11/09/2025
Last Wednesday, the unimaginable happened. My sister lost her oldest son, Gavin. The family is broken and inconsolable. We have put together a GoFundMe for them to cover whatever expenses arise in the upcoming year—from memorial expenses to medical and work-related costs associated with trying to heal from this loss.
As someone who has survived traumatic loss, I speak from my own experience when I say this—when someone close dies, there are a thousand expenses that crop up that couldn’t have been anticipated. Some are related to memorial expenses, but there are so many others that contribute to the financial burden of grief.
Many specialized trauma specialists no longer accept insurance. Even the ones that do still require costly co-pays that add up quickly when there are three people in the same household who will all need ongoing grief counseling.
People don’t suddenly stop being incapacitated by grief before their PTO runs out.
In my case, I couldn’t stand being so far away from family after loss, so I moved from one state to another.
This family needs all the help our community can provide them.
Please consider a donation of any amount to help support them during this unspeakably sad time.
https://gofund.me/4d3bd0c2f
