My mom moved into her new apartment back in October. She has COPD, osteoporosis, and diabetes that have progressively gotten worse. She has had a couple falls that have resulted in broken ribs. All these issues landed her in the hospital several times. After her last hospital visit a couple weeks ago, she was put on hospice so she could have home Healthcare without having to be stuck in a nursing home.

During this time, my nephew Jordan (23) has been taking care of her needs for the majority of the time (her insulin, medicine, breathing treatments, helping her get to the bathroom, and keeping track of all of it. Jordan is autistic and doesn't have a job. He's been living with my mom for the last few months, giving up several hours of sleep every night to assist my mom. My sister and I have also come to help and give him some time to himself between our busy schedules.

As of today, Sunday March 15, my mom is confined to her bed, sleeping 95% of the day, and barely eating or drinking anything. She is struggling to breathe with her COPD at its worst. She's on oxygen and is being administered pain meds to keep her comfortable. She can't walk or do anything for herself. She will pass away any day now.

The reason for this GoFundMe is a few things:

- My mom's wish is to be cremated, so paying for that process. Our family isn't that well off, so assistance in those funds would be greatly appreciated.

- After that, any other funds I want to go to my nephew so that he has a foothold on living expenses as he will be figuring out what to do next. My sister and my wife and I will be helping him figure out his living situation, but I want to make sure he has a good start. He has done such an amazing job of helping my mom, and he doesn't think he has (low self-esteem). He doesn't give himself enough credit. We really couldn't have done this without him.

I'm posting this to my personal Facebook with public access, but he is blocked from seeing it. I would appreciate keeping this on the hush hush. I want to surprise him.

Even a couple bucks would be greatly appreciated. If you are led in your heart to want to donate more, you can, but do what you can. If you can't donate money, I just ask for continued prayers for our family as we prepare to move on with life without our mom. We already lost our dad 3 years ago, so this is not new, but not any easier.