and tissue as she had always wanted to. However, her remains were not able to be donated to medical science like she had hoped. Now we trying to fulfill Christine‘s last wishes to be cremated and returned to her family.
We greatly appreciate any and all support you are willing and able to provide during this difficult time.
Organisator
Doug Wooley
Organisator
Topeka, KS