Requesting help for my mother, Anne Pribble

The last few months have been incredibly stressful and even traumatic for my family. Last Saturday night, my father lost his fight with several complications with his lungs and inability to breathe properly. The process was full of ups and downs, signs of hope, having excitement to hear he did not have cancer, and to the devastating surprise of all of us, a call from the hospital that his heart had stopped and he was receiving emergency CPR. We all rushed to the hospital, and by that point our beloved father, husband, friend, and mentor had passed on. He was a man of integrity, compassion, love, and a pillar of strength for all of us growing up. We all feel that life has flipped upside down and in a state of shock, still.

If you have ever met my mom, it doesn’t take long to recognize that she is without question one of, if not THE sweetest person you could ever meet. She has a heart of gold and always puts everyone around her first. One of my best friends said it best, my mom has been so selfless for so many people over the years that she deserves an army of support. We are all trying to help as much as we can and pour our love back to her. You might know her as a friend, as your old substitute teacher at Greencastle (Mrs. Pribble!!!) and for many of my closest friends (and close friends of my siblings) she treated them as her own. My parents have hosted skateboarding ramps in the driveway and extremely loud metal bands in the basement without thinking twice about it. My friends and I recall her making us a great dinner, and then bringing us pizza bagels shortly after as we played video games. Just a silly example but one that helps illustrate the person that she is.

Right now, with my dad passed, there are some financial struggles that have presented themselves. We are helping her as much as possible and we are hoping to find her a new, easier to manage home in the very near future. In the meantime, we have medical bills, house payments, grocery expenses, etc. that we are hoping to manage successfully. This was my idea, and my mother was resistant to it as she only seems to know how to help others and not accept the help of others. If you are able to help out at all, any contribution would be greatly appreciated. 100% of all contributions will go to my mom and her situation. There is no funeral/memorial scheduled at this time, but we will be having a celebration of life when the time is right. My parents have chosen to donate their bodies to science.

 Thank you, and much love. -Mike Pribble