A few days ago, my mother suffered a seizure and a heart attack. Shortly after, she was confirmed to be without any brain functions. She leaves behind her children, including myself, the youngest at 35, and my nephew Brett, who has had mental disabilities since birth. We recently moved from Atlanta, IL to Decatur, IL after being evicted from our home of over 10 years. The move was sudden and stressful, and we found a house, but it needs repairs and the water doesn't run throughout. With my mother's passing, I lost my income as her caregiver. We have no transportation or food, and our dog just gave birth to five puppies.

The funds raised will help cover the cost of my mother's cremation, and possibly a funeral so others can say goodbye. It will also help transport my brother, who is in prison, to see our mother and lay her to rest. The support will help with utilities, transportation for my nephew to get his income back, fix the water issue in our home, and provide food for our family. These are short-term needs to help us stay afloat during this difficult time. My mother wanted to be cremated and placed in an hourglass so I could spend an hour with her every day, and that's exactly what I plan to do.

Any help is beyond thankful and from the bottom of my heart it means everything to us during this time. If money isn't something you can do, any thoughts, prayers, and maybe a share would help and mean just as much. I don't know how to express the level of desperation and like I should be able to just figure everything out on my own but I'm overwhelmed and stuck between a rock and a hard place while dealing with the biggest heartbreak of my existence and so even any help with a point in a direction for outside help would be amazing and I'll be forever grateful, and in everyone's debt but I promise to pay it forward. My mother would be sick thinking about the stress this is causing her family. She was all I ever had, and I want to give her the best I can, even if it's not a whole lot.