The Rogers Family wants to Bake for you

We lived a mundane, middle-class life. Everyday issues like, 'what's for dinner tonight,' and 'can we afford this?' We didn't know it was blissfully boring.

I'd give almost anything to remember what our "problems" were like before losing our 18 year old daughter in 2016, due to a horrible accident. She was the role model child every parent wishes for, ethereal, truly an old soul and the best big sister to her three sisters.

Since losing her, we've lost Mike's Mom and then my Mom, as well. We almost lost our house, currently behind, we aren't able to afford amenities and repairs and taking in my Mother with dementia before she passed financially devastated us. It dug us into a vast hole we don't have the tools to get out of, although we wouldn't have traded that time for anything.

We've been forced into a life with epilepsy and non-epileptic seizures with one of our girls, too. When she has a seizure, the inevitable collapse to the floor causes injury and she cannot have anymore CT scans because of the radiation. She also lives with a migraine... we see numerous specialists, juggle appointments and miss a great deal of work and school because of them and her seizures. We are working on being seen at the Mayo in Rochester, but that will bring needed lodging and more missed school and work.

Our 36 year old central AC unit died in the summer of '23. Then our washer, then the water heater and we are so grateful for my sister and her girlfriend for fronting us the funds to get a new one installed after 3 weeks of COLD showers. And 3 weeks ago, we cannot use our dishwasher now, too (back to the old-fashioned way!)

What do you get when you go to the Humane Society for a bunny? You bring home the most pitiful and sickly dog they have, of course. Dani helped pick him out before we lost her... she loved him. But now we are unable to afford the $250 allergy shot he requires and $80/month for meds and the Vet checkup. I find funds to make his food to help alleviate his allergies, but he's absolutely miserable and his body is covered in pus and crust.

Our vehicles are in disrepair... my van has 185,000 miles on it and needs to be fixed and maintained.

Somehow we are keeping a kid in College and we're so proud of her. Dani would be too.

We don't know what to do anymore, we feel hopeless. We've always kept our chins up and our family, friends and community have ALWAYS been there for us. They've literally and figuratively kept us afloat in multiple ways since we lost Dani. We were just reminded of that attending a very-desperately-needed Grief Camp this weekend.

How do you keep going day after day when you're running out of masks to wear? You cling to the little energy you've got left to put on another. We've got each other and God knows that's MOST important.

So I cannot and will not accept anything for free... I would like to bake for you. These are the few items I will offer for now, I'll switch it up at some point or take requests:

* Banana bread (with or w/o chocolate chips)

* Sugar cookies

* Chocolate ganache cupcakes

You can receive them within days, or extend it to when you need them. And for those that should have gotten some before, BE SURE I'VE GOT YOUR NAME down on my list so I can get those to you!

I truly dislike GoFundMe (do you know how much they take from donations?!) so if you don't feel comfortable using it here, send me an order through:

PayPal: @lissa2678

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Venmo: @Melissa-Rogers-46785

ALSO, search: Missy Bakes for Fun"ds" on Facebook! Place an order or leave us messages

I cannot tell you how much I look forward to baking for you. And how much you are appreciated and loved for your kindness, prayers and words of encouragement. All of it. Thank you humbly, we love you!

The Rogers family

XO