Hi, my name is Eric Brown, and I am raising money to cover the expenses of my mom's (Norma Hemric) funeral. We were caught completely off guard by her death as it was very sudden. She had had a cough for three months, but her doctors only treated it with cough medicine; when finally it had progressed to the point after months to being unbearable, they finally did some scans/x-rays. Unfortunately, after the tests, they found that she had progressed lung cancer and a case of pneumonia. Norma entered the hospital in Elkin, NC, on a Wednesday (26JAN), where she remained in the emergency room due to a lack of beds from COVID-19. Norma was placed on a North Carolina state waiting list to receive the care she needed due to a lack of space from COVID-19. My brother and I live out of state, and by the time we were notified and arrived, Norma was in terrible shape and given days to live. My brother moved her to a local hospice to receive the care she was not getting at the hospital in Elkin, NC, with the help of her church and a local social worker. Once this took place, we lost our mom on 3FEB at 1130pm, just eight days from finally being acknowledged she had more than a cough.

My mother never complained, spoke badly about anyone, and was loved by all. She was the salt of the earth and a wonderful woman. She worked up to just three weeks before passing away, even with not feeling well, so at age 74, she cared for those in a local nursing home. She never had much money and lived a simple life, but she lived a life of caring for others.

As she left her husband, who recently also has had a stroke and heart attack, I ask for your support to help cover the expenses of her funeral service. She never asked for anything in her life; please find it in your heart to help relieve her husband's financial burden.

Here is a bit about her.

Norma Jean Bobbitt Hemric, 74, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2022. She was born September 7, 1947, in Surry County to Ralph Bobbitt and Edith Coalson Bobbitt. Mrs. Hemirc loved to read, and she loved flowers. Surviving is her husband Lee Hemric; two sons Keith (Isabel) Eric (Luz); five great-grandchildren; sister Faye (Lewis) Hash. The family would like to say a special thanks to the staff of Mountain Valley Hospice for the loving care given to Mrs. Hemric. Gentry Family Funeral Service in Yadkinville is serving the Hemric family.