Sudden loss of life

I am reaching out to every mother and father....sister, brother, friend. Most parents do the best they can with what they know, when it comes to raising children. We welcome that sweet baby boy or girl into our lives, we love them unconditionally, we go thru sometimes months of sleepless nights, endless runny noses, scrapes, and bruises. What we don't plan on, is Losing them at 24 years old.  The painful truth is that all of our kids grow up and make their own decisions....some them good and some bad.  It's the bad decisions we all hope they learn from and better themselves...and sadly that doesn't  always happen. 

Today this happened to my cousin. He was bright, sweet, funny, and loved his family...When he was clean. Today Austin lost his battle with heroin. He leaves behind, his girlfriend and 3 young children ages 2 months, 1 year, and 2 years old. It's an ugly beast that is sucking the life out of too many and ripping families apart. He always had good intentions of staying clean....It's the sad hard truth of heroin. Today my aunt Jodie got the dreaded call, today her heart broke into a million pieces, today is the last time she is going to hold her sweet boy's hand, run her fingers thru his hair, and kiss his cheek. Today she had to say goodbye forever. I think it's the single hardest thing any of us will ever go thru.  

I am am asking everyone and anyone that can help in any way. No amount is too small. None of us were planning on medical bills and the cost of a funeral.

Thank you you all so much in advance for your support in our time of need.