Aurelia's birthday wish, help Papa stay with me
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Here is an update on this important campaign: There is a sense of URGENCY with this situation as JEREME WILL HAVE TO RETURN TO THE STATES AND LEAVE AURELIA with her mom who is choosing to do immature things over making Reli's safety and well being a priority. Our first plea is to ask that you share, share, share this post with all of your contacts . It has been noted that sharing is key to the success of this type of fundraiser. And allow us to take a moment to express our DEEPEST GRATITUDE to all who have given so generously to this worthy cause. We are truly humbled and uplifted by your kindness.
Aurelia's birthday is coming on the 24th and Christmas is after that. And her mom will not let Aurelia spend time with Jereme for either event. Please help make AURELIA'S BIRTHDAY WISH come true, which we are sure would be that her Papa(Jereme) is there to watch her grow and learn. SO HELP JEREME BE ABLE TO STAY IN CANADA so he can keep making her homemade specialty birthday cakes ( this year was hummingbird cake with orange glaze)and doting over her and basically tending to her every need. Jereme and Reli have such a special bond, recently we had been visiting via video chat (SINCE THE BORDERS ARE STILL CLOSED) and Reli ( as we call her) was sitting on Papa's lap facing us and they both reached up to their foreheads at the same time and scratched with synchronized motion LOL
Below is the continued update merged with some of the original story that Jereme's sister Kayla had posted
First, I’d like to start this off by saying, that my brother Jereme is the most kind, smart, generous and overall wonderful human being I know. He is always there when I need him and would do anything for the people he loves. Now it is my turn to try and help him in his time of need.
We are Nancy and Dave, Jereme and Kayla's parents, here is how we fit into this story. We sold our condo in order to restructure our finances, and for about 2 years we have helped Jereme and the baby's mom provide food and a nice place for Aurelia to live. And now just recently, Dave had a major neck fusion day surgery that went well except for a minor setback which led to him having to be readmitted ; a second minor surgery became necessary to ease some discomfort in the back of his neck, and as a result of the extended stay he became exposed to COVID 19, and the hospital did not test him for it before he was discharged. He was readmitted again after that due to severe complications from COVID. And as a result of Dave's exposure, and due to the lack of transparency of the hospital, I also got COVID 19 as well as our daughter, son-in-law and grandson.
COVID19 has exacerbated my autoimmune neurological condition and now after seven weeks I still have many symptoms. To make matters worse the extended length of Dave's recovery time from both of his health issues has caused complete financial distress for us, (and financial hardship for Kayla's household has become a matter for them after Covid)
We are all at a loss to help Jereme and Aurelia at this time. And so Kayla started this fundraiser:
My beautiful niece, Aurelia, was born on December 24th, 2018 (best Christmas present!) on Prince Edward Island in Canada. My brother had met Aurelia’s mom on a work trip and was instantly smitten. They had made a connection due to the loss of his birth father and her brother. They felt comfort in understanding how the other one felt about life, love and loss. Eventually he made the difficult decision to move to PEI to be with her. He left his position at a tech company he worked for and left behind his family and friends with hopes of having a good life with a woman who seemed to share his values.
Due to a contractual issue with the company, which was out of his control, that he thought he would transfer to, Jereme was told that they no longer had a position for him. He had no idea how difficult it was going to be to get the visa required to be able to work without a contract in Canada; and it also made his plan to establish dual citizenship more challenging, as his birth father was born in Canada, and he had attempted to complete the process, when Jereme, was a young child. Only a few weeks after he arrived, he found out that his girlfriend was pregnant. Their relationship struggled under the pressure of trying to be a couple, become a family and keep the bills paid. On top of that, his car suffered a major engine failure which resulted in a complete lack of transportation, in a town he wasn’t familiar with. Reli's mom started becoming demanding, controlling and was squandering money. And she limited the use of her car. And so Jereme was unable stay at his part time seasonal job. She left all the domestic duties to him and wanted to pursue some nightlife. He shut down under the pressure of becoming a new dad and living in a new place where he knew nobody. It is the worst thing for a man to feel that he is is not given a chance to provide for and protect his child and that was where things in his life were headed. Then COVID became such an issue that the borders were closed and we have not been able to see them all and offer moral support for over a year.
