Dear Johnny and Crew:

I know there is no shortage of need for many families this year, as times are really tough for most. I also know that a few friends have written on my behalf to ask for Christmas assistance for my 5 children. However, I’m writing for a different reason. My husband was diagnosed 3 years ago, at the age of 35, with stage 4 lung cancer that had spread to his brain. For 2 1/2 years, we made week long trips to Tulsa,OK for his chemo and radiation, due to the expertise they offered for his type of cancer. These trips were just my husband and I, while friends and family members helped raise our children in our absence. Our children, at that time, were ages 2,5,7,10 and 12. We spent a lot of time away from them, all in hopes of my husband beating cancer. Johnny, he was young, strong, a hard worker, good provider, and a great dad and husband. We were convinced he would come out victorious in his battle. Every time we’d get good news and have a month away from his treatments, new scans would show the cancer had grown and spread. In March of this year, we ran out of options for him… We had tried all types of chemo, maxed out on the allowed amount of radiation…all the things that should have worked for him, didn’t. My husband was put on hospice, in our home, on Nov. 16th of this year. By this time, he’d lost 100 pounds. His brain was so infected with cancerous tumors, that half the time he didn’t recognize our children or me. One lung, where the cancer had started, was no longer functioning. He was so weak that he wasn’t able to leave the hospital bed that he was in in our home. His breathing rattled loudly and even our kids would pause to make sure that the rattling continued, as that was a sign that he was still with us. In short, he was a mere shadow of the man he once was. Johnny, my husband lost his battle with cancer this past Saturday, December 12, surrounded by a few close friends and family members in our home. This is something I will never forget. While I’m grateful to have been with him up until his last breath, his death has caused more financial strain than I could’ve imagined. Upon his death, we discovered his life insurance policy has lapsed due to him being unable to work these past 6 months because of his illness. I’ve been unemployed, taking care of him, since this summer. Now, my children and I are left with trying to fulfill his wishes of a funeral with a burial near his grandmother, but have very limited finances due to this extended lack of income. Any help you could give us, would be greatly appreciated!

Best wishes, and happy holidays,

Sarah

How We Helped
Took care of burial price
$1000 Wal-Mart gift card
$500 Cosentino’s Grocery Store gift card

Who Helped
Cosentino’s Grocery Stores
Nathan
Jeremy
Marty
Renee
Susa
Katy
Chris
Scott
Dusty
David
Tyler
John
Charlie
Jonathon
Damien
Bill
Mike
Dave