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<div>On January 23, 2025, we lost our beloved wife and mother, Valerie, as well as daughter and sister, Charity Hicks. They went home to be with the Lord after a devastating car collision. This has been an unbelievably tragic loss to our family and friends as they were radiant lights to everyone around them.
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<div>We do not understand why the Lord allowed this to happen, but know we can place our full trust and faith in Him. He alone sustains and keeps us. We do not know His plans or ways, but know that He does all for His glory. We are comforted that He is with the broken hearted.
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<div>Christ is who made Valerie and Charity exceptional people. Christ transforms lives. An unchanged man is an unsaved man. If your life has never been transformed by Christ, call upon Him for salvation today.
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<div>John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
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<div>We will deeply miss our two loved ones, but are overjoyed they are in the Lord’s presence and in His everlasting arms. Until we meet again, so very soon.
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<div>Our family is beyond thankful for your love, support and prayers.
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<div>Pastor Edward and Ben Hicks
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In Memory of Valerie and Charity Hicks

<div>4/1 UPDATE: Thomas underwent radiation and two rounds of treatment, but unfortunately, they were not effective. The cancer is progressing, and his body is growing weaker. He is now receiving hospice care at home, with the focus on keeping him comfortable. While he is still alert, he spends most of his time resting. We are deeply thankful for all the thoughts and prayers we’ve received over the past few months, and we kindly ask that you continue to pray for both him and Kyler during this time.
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<div>UPDATE: Thomas had a meeting with his doctor and received the results of his most recent scan. Unfortunately, the treatment is not working, and the cancer has spread. The doctor has recommended a different medication for the next round of treatment, as well as radiation, hoping to slow the progression. While the doctor confirmed that the cancer is not curable, our focus now is on preventing it from spreading further. We are deeply grateful for your continued support, prayers, and kind words during this difficult time. Please continue to pray for relief for Thomas.
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<div>After experiencing some unexpected health problems earlier this summer, Thomas was encouraged to see a doctor by his family and coworkers. The results of a CT scan revealed a tumor the size of a baseball on his right kidney and both adrenal glands. He was diagnosed with stage 4 renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer) on July 14.
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<div>A few weeks later, a PET scan showed that the cancer had already spread to one of his lungs, lymph nodes, and bones in his hips and left leg.
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<div>Multiple doctors have told him that this cancer is not curable, but it is treatable.
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<div>Thomas is a proud and loving father to his son, Kyler. This has been a difficult time for both of them dealing with the stress of this terminal illness. Thomas has been unable to work since his diagnosis in July but continues to undergo treatment and testing here locally in Pensacola.
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<div><strong>All proceeds will go towards medical expenses and bills to help him and his son get through this trying time.</strong>
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Support Thomas' Battle Against Kidney Cancer

<div>Hi, my name is Kim Trujillo, a friend to our wonderful Vilma Dale. As her friends, we all want to help, but Vilma has expressed that instead of sending flowers, balloons or plants, monetary donations would be more useful and appreciated. It would be a way to lesson the stress and burden of finances/medical bills/travel expenses back &amp; forth from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Jacksonville for treatment each week. This way we can help lighten the load a bit for her and her husband, and she can just concentrate on fighting this cancer battle with all the strength God provides her each day! ❤️
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Donate to help Vilma Fight the Cancer Battle!