Despite the extremely difficult and often cruel behavior that Aurelia's mom was displaying toward Jereme he never stopped trying to work on their relationship. And he has never wavered from providing excellent care for his little girl. He cooks, cleans, orchestrates tubby time, plays with Aurelia, puts her to bed, cares for her when she gets hurt and walks to go grocery shopping. There is nobody in this world he loves more than that child.
At this point Aurelia's mom has moved out of their apartment, the only home Reli has known, and taken Reli with her. (during a pandemic and just before Reli's birthday) She clearly knows that Jereme will not be able pay a $1,300 rent under his name alone due to the lack of steady employment, or transportation; and the fact that he is not officially established in Canada until he has a visa and citizenship. Everything is so much more expensive on PEI, including the essentials like milk, bread, butter cheese and diapers, because it is a tourist area. Aurelia's mom drops the baby off to Jereme at her own whim and expects Jereme to pay for food and diapers while Reli visits. And what is sad is that Reli is not adjusting well to her new bedroom, and strangers coming to the new apartment all the time.
We are no longer able to provide support for Jereme to stay in Canada and fight for his parental rights. So unless he can get the the custody process started soon he will have to move back to the states and not have rights to be part of Aurelia's life. ( WITH THAT SAID WE ARE INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT JEREME, SINCE HE DOES NOT EAT SO HE CAN SAVE MONEY TO BUY FOOD AND DIAPERS FOR AURELIA WHEN HE GETS TO SEE HER)
Aurelia is our precious ray of sunshine and she has yet to formally meet her equally as precious cousin Wyatt, who is Kayla' son, who is one year old. She is also highly gifted and can count to ten, knows all her colors and can write part of her name, and she is just turning two. She gives hugs over the video phone and blows kisses with the sweetest most tender heart. It would be almost tragic for her to grow up in an environment where her needs are secondary and her gift is not honed to its fullest potential. We are trying everything we can to make this situation work but it looks like WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION TO BE SURE THAT JEREME HAS PARTIAL IF NOT FULL CUSTODY of Aurelia.
Anything you can do would help us to pay for a lawyer to fight for custody. JEREME had spent every day of his life doting over his only child and WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY CRUSHED TO LEAVE HER without any idea of when he could see her again. Please consider helping our family in any way you can, including sharing ,sharing, sharing this post, It would mean so much to us to know Aurelia gets to grow up knowing her father.❤️❤️
Aurelia's birthday is coming on the 24th and Christmas is after that. And her mom will not let Aurelia spend time with Jereme for either event. Please help make AURELIA'S BIRTHDAY WISH come true, which we are sure would be that her Papa(Jereme) is there to watch her grow and learn. SO HELP JEREME BE ABLE TO STAY IN CANADA so he can keep making her homemade specialty birthday cakes ( this year was hummingbird cake with orange glaze)and doting over her and basically tending to her every need. Jereme and Reli have such a special bond, recently we had been visiting via video chat (SINCE THE BORDERS ARE STILL CLOSED) and Reli ( as we call her) was sitting on Papa's lap facing us and they both reached up to their foreheads at the same time and scratched with synchronized motion LOL
Below is the continued update merged with some of the original story that Jereme's sister Kayla had posted
First, I’d like to start this off by saying, that my brother Jereme is the most kind, smart, generous and overall wonderful human being I know. He is always there when I need him and would do anything for the people he loves. Now it is my turn to try and help him in his time of need.
We are Nancy and Dave, Jereme and Kayla's parents, here is how we fit into this story. We sold our condo in order to restructure our finances, and for about 2 years we have helped Jereme and the baby's mom provide food and a nice place for Aurelia to live. And now just recently, Dave had a major neck fusion day surgery that went well except for a minor setback which led to him having to be readmitted ; a second minor surgery became necessary to ease some discomfort in the back of his neck, and as a result of the extended stay he became exposed to COVID 19, and the hospital did not test him for it before he was discharged. He was readmitted again after that due to severe complications from COVID. And as a result of Dave's exposure, and due to the lack of transparency of the hospital, I also got COVID 19 as well as our daughter, son-in-law and grandson.
