To Honor Elenora's life: Funeral Fundraiser

My name is Erica Munro and I'm trying to raise money for my beloved mother.

My mother's name was Elenora Johnson. She was 76 years young. She was born on March 19th, 1949. She was a single mother who raised me, her only child, who had a speech impairment and needed services to help improve the way I spoke and how I speak to others. She always told me, “God gave me a brain and to use it.” It’s with a heavy heart for me to say that I lost my best friend, my rock, I lost my mother. The woman who fought hard for me when I was sick, who fought for me when others put me down or said I wouldn’t amount to anything in this world. My mother was my advocate since the day I was born, and I was hers till the day of her passing.

My mother’s death happened on Friday, July 25, 2025, at 4:04 am. She had stage 5 kidney disease where her kidneys were no longer working, and she couldn’t urinate on her own anymore. She had to receive dialysis 3 times a week in order to stay alive. Along with diabetes, high blood pressure, and below-the-knee amputation of her right foot that happened 6 years ago due to complications of diabetes. I held on to hope my mom was going to be okay, and we were going to get through it. Unfortunately, later on down the line, she had a stroke and was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia. After that, her health started to decline.

I still continued to fight for my mom and for her healthcare. Sadly, she threw in the towel and her fight ended where her body couldn’t take anymore. I believe she left this earth peacefully knowing she was loved and that I, her daughter, last words to her were, “I love you, and I will see you tomorrow, mom. Stay strong. I love you.” I remember kissing her warm face all over and repeatedly telling her, “I love you.”

Unfortunately, my mom didn’t take out a life insurance policy until it was too late. Myself, being a single parent with one of my children being autistic, as my mother’s only child, I don’t have any money to pay for her funeral expenses and other bills she left behind. I come from a small family, so most of my family members are no longer living. I’m humbly asking the public for help to give my mom a proper funeral service where her grandchildren can say their final goodbye to their grandmother. I’m humbly asking no matter how small of a contribution, please help me do this one last thing for my mom to give her a fabulous send-off where myself and my children can come together to share memories of the good times we had with her and celebrate her going home.