My name is Daisy Kimbro, the daughter of my beloved mother, Helen Howard. Anyone who was was lucky enough to have known her knew what a special person she was. She had such a giving spirit, always putting her family, friends and community first. My mom would have been 96 next month on September 18, she didn't make it to see that day.  With saddness in my heart, I was devastated as I held my mom's hand in her hospital room, the monitor alarms going off, and watched my mom take her last breathe. My beautiful mom was gone, she passed away in the hospital on August 12th, 2019.

I have cared for my Mom for 10 years. My mother was a strong warrior, over the years I watched her battle dementia, cancer, complete blindness and recently, the last 6 months she had 4 bouts of aspiration pneumonia. She was a fighter. She has been in and out the hospital about every 3 months for blood transfusions due to the cancer (multiple myloma) for the past 4 years. Life has a way of coming full circle, our rolls reversed. She was now my baby and I made sure I did everything in my power to make sure she was well taken care of.  Every time my beloved Mom was hospitalized I would not leave her side, the hospital would give me a bed and I stayed in the hospital  by her side her entire stay. 

On August 4th she went back in the hospital for congestion and was diagnosed for the 4th time with pneumonia. After being in the hospital 5 days, her doctor said there was no more pneumonia and that she could go home. During lunch that day the nurse was feeding her and my mother choked but recovered. This time was different. She could not breathe properly. She was rushed to ICU and was hooked up to a special oxygen mask.  I watched the monitors go up and down. I knew in my spirit that this time she would not come home. I stood by her side held her hand, whispering in her ear how proud I was of her for fighting as long as she did, how much I loved her and that it was ok for her to go. The nurses told me it would happen any moment. Within 20 minutes my beloved mom took her last breathe.

In her loving memory I would ask if you would be so kind to make a donation for her funeral expenses. She has no life insurance.  When she was diagnosed with dementia 10 years ago,  I took over her care.  I found out she had no life insurance. I tried to get her insured, no one would insure her, the age limit for life insurance is 85 and she was 86. Please consider helping during this difficult time. A donation of any amount would help and would be greatly appreciated. 
  

From the bottom of my heart I humbly ask that you share this link with friends and family. Also...

1) GIVE whatever you can. No donation is too small (tax-deductible)
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We thank you for your support and God bless each and every one of you!!
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