
Please help me in this desperate time of need!
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First, I would like to say thank you to everyone that has been so supportive, sending well wishes & prayers during the last month of my mother being critically ill fighting for her life. She unfortunately did not make it & passed away on November 7, 2022 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.
She was diagnosed with Coronary Artery Disease in 2017 after suffering a major heart attack. They discovered severe heart damage amongst other heart issues and unfortunately surgery wasn't an option , they could only place a defibrillator. Fast forward to mid September she was feeling horrible, no appetite, very short of breath & edema in her legs. She was seen and advised to go to the ER . She was admitted, treated & discharged days later but worsened and was back in 6 days. Beverly Hospital admitted her again into the ICU for over a week then transferred her to Lahey Burlington ICU for 11 days then finally remaining at Tufts cardiac CCU for 9 days. She fought until the very end
My mom had been at her place of employment for many years but due to her condition could no longer work. She then applied for Social Security Disability and was denied. In the meantime she was still receiving medical care and seeing her cardiologist and other specialists on a regular basis . The bills continued to pile up since my mom was struggling to survive on no income .
In the immediate days of my mom passing I have come to the unfortunate realization that my mom was drowning in medical debt from 2017 till current. Being that I'm the only child EVERYTHING has fallen on me ! With no will in place I am now responsible for paying ALL of her outstanding medical bills , household bills , equity loan & the IRS. All of these places can & will place a lien on her only asset , the house I grew up in. I NEED to retain a lawyer to assist me with filing the proper paperwork at Probate to get everything situated and that alone is $4k+ .I just laid my mom to rest but can't even properly morn since I've had to take on a major responsibility and need to protect the only thing I have left of my mom which is my childhood home. Losing my only parent has been devastating and has taken a big toll on myself as well as my son , losing his grandmother , his go to person . I hope everyone can find it in their hearts to help me in this desperate time of need ..
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Heather Colahan
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Lynn, MA