Please share this if you can.
On July 11th, my little sister (13, turning 14 in August) and stepdad came home from the store and found my mom’s dead body in the kitchen. Lisa passed away at 41 on 07/11/20. Her cause of death was not natural, and we are still waiting on a coroner’s report (4-8 weeks for the second test results to come back).
My family is very small back in Pennsylvania. It consists of my stepdad (Jeff), little sister (Hannah), grandmother, aunt, uncle, little cousin, and me. I am the only one who lives far away. I moved to Illinois, cared for by my boyfriend’s parents when I was 17. I’m currently 19.
Our home life was never perfect. Perfect doesn’t exist. But, like everyone, we struggled. Low class, homeless at times, unable to access clean water/food/medical care as a result of being low income, and inability to find reliable transportation (the money for bus fare can go a long way. $1 has a different meaning) besides walking.
I am not in that situation anymore.
However, my family is.
My stepdad used the $500 for rent to pay off various expenses related to my mother’s passing. I am giving $500. My mother wanted to be buried, but we have to cremate her. The removal from the house was $800. (To see mom’s dead body for the last time, they have to pay money. That’s covered(?) fortunately, because the man is letting them see her for 5 minutes.) And my family would like to have her sealed in an (affordable) urn.
My mother made me promise to take care of my little sister when she passes. I can’t do that, but Jeff will. I am thankful. My stepdad is a great man and loves my little sister. She loves him too. He’s the best dad we’ve ever had. He’d die for us.
By supporting them financially, it will bring a lot of peace. The death of your mother should not leave you broke, without a home or a bed to sleep in.
I love you, Mom. I’ll make you proud. I’ll keep Hannah the safest I can from far away.
If you would like to donate, please do. I would also greatly appreciate it if you can reblog this post.
“Every donation goes towards making sure my little sister has a roof over her head, food, water, & other necessities. Our mother has passed away and every cent helps more than you can possibly imagine.”
UPDATE**** It is currently July 14th, 2020 and the time is 3:36PM CST as I write this. I HAVE RECEIVED $185 IN DONATIONS SO FAR AND I AM BEYOND GRATEFUL. I forgot to mention that my stepdad is going in for surgery around the 20th of this month, so know that your spreading of this post and generous donations are helping on a level even greater than you know!
I have transferred the money accumulated so far to my bank account and in my savings until I talk with my family about the best way I can send it over.
If you follow my blog @kniphe, expect to see updates and long posts. But be warned that sometimes I post content unrelated to my mother’s death.
All posts relating to this situation will be tagged as #sisterdonations from here on out. This post will be pinned, unless I have more updates I’d like to add to this specific post.
Other means of contacting me ⬇️
Twitter: filthiers (be warned of unrelated posts)
Discord: BILLY#6096
Telegram: TheMoaner
The generosity, selflessness, pure fuckin’ care I’ve seen has made me cry. I fucking love you all so much and you have NOT gone unnoticed. I check every single reblog on this post, and your sympathy in your tags is motivating me.
