Hello, everyone! It’s a difficult thing to write this, but we feel as if we’ve had people asking how to tangibly help and to make one, so here we are.

On February 22nd, Jon’s dad, Miguel, passed very suddenly from a heart attack. This, unfortunately, has left us in a very dire situation. Jon’s mom, Cynthia, has been in the hospital for over two weeks with high blood pressure. We found out that she has no insurance and the hospital is wanting to discharge her as soon as possible. We’ve been able to strike a deal that we will be doing everything we can to move forward and meet again on Monday, March 3rd. We’re under the impression she will not be allowed to stay any longer than that.

A massive problem with that is their family has been living in a motel for the last two years. She is unable to care for herself and her mentally incapacitated daughter. We are trying to get them both the appropriate help they need. His mom cannot even make it to the bathroom by herself. She has no insurance, so cannot be discharged to a care facility or have a nurse come to assist.

The hard part of this is we need to be able to finalize all the paperwork for her to file for Medicare, to find somewhere for her to go, to be able to maintain the bills, to potentially get her husband’s pension, to keep the family fed and a roof over their head.

We have been working with and calling every place we can but turning up next to nothing. The social security check his dad would get this month is not going to be valid and we will be working with half the money they normally get. Social security said it would take around 45 days to get everything settled. In the meantime, we have to find a way to keep care for his mom.

We are not able to physically and financially care for his mother, sister, and two brothers. Our house is not feasible for her mobility issues. We have been the ones to deal with the aftermath of this and feel in over our heads right now.

What we’re asking for is any help in order to go towards his dad’s cremation, help us buy time in a potential community care facility for a few weeks until her Medicare kicks in, and/or to be able to keep the motel and pay someone to be a caretaker temporarily.

We know if we do not even receive a penny that the Lord will work out every situation and everything will work to His will and for His glory. But we are also aware that community comes together to help one another, but you’ll never receive the help without anyone knowing the need. So we ask humbly for any help, whether monetary, physically, emotionally, or just in prayer for us and his family. Thank you so much!