<div>Hi, my name is Sarah, I’m fundraising for my childhood best friend, Katie.  Katie’s fiancé Hunter passed away unexpectedly a few nights ago, leaving Katie 8 months pregnant and in a tough situation. Katie is a 36 year old elementary school teacher with 2 beautiful boys and another one on the way. She and her fiancé met as kids, but recently reconnected and fell in love. Katie and Hunter were on their way to starting a beautiful family together. Hunter was an awesome father figure to Katie’s 2 boys, Caden and Liam, and very excited about their little one on the way.  
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<div>I would love to spread this around and give Katie some financial support as she navigates these next couple months, giving birth and being home with her boys and her newborn without Hunter. Anything helps! Thank you so much for your prayers and love. Katie is incredibly touched, and very grateful for all the friends and family that have reached out to support her.  
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<div>Rest in peace Hunter.
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<div>We love you Katie 
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<div>If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or suicidal crisis, check out the resources below. 
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<div>* Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline1-800-273-TALK (8255). Here is a list of international suicide hotlines.
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<div>* Text TALK to 741741 for 24/7, anonymous, free counseling.
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<div>* Call the SAMHSA Treatment Referral Hotline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357), for free, confidential support for substance abuse treatment.
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<div>Help us Bring Bryan Home!
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<div>Bryan Casey was vacationing in Hawaii with his wife Pam, celebrating their wedding anniversary. Sadly, while there, he suffered a massive stroke and has been hospitalized in Hawaii since September 22nd 2022. Though Bryan is unable to stay awake or communicate well now, there is hope that with the right care and rehabilitation, he will regain some health and ability to function. To begin with, he is undergoing therapy to help him sit up for longer periods of time so that we will be stable to sustain a 6- hour flight home.
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<div>To bring Bryan home, they will need to book private transport, which will cost as much as $70,000.00, depending on the level of care he needs for the flight. Their costs grow exponentially with the transport cost, medical expenses, long-term care and rehabilitation. Additionally, Pam is trying to manage their home expenses while also managing lodging for herself in Hawaii.
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<div>But... bringing Bryan home is the first step in his journey of recovery. It is also our first priority because it is crucial that he, and Pam, have the much-needed support of family and friends.
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<div>He is a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. Those of us who know Bryan know he is a kind person who would give you the shirt off his back. He has helped to support his family throughout the years, including covering medical expenses and providing his unwavering love to ensure they did not go without. He was devastated at the recent loss of his mother, having lost both his father and brother at a young age. Bryan has always been there to help his family and friends through trying times and never hesitated to drop everything to be there for those he loved.
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<div>Bryan, Pam, Adam, Matthew, Amber, Sara, Ryan and Tyler need your help now. Please consider helping to alleviate some of their financial burdens and enable them to focus on what they need to do for Bryan- encourage him, keep talking to him, and especially, keep him motivated to continue to fight to get better.
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<div>Let's help Bring Bryan home- together! Thank you!
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Help Bring Bryan Home

<div>Eden Senior Care has lost one of our own to COVID-19. This past Sunday, Emily Thoma, Director of Rehabilitation at Omro Nursing and Rehab lost her husband, Brennen. The team at Eden Senior Care is heartbroken by this news and is supporting Emily and her family to the best of our ability. Emily is an amazing employee, co-worker, and member of the Eden family and we are devastated to hear this tragic news. To anyone who had not had the honor to meet Brennen, he was a young, bright, healthy man and an amazing husband to our Emily. Brennen would cook every night for Emily (usually something smoked). He was a successful Insurance Advisor and President of Meat Smoking Club of Wisconsin. <br /><br /><br />Emily and Brennen were both diagnosed with COVID-19. Unfortunately, Brennen needed to be admitted to the ICU where he was placed on BiPAP and later was intubated on the vent. Emily, recovering from COVID herself, was not allowed to visit her husband during that time but spent her time on video calls with Brennen. Brennen’s condition declined but nurses allowed Emily to visit him, hold his hand, and support him through this hard time. <br /><br /><br />Unfortunately, 34-year-old Brennen passed away on December 19th. Now more than ever, we need to do what we can to stay safe and come together to help one of our own Eden families as we would anyone. <br /><br /><br />Help us reach our goal of $10,000 by donating to Emily’s GoFundMe page. EDEN SENIOR CARE WILL MATCH ALL DONATIONS UP TO $10,000! If you are able to provide any monetary donations to Emily and her family that would be great. <br /><br /><br />Eden Senior Care continues to keep Emily and her family in our thoughts and prayers. All prayers for strength and healing would be greatly appreciated. <br /><br /><br /><br /> 
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Support Emily T. - husband passed away from COVID

