My name is Bailey.

I’m a mom to two boys, Jonathon and Kayden.

Jonathon is my stroke survivor. Kayden is my wild child.

On December 12th, 2025, my boys and I watched my fiancé — the man we love — pass away in front of us in our home.

He collapsed in our home, and within minutes everything became fear, panic, and heartbreak. He told me he loved me. I told him I loved him too. Those were our last words to each other.

Paramedics arrived, and just two minutes later, he was gone. A large pulmonary embolism took him from us.

My children witnessed something no child should ever have to see. From that moment on, their world — and mine — was shattered. Grief didn’t end when the ambulance left. It followed us into every moment afterward.

Since Mike’s passing, everything we knew has unraveled. Because we were not legally married, my children and I not only lost him, but the stability of the home we lived in together. In the midst of shock and grief, we were suddenly facing the possibility of losing everything familiar at once.

We were told we needed to move out of the home. Overnight, I went from a two-income household to one. I work at an elementary school — a job I love — but it does not come close to covering the financial reality of losing a partner, a home, and stability all at once.

This GoFundMe is not about profit.

It is about survival.

It is about finding safe housing for me, my boys, and our puppy.

This will help with:

Housing

Covering deposits

Moving expenses

Basic living costs

while we try to heal from trauma that is still incredibly fresh.

If you are able to donate, share, or simply keep us in your thoughts, please know it means more than I can put into words. You are helping a grieving mother protect her children and rebuild a sense of safety after unimaginable loss.

Thank you for seeing us.

Thank you for believing us.

Thank you for helping us survive this.

With gratitude,

Bailey, Jonathon, & Kayden