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Mom and Dad married on September 12th, 1986. They were young and in love, and that's how people would still describe them 29 years later. They had two daughters: Lisa and Kate. That's us. We are creating this GoFundMe account for our mom, Helen. Her beloved husband passed away on June 10, 2015 from a massive heart attack. None of us saw this coming, especially not him. Gary didn't have life insurance.
Mom is not employed. She hasn't been since 2000 when a seizure caused her to hit a tree driving 35 miles per hour. Dad didn't want her driving ever again after that. Being the independent woman she is, she still would drive, but just here and there, and just in the past few years. At this point, she is saying "I can work again, I'm able-bodied, I don't need disability from the government. They can save that for people that actually have disabilities." This is a huge representation of the person Helen is. She is smart, generous, caring, loving, but she needs our help. As her daughters, we don't want her to get a job somewhere that will cause her more stress than she's already experiencing from Dad's passing.
After months of asking her, she has finally agreed to let us open this account for her. Her reason not to before was: "Other people need money more than I do, I don't have any illness and I'm just fine. I can just cut down some bills."
Dad's funeral cost $5,000. Thankfully, the funeral director is letting her make payments. She still owes $3,000. She has less than that in savings.
A widow shouldn't have to worry about whether she will have groceries on the table or make the mortgage payment this month. Our mom is so supportive and strong, and has always been there for us; she deserves something to lean on herself.
We write all this to say, in summary: Please consider giving our mom some of your hard-earned money. She doesn't want it, but she needs it. She's going through a horribly hard time, and you would never know by looking at her. She is a rock, just like her mom was when her dad passed. Every little bit helps, so she can feel normal and do normal things. The last thing we want is for her to have to cut down on groceries again or shut off the cable. We want her to feel comfortable again, like when Dad was here.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all that you've given Mom so far, and all the support we have received as a family in these past four months. Each of our friends and family means so much to us and we love you.
Mom is not employed. She hasn't been since 2000 when a seizure caused her to hit a tree driving 35 miles per hour. Dad didn't want her driving ever again after that. Being the independent woman she is, she still would drive, but just here and there, and just in the past few years. At this point, she is saying "I can work again, I'm able-bodied, I don't need disability from the government. They can save that for people that actually have disabilities." This is a huge representation of the person Helen is. She is smart, generous, caring, loving, but she needs our help. As her daughters, we don't want her to get a job somewhere that will cause her more stress than she's already experiencing from Dad's passing.
After months of asking her, she has finally agreed to let us open this account for her. Her reason not to before was: "Other people need money more than I do, I don't have any illness and I'm just fine. I can just cut down some bills."
Dad's funeral cost $5,000. Thankfully, the funeral director is letting her make payments. She still owes $3,000. She has less than that in savings.
A widow shouldn't have to worry about whether she will have groceries on the table or make the mortgage payment this month. Our mom is so supportive and strong, and has always been there for us; she deserves something to lean on herself.
We write all this to say, in summary: Please consider giving our mom some of your hard-earned money. She doesn't want it, but she needs it. She's going through a horribly hard time, and you would never know by looking at her. She is a rock, just like her mom was when her dad passed. Every little bit helps, so she can feel normal and do normal things. The last thing we want is for her to have to cut down on groceries again or shut off the cable. We want her to feel comfortable again, like when Dad was here.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all that you've given Mom so far, and all the support we have received as a family in these past four months. Each of our friends and family means so much to us and we love you.
Organizer and beneficiary
Helen Conley
Beneficiary