<p>I’m looking for short term help as I recover from a serious health issue, one that recently forced me to exit as Founder/President of my previous startup.<br /><br />After numerous tests and procedures, I have a diagnosis of cancer of the parotid gland and facial nerve. Serious but doctors are quite optimistic about full recovery. Surgery is being scheduled. I’ve taken a number of steps to add income and lower my expenses during this process including moving in with my sister back in California, looking for short term flexible work, activating unemployment, etc. My entrepreneurial mind is also not resting and I’m crafting a new venture, Kind Sports (<a href="https://kindsports.tumblr.com/tagged/enthlete/chrono">read about it here</a> ). I’ve been networking with potential investors and partners with great momentum. <br /><br />I’m very excited about this project, but at the moment I must serve the medical downtime and transition. I’d be very grateful for any help as I weather the next 3-6 months. All funding goes toward supporting my living expenses only; if you have an interest in partnering in or seeding Kind Sports, please let me know via email or direct message. I look forward to being able to pay back or pay forward all contributions in the not too distant future! Thank you! <br /><br /> 
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Dear Family and Friends,<br /><br />As you may have heard, my brother Pat was involved in a single vehicle roll over accident on Saturday, August 10th while returning to his home in Newbury Park. Pat has no feeling from his chest down as he sustained major injuries to his back. He was in surgery for 6 hours on Sunday and the doctors have confirmed he will likely never be able to walk again. We are heartbroken.  <br /><br />Pat and his wife Patty and two children, Johnny and Kelly, have been showered with your prayers and offers of help which is getting them through this tragic event.   God has a plan for Pat which is why we are celebrating that he is still with us, has no major head injuries and is able to move his arms. The road to recovery for Pat, Patty and the family will be long. He remains in the ICU this week and will be hospitalized for the next several weeks before he begins rehabilitation efforts.  <br /><br />Pat and Patty are optimistic that they will be able to stay in their home but there is much work needed to accommodate Pat. We are still assessing the options but we know the entire downstairs will need to be re-constructed to increase the size of the small bedroom, open up the bathroom and install new bathing facilities, widen all of the door jams as well as ramps for wheelchair access. <br /><br />Pat would never ask for any help but I would like to see if we can raise some funds to help off set the cost for the retrofit of the house and other expenses they will certainly have. Any amount contributed will be greatly appreciated and will ease the transition of this life changing event for Pat and Patty.<br /><br />Tim Knowd

Bring Pat Home

On July 16, 2019, I created this GoFundMe on behalf of my sister and brother-in-law (Maggie &amp; Colt Waid). They received the worst possible news a parent could ever hear that day. Their son, Tyson, was diagnosed with DIPG brain tumor. Prior to that, he had lost his mobility, speech, and other issues in the matter of 6 weeks. He received 30 days of radiation treatment in Atlanta that he completed in September 2019. His tumor shrank by 50% and he regained all of his functions that he had lost and was still improving. <br /><br />The family was fortunate to have a honeymoon phase for around 7 months. However, in April 2020, his tumor showed rapid progression and doubled in size since January. While trying to get a treatment plan in order, he had another MRI on May 14, 2020 and the tumor showed even more growth. That much growth resulted in the family deciding to start his second round of radiation immediately. He will receive this treatment for only 12 days per protocol (first time around, he received 30 days). His last day of treatment will be June 5 and then he will have a follow-up MRI 4 weeks later to see how the tumor responded and if it shrank. Then they can see what other options they may have as far as trials that he would qualify for.<br /><br />I have updated the information to reflect the situation currently. Colt had returned to work at the end of January 2020 when Tyson was doing better. He is the only income provider for the family. He went on unpaid medical leave on May 15 so he and Maggie both can stay home to take care of Tyson and his little sister, Averie. Not only for medical but to spend as much time with Tyson as they can. This is a critical situation and he is fighting for his life over the next few months or hopefully longer.   For people who do not know about this form of cancer, DIPG is terminal and has a 0% survival rate.  Radiation is used to really try to shrink these tumors and buy families as much time as possible.  There is no cure yet.  <br /><br />Anyone that knows Tyson, knows that he is a fighter.  Here is a little history on Tyson for those that may not be aware of his situation. When he was around 6 months old, he was diagnosed with left middle cerebral artery stroke, right hemiparesis, perinatal arterial ischemic stroke, and symptomatic epilepsy. Tyson, Maggie, and Colt have been through so much in his short 3 years. I can't even begin to explain how much they love their 2 kids. They dote on them and have done everything they can to get Tyson all of the help he has needed over the past 3 ½ years. They have always been there for everyone, anytime someone needed help. <br /><br />I want to continue to try to help them as they begin yet another continuing battle with this horrible cancer. We all want to help them so that they can spend all the time with Tyson as they can. They need to make memories with Tyson and Averie as a family. Most of us have years to create these memories, but they don't have that guarantee. They will have expenses that I hope to help lessen the burden. The last thing they need to worry about is expenses. They need to focus on Tyson. Please if you can help by making a donation, it is so appreciated! If you can't donate, we appreciate any prayers for Tyson that we can get! Please help me share his story. Thank you to everyone that has supported Colt, Maggie, Tyson, and Averie over the last 10 months! You do not know just how much that support has meant to the whole family. I will continue to post updates and will do them more frequently to keep everyone up-to-date on his treatment. He also has a Facebook page that I will post below for anyone that would like to follow his story. Maggie posts lots of pics and videos on there. Again, thank you all so much!<br /><br /><br /><br />Please follow Tyson on his Facebook page:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Team-Tyson-505443243598862/"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Team-Tyson-505443243598862/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/Team-Tyson-505443243598862/</a> </a><br /><br />Donations can also be sent to the family’s Paypal or Venmo at:<br /><br />Paypal: [email redacted]<br /><br />Venmo: @colt-waid<br /><br />For more information on where to send care packages or gift cards, send a text to either Maggie at [phone redacted] or Amy at [phone redacted]<br /><br />There is a Norwex party hosted by Tyson’s aunt, Jessie (all proceeds go to the family) at: www.jessiefreeman.norwex.biz<br /><br />An account has been set up at Regions Bank under Colt &amp; Maggie Waid for Team Tyson for anyone that would like to make a donation that way as well.

