My mother passed away around 4:30 PM on Oct 26th, 2025. I awoke from a nap to a phone call from a doctor telling me that my mother's heart had stopped, and they were doing compressions. She wanted me to give them the okay to stop, but I couldn't; I wanted her to live. After six attempts, she was gone. She got another infection that caused a fever and made her heart give out. I was with her on Saturday, and she was out of it, but she was trying to tell me something. She had something to say but couldn't get anything out because of the trach. I think she knew something wasn't right. I didn't think this would happen; I thought she'd fight through. She was getting better and was supposed to go to Spaulding the other day for rehab.

I went up to see her and say my goodbyes. It was one of the most difficult moments of my life. She deserved better than this; she suffered for so long. I really have no idea what to do right now. I have to bury my mom, but I don't have any money to do it. She didn't have life insurance. My grandmother had insurance for both of us, but I could never find it, and we called all over the place, but no one had us on file. I'm so sorry to have to ask this, but I need help. I need to pay for her funeral expenses, and I have to be able to pay my rent and other bills because I can no longer access her money and the bills are due in a few days... I have no idea if I'll even be able to stay here, but I'm going to do everything possible to stay. I don't know how much all of this is going to cost, but I know it's going to be a lot. I'm going to put down a goal, but that's not what I'm expecting; it's just an estimate. Anything helps! And if you can't donate, please spread the word. I have no idea what it costs for a wake and memorial services these days. I love my mom so much, and I'm going to be absolutely lost without her. This is too much... She fought so hard for nearly a month to survive; her heart just couldn't take it anymore... I'll never forget her, and I'll keep moving forward for her, my Noni, and dad. I'm on my own now, and it's scary, but I know I'll pull through; it's just going to be hard for a while... I haven't made the arrangements yet; I wanted to do this first. I'll update the date when I figure it all out. Thank you in advance, I'm going to be out of it for a while, please bear with me!

Update: I spoke with someone at the funeral home and asked for pricing. These are the options they gave me... To have her cremated with nothing but a funeral and burial with my Noni, it's 3,000. For her to be buried in a casket in Noni's plot, it's 6,000. If I wanted a mass before the funeral, 7,500. It doesn't look like I'm going to be able to do what I wanted to do originally, but at the very least, I want her to be cremated and have her ashes buried with Noni. Not quite there yet, hoping I can get there still, thank you to all of you that have donated so far, I truly appreciate it. I don't know what I'd do without all of you!