Relieve medical bills, end of life and after death costs.

4/30 update: Curlean Bryant breathed out his last breath on earth, and then, breathed in his first breath of new life in Heaven. The air is thin in our home now, what do we do? How do we move forward? There are so many tasks to be done that crowd our thoughts… but there has to be space to mourn and remember right? It all comes too fast. We thought we had more time with him but we didn’t. That shattered us. Watching mom try to comprehend his death was almost too much to bear. I have to trust that there will be lighter days ahead with more joy remembering him than sorrow, but certainly not tomorrow.

Dad died a fighter, and he fought so hard. You did a great job dad, anyone with cancer knows how truly horifying it is and you deserve to be complete again. We are so sad to not have you here with us, but we rejoice with you that your body is whole in Christ. You will suffer no more. Praise Jesus for that.

Please pray for Comfort for my family, Shirley, Rasheda and Jarryd and I. We are all completely lost.

I love you so much Dad. Thanks for being such a loving father in law.

4/29 update: Mom, Rasheda, Jarryd and I moved Dad (Curlean) into the adult family home today. He seems to be adjusting well but isn’t very aware of his surroundings at this time anymore. He’s comfortable though. Last night for his last night at home, we played countless songs from his favorite Mowtown artists. We sang along and just sat with him. He even started whispering the lyrics under his breath. You could tell he loved the music. We plan to bring a Bluetooth speaker to his room at the new home so we can play his favorite tunes.

4/27: Hello friends and Family!

Curlean Bryant: husband of Shirley Bryant, father of Jarryd and Rasheda Bryant. (Father in law to me, as I married into the greatest family possible.) Curlean was diagnosed with Cancer in late 2023. We were so sure he would beat it. If you know him, you know he is a fighter and so strong willed. He adores his family, he is such a foodie- loves making his famous (mouth watering) Ribs, loves a good southern Bean Pie, and the Dallas Cowboys! He loved all kinds of music but mostly 70's Motown (The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Commodores, Four Tops and SO many more amazing mowtown stars.)

On March 27th Curlean was admitted to the hospital for many complications due to the cancer taking over his body. He was there until April 13th. We visited him every single day and Shirley was by his side the entire time. She wouldn't miss a moment with her dear husband.

With heavy and broken hearts, we are faced with the reality that the cancer has become so aggressive and we are now caring for him in his final moments. The doctors and hospice nurses have confirmed that there's nothing more we can do to fight. He is now officially on Hospice due to his body failing and organs shutting down.

Currently what is in the works is for him to be moved into an Adult Family Home where he can get 24 hour care (which Shirley and the kids have been doing since he came home from the hospital on April 13th, we have been his morning, day and night care team.) Then we can visit him as much as possible while the care team does the heavy lifting that has been so hard on the family. But this comes with a heafty cost. End of life care is very expensive. It is a huge financial burden but it is the best situation for Curlean. Even after insurance and benefits we've applied for, there are major costs left over to cover.

The 2.5 week hosiptal admission has its own laundry list of bills that just keep coming in, it's so overwhelming to keep track of it all and stress out about the finances.

Additionally, as hard as this is to type, he will not be with us for much longer. There will be funeral costs, after death costs, the whole depressing ordeal. If you've ever lost anyone then sadly you're well aware.

Curlean and Shirley currently have been surviving on a limited income as they both were not working for the past year.

If you feel compelled to give financially to Shirley and Curlean during this time, our whole family would be so grateful to you. Finances are so stressful when all you want is to keep your loved one comfortable and cared for. This is the most practical way we need help. We hope to achieve this goal set, but any funds that are raised over our goal will be used to help Shirley grieve and live as comfortably as one can when you feel you have lost everything.