#TEAM TYSON: STRIKE OUT CANCER

Hello my name is Courtney Blanton and I am Cody Graves sister. As some of you may know, my brother Cody had to have open heart surgery when he was born. He was born with Transposition of the Great Vessels and he had to have an Arterial Switch. My parents never knew Cody had a heart problem until 5 hours after he was born when he turned blue in the delivery room. Cody was flown down to Shands hospital in Gainesville to have an immediate surgery. We are so very thankful to have Cody in our lives. He is a miracle! I am not quite sure how my parents were able to handle their newborn being taken from them and flown miles away after they just met him on his birthday but God’s grace is sufficient. For 22 years now he has been as healthy as can be and a lot of the times it’s like Cody never had any issues at all. Every year he goes to the cardiologist for a checkup and goes on with everyday life. At his last checkup, his cardiologist discovered something going on.  After many tests (CTA Scan, MRI, Stress Test, Heart Monitor, Heart Cath... etc), Cody has severe narrowing where his left coronary artery was attached to his heart during his original surgery. Adding to the complex issue, this artery is also being compressed between his aorta and pulmonary arteries. This needs to be corrected very soon. It is very serious and the Drs are working hard to come up with the best surgery for Cody to correct the issue. This condition is pretty rare and we ask that you please pray with us during these trying times. After all of the tests and traveling back and forth to Shands hospital in Gainesville for treatment the bills have been really adding up. Cody is trying to finish a degree in business and due to his heart condition he has not been able to work very much, plus after his surgery he will not be able to work for 2 months. So to help relieve some stress for him I have started this go fund me account. If you feel led to donate we greatly appreciate it. Thank you all for the support! We love you Cody!

Cody’s Heart Surgery

<strong>Pensacola Community, the Apple Market is in</strong> <strong>desperate need of your help</strong>.  This iconic store in Pensacola is at risk of closing its doors soon unless we can come together and provide financial support to the Apple's.  Apple Market has been such a huge part of Pensacola's community and given so much, now its our turn to help them!  Mr. Apple is not only a fantastic business man, but he is a man of God that gives of himself constantly and expects nothing in return.  As his daughter says "He has done things for others that no one even knows about and he never asks for anything.  He genuinely does it because he serves people and cares for them."  After working several years for Mr. Apple, he taught me many values that I use in my own business every day.  I have never met a more hard working man dedicated to his business, customers, and family.  Please donate anything you can to help the Apple Family!  Lets help our local business Pensacola!

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