COVID19 has exacerbated my autoimmune neurological condition and now after seven weeks I still have many symptoms. To make matters worse the extended length of Dave's recovery time from both of his health issues has caused complete financial distress for us, (and financial hardship for Kayla's household has become a matter for them after Covid)
We are all at a loss to help Jereme and Aurelia at this time. And so Kayla started this fundraiser:
My beautiful niece, Aurelia, was born on December 24th, 2018 (best Christmas present!) on Prince Edward Island in Canada. My brother had met Aurelia’s mom on a work trip and was instantly smitten. They had made a connection due to the loss of his birth father and her brother. They felt comfort in understanding how the other one felt about life, love and loss. Eventually he made the difficult decision to move to PEI to be with her. He left his position at a tech company he worked for and left behind his family and friends with hopes of having a good life with a woman who seemed to share his values.
Due to a contractual issue with the company, which was out of his control, that he thought he would transfer to, Jereme was told that they no longer had a position for him. He had no idea how difficult it was going to be to get the visa required to be able to work without a contract in Canada; and it also made his plan to establish dual citizenship more challenging, as his birth father was born in Canada, and he had attempted to complete the process, when Jereme, was a young child. Only a few weeks after he arrived, he found out that his girlfriend was pregnant. Their relationship struggled under the pressure of trying to be a couple, become a family and keep the bills paid. On top of that, his car suffered a major engine failure which resulted in a complete lack of transportation, in a town he wasn’t familiar with. Reli's mom started becoming demanding, controlling and was squandering money. And she limited the use of her car. And so Jereme was unable stay at his part time seasonal job. She left all the domestic duties to him and wanted to pursue some nightlife. He shut down under the pressure of becoming a new dad and living in a new place where he knew nobody. It is the worst thing for a man to feel that he is is not given a chance to provide for and protect his child and that was where things in his life were headed. Then COVID became such an issue that the borders were closed and we have not been able to see them all and offer moral support for over a year.
Despite the extremely difficult and often cruel behavior that Aurelia's mom was displaying toward Jereme he never stopped trying to work on their relationship. And he has never wavered from providing excellent care for his little girl. He cooks, cleans, orchestrates tubby time, plays with Aurelia, puts her to bed, cares for her when she gets hurt and walks to go grocery shopping. There is nobody in this world he loves more than that child.
At this point Aurelia's mom has moved out of their apartment, the only home Reli has known, and taken Reli with her. (during a pandemic and just before Reli's birthday) She clearly knows that Jereme will not be able pay a $1,300 rent under his name alone due to the lack of steady employment, or transportation; and the fact that he is not officially established in Canada until he has a visa and citizenship. Everything is so much more expensive on PEI, including the essentials like milk, bread, butter cheese and diapers, because it is a tourist area. Aurelia's mom drops the baby off to Jereme at her own whim and expects Jereme to pay for food and diapers while Reli visits. And what is sad is that Reli is not adjusting well to her new bedroom, and strangers coming to the new apartment all the time.
We are no longer able to provide support for Jereme to stay in Canada and fight for his parental rights. So unless he can get the the custody process started soon he will have to move back to the states and not have rights to be part of Aurelia's life. ( WITH THAT SAID WE ARE INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT JEREME, SINCE HE DOES NOT EAT SO HE CAN SAVE MONEY TO BUY FOOD AND DIAPERS FOR AURELIA WHEN HE GETS TO SEE HER)
Aurelia is our precious ray of sunshine and she has yet to formally meet her equally as precious cousin Wyatt, who is Kayla' son, who is one year old. She is also highly gifted and can count to ten, knows all her colors and can write part of her name, and she is just turning two. She gives hugs over the video phone and blows kisses with the sweetest most tender heart. It would be almost tragic for her to grow up in an environment where her needs are secondary and her gift is not honed to its fullest potential. We are trying everything we can to make this situation work but it looks like WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION TO BE SURE THAT JEREME HAS PARTIAL IF NOT FULL CUSTODY of Aurelia.
Anything you can do would help us to pay for a lawyer to fight for custody. JEREME had spent every day of his life doting over his only child and WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY CRUSHED TO LEAVE HER without any idea of when he could see her again. Please consider helping our family in any way you can, including sharing ,sharing, sharing this post, It would mean so much to us to know Aurelia gets to grow up knowing her father.❤️❤️
Organizer and beneficiary
Kayla Dowling
Organizer
Manchester, NH
Nancy Dowling
Beneficiary
