Support Meleaha’s Children

All my life I’ve naturally protected my little sister Meleaha Kliewer (Rithvixay, 35 years old); from childhood to adulthood, we grew up together. Just a few years apart in age, we lived life similarly and had the same urge to raise families. As our families grew in tandem with 4 children each, known as the cousins, they begged to see each other every weekend. Meleaha would hold family gatherings and bring everyone together when she could to “make memories for the kids” as she would always say, even though it would create a huge mess in her home. She would ensure they were occupied, fed, happy and genuinely loved being a mother, loved her kids, loved her family and friends.

A few weeks ago, Meleaha experienced an unexpected and overwhelming feeling that something was not okay. For years, she suffered crippling headaches and pains that she told her family doctor of, but was unfortunately not sent for the right diagnostic tests. Unable to cope this time, she admitted herself into emergency and the ER doctor would not let her leave without a CT scan of her brain to rule that possibility out. She was shocked to find out that she had a mandarin orange sized meningioma (brain tumour). She had surgery booked 3 weeks after this life changing news and was terrified but optimistic that she would come out ok.

My little sister passed away a day after her successful surgery. The little girl who I watched grow into a beautiful woman is gone and it is an exponential loss. She leaves 4 beautiful children without a mother, her husband without a wife and her farm of goats, horses, cows, ponies, puppies, kittens, pigs, rabbits and chickens without their caregiver. It is an incredibly confusing time for our families and friends, wondering when she will return with that beautiful smile and warm sense about her. Meleaha was the kindest and most accepting person you would ever meet; she put everyone (people and animals) before herself and saw the good in every situation. We are asking for help to ease the burden for her family and help support them in navigating this new life without the glue that held them together.

Our lives are forever changed, Meleaha will never return home. The money raised will go towards supporting her children, ages 3, 9, 10 and 14.

I love you little sis! I promise to always be there for your children (my nieces & nephew).