Theresa Killmartin

Hello Everyone, my name is Meagan Hare Daughter and Care Taker of Theresa.

My mother unexpectedly lost her life Thursday May 23rd at 10:00am after an emergency operation.

Theresa has had health issues for many many years and fought her hardest to push through every medical diagnosis that was thrown her way every step of the way with myself my brothers and grandsons by her side.

In the 1990's Theresa went through open heart surgery to fix a hole in her heart she was born with. I was young at the time and couldn't bare the thought of not having my mom around as she was my everything (Mother is God in the eyes of a child).

With her health issues it was a very scary time in our lives but she beat the odds and survived the procedure.

Fast forward a couple years later our world was turned upside down once again when Theresa was in the mists of going through a very rocky divorce that affected us all drastically.

Theresa tried her best to keep food on the table and struggled to keep a roof over our heads as she was not able to work due to poor health and no income/support for a while with debts accumulating while dealing with a broken heart and home all over again.

It took a bigger toll on her than anything else..

All her doctors would do is keep throwing prescription after prescription at her instead of addressing the core issues of her physical, mental & emotional pain.

Theresa did/took everything exactly how the doctor's instructed her to do. Which caused more damage than any good unfortunately.

Theresa was rushed to the hospital once again while at a doctor's appointment as she was very sick with rashes all over her body. The doctor couldn't get a proper reading of her blood sugar levels. It took 4 attempts when it read 32. She was rushed to the hospital and stayed a couple weeks to get her back on track. The fact she didn't fall into a coma or pass away in her sleep amazed the doctors that were caring for her in the hospital.

That's when we learned Theresa was Type 2 Diabetic.

Theresa then made it a priority to maintain her blood sugar levels with insulin shots daily but also dealing with a lot more pain in her joints and swelling then ever before but she continued to push through.

Then tragedy hit us in 2021/2022 Theresa fell extremely ill and once again had to be rushed to hospital by ambulance.

She was getting sick and losing a lot of blood while doing so.. Doctors told us Theresa developed Liver Disease (non alcoholic) due to all the medications that were prescribed to her over the years it had devastating effects..

I have been trying since the first scare to help make sure things run as smoothly as i can so she didn't have to worry like back and forth to the hospital after work keeping her company so she wasn't alone to make sure everything was paid and kids and animals were fed and good.

Theresa spent 3 months in hospital this time.. She missed Christmas at home (i brought Christmas to her) and even going through everything she was.. All she cared about was the kids having a good Christmas (i tried the best i could).

Just recently Theresa was Hospitalized on Dec 4th 2023 till just before Christmas because of pneumonia.. She overcame that and was on the road for a living donor liver.. Which i was prepared to give her. Theresa went to Toronto for follow ups she went through countless testing and we were just about ready.. When tragedy struck once again.

Theresa developed a hernia which got so bad she had to go for emergency surgery Wednesday May 15 to have it removed.

Everything went well and looked like she was recovering.. Until that Friday her organs started to fail.. Her body was too weak to recover from this one.. but i wouldn't believe it. Theresa has been pulling hat tricks everywhere possible up until now so i stayed calm. She was scared for me knowing I'd be alone with a house i couldn't afford to keep because of her property tax debt.. having to figuring out what financial options i may have for my autistic brother who is now 23 as she's been providing for him since day one, where we would go and how she won't see her grandchildren grow up. I tried to reassure her not to worry she just needs to get better for me everything will be fine..

At this point her body just wasn't strong enough.. The doctor broke the news to me which also broke me in more ways than one..

It's when the priest came in to read her last rights is when i truly knew there was no coming back from this and i broke even more..

On Thursday May 23rd I lost my best friend i lost a huge part of my heart i lost the only one who made me feel safe.. I lost my Mother.

Unfortunately i haven't had a chance to grieve because of the process afterwards.. Mom didn't have life insurance and now i don't know how i can pay the funeral home for her Ashes let alone move out with my son brother and the animals.

Anyone and everyone who knows me knows i don't ask anyone for help.. I always figure things out as I've done it for Mom for over 12 years living with her..

But right now i'm truly struggling Financially.. Emotionally and Mentally. Knowing i have no means to take care of everything that was left on my shoulders to bare is breaking me more than i can stand. I am the executor and power of attorney and i am beyond overwhelmed. I'm trying my hardest not to shut down.

This is why i made this Go Fund Me in hopes if anyone out there can possibly help my family with funeral costs and if there is enough left afterwards it will help towards finding a place we can all call home again. Unfortunately I'll never be able to cover her debts with the little i make. I don't know what to do.. I need all the help i can get right now and i am truly sorry for asking but i have no other options at this point...

I'm extremely scared right now and hoping this actually works. If there is anyone out there who can help my family get through this nightmare i will be forever indebted to you and forever grateful.

Myself and my family truly appreciate you taking the time to read this it means more to us than you'll ever know.

From a lost broken hearted daughter,

                     Meagan Hare