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Remembering a Loving Family Man in Need

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My name is Samantha, and I am raising money to pay for my father-in-law Robert Relyea's funeral expenses. This man has been a firefighter for over 25 years. He has been a loving husband, father, papa, and brother. He was diagnosed with liver failure almost 2 years ago, and it was a shock because he never drank a day in his life.

Then fast forward to the past couple of months. He was being seen by a transplant team, and we were so close. He was hospitalized 2 weeks ago while getting a biopsy of his liver done due to low sodium in his blood. We found out he had liver cancer, liver failure, kidney failure, and peritoneum cancer. This all led to last night's events. He was placed on dialysis to help with levels. Then he suddenly had a seizure and had to be put on a vent. A CT revealed he had a massive brain bleed and immense swelling that would only continue to get worse. We had to make the hardest choice ever and remove him off the vent. They said he would never walk or talk again if he survived.

Now we are all shocked we lost our father, husband, brother, papa at the age of 54. The funeral alone is over $10,000. Please, anything will help.
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    Vernon, NY

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