In April, both of my parents contracted Covid-19 at the same time. My mom, Sue, recovered after a brutal couple of weeks, but my dad Greg was not as lucky. He’s had asthma all his life, so the virus hit him hard. He was intubated in early April and spent 6 long weeks on a ventilator alone, fighting for his life. He fought so hard to get back to his family and his dog for six weeks, where he endured too many complications to list. We received news many times that things were not looking good, to prepare for the worst. It was a terrifying and heartbreaking time for our family. In late May, his lungs finally had healed enough and the infection had subsided and he was able to be taken off the ventilator to start trying to breathe on his own. I will never forget the phone call from my mom - I was at a greenhouse distracting myself with flowers - “he’s off the vent?? OFF off??” Tears. From there, he spent weeks in the ICU and then many more weeks in acute rehab, re-learning how to do almost everything - walk, eat, dress himself-  being on life support for six weeks had completely deconditioned him as the virus ravaged his poor body. He was determined and worked so hard in rehab to get back home to his family and his beloved dog, Bode. We are beyond proud of him. We recently welcomed him home, which was just an amazing blessing that I still have a hard time wrapping my head around. He’s home. We’re indescribably grateful. With his homecoming comes home care and therapies and prescriptions, medical bills and financial pressure and stress for my mom. She’s now the sole provider with the typical household expenses to take care of and could really use some help. My parents are pretty private and would never in a million years ask for help, so I am asking for them. I’m also not great at asking for help (just ask my husband) but I am willing to do just about anything to ensure they can reconnect and heal together with as little financial stress as possible.  My dad is truly a miracle and we are so fortunate. Thank you for reading our story!