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Burial costs for my son

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My son, Dustin Robbins, suddenly passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 16th in the evening. We still don't know what caused his death but it was very sudden. He had just gotten done talking to his friends, walked into his room, and they found him slumped over in his chair. He left behind a 13 year old son named Rowan Robbins. My son had been dealing with a lot of issues that he just could not get past. His father was out riding his scooter one night and hit a pot hole cover that was raised up just far enough, that when the scooter hit it, he went flying head first on the pavement. This left his father with lots of bleeding on his brain which caused him to be on life support. Since my son, Dustin,  was his only child that left him with the heartbreaking task of signing the disconnecting of life support. Dustin agonized over this and it caused him many nightmares. At one point he even asked me that if he did sign the papers to end life support would it be considered murdering his father. This was such an agonizing decision for him to make. Needless to say after the neurologist showed him the MRI's and explained the death to his father's brain, then Dustin relented and signed the disconnect orders. Since that time he has never been the same. He struggled with not being able to sleep, and unfortunately drug use to try and hide the pain . One thing led to another and he eventually lost everything due to mental anguish and someone who was constantly slashing the tires on his car,  someone  stole his father's scooter, then he lost his I.D.'s I think he just felt like giving up and he ended up losing his place to live. He also had a mental breakdown and ended up in jail. He agonized over the fact that his girlfriend would not let him see his son. This tore his heart out once again. He was very good at producing and creating music with many other different artists but that lost appeal for him as well. I'm not sure if he died of a broken heart or what the true cause was but he was living on very limited funds, just enough for rent and his cigarettes. I do not have the money for funeral costs due to the fact that I am unable to work due to prior accidents I endured. One of them being run over by  a 6 1/2 ton bulldozer with track that ran from front to back. I was also 7 months pregnant at the time and because of the weight of the bulldozer my son suffered from bleeding on the brain and died from S.i.D.S. at the age of 7 months. I had to learn how to walk again and was left with many physical limitations. Then we were in a house that blew up which cause major burns to Dustin's father. The rest of us were thrown around the house. While being transported to the hospital people came in and stole our belongings. After a few years I was able to acquire a job as a Construction Coordinator. While stepping outside and going down the stairs, my good leg went behind me and got caught in the stairs. When I pulled my leg out, it was facing a different direction and I was facing amputation. They did finally find me a good orthopedic doctor who was able to save my good leg after installing an external fixator and then an internal fixator. Now it was making it even more  harder to make an income and raise my children and I was left with more limited physical mobility. Then while trying to put myself through college, I found out I had breast cancer and could no longer concentrate on my classes or sit in their chairs so I asked if I could wait for the next semester to finish up. I only had one more semester to go to receive my Associate's Degree in Paralegal studies. Needless to say the college sent back my Pell grants and sent me a bill for $2000, which I did not have since I couldn't work because of my cancer treatments and chronic pain from my other accidents. Well that was pretty much it for me in order to make a decent income for my family and that's part of the reason my son was trying to make it big as a Rap artist. I live on Social Security and so was he. My biggest wish is to have him buried next to his brother at the same cemetery since he never got to meet him and always asked about him.
I realize this may sound like a big old sob story but I swear it's true. Now we are worried about my grandson who is at the tender age of 13. He has lost his grandpa and now his dad. Please help me to raise enough money to bury my two sons together. I would so greatly appreciate it. If I surpass the goal I am asking for then it will go to my grandson and anyone else who is suffering from the loss of a loved one. Thank you, Debra Duffy

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Debra Duffy
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Janesville, WI

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