At 10:00AM on January 15, 2022 as I was getting ready to go to the hospital to see my brother Reid I got a call from the hospital saying Reid’s system was unresponsive and his body was shutting down. My niece Bernadette and her Presbyterian minister husband Kevin picked me up and we got there in 30 minutes. Once there we got my nephew Tristan on the phone and he was with us until the end. Reid was on a BiPAP machine to help him breathe. I leaned over him and he looked at me and tried to say something. I stroked his head and told him not to worry that I was here now and would stay with him. I took his hand and he calmed down knowing that his big sister whom he called Sissy was there. He then lost consciousness never to regained it. I held his hand for 8 hours until he passed away. I have been crying ever since.
It took both of our incomes to live in this beautiful apartment. We had a decent life but not extravagant. It is the first time I had a decent kitchen. While Reid could be difficult and as his health grew worse because of his neglect from diabetes which cost him both legs he was still my baby brother and I miss him. I am writing a cookbook and Reid was the best taste taster.
I am now 74 years old with COPD and severe arthritis and I am scared. I have no idea how I am going to lives. I qualify for Section 8 help but the wait list is 4 to 7 years. My emotional support animal Pixie will be 17 next month. I don’t know how long I will have her. She has lost a lot of weight starting when I was in the hospital for 5 days at the end of March.
The Help Desk jumped down my throat and was very nasty in informing me that we can only ask for help 3 times in one year. No one else can ask for help if the 3 times has been met. This is my third time. I tried to set up a GoFundMe but it wouldn’t let me. They also take 2.9% out of every donation as it comes in. I do have PayPal at my email address. I hate asking for help again but I am desperate.
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Thanks for you love and support over the years. And right now I can use all the hugs you can spare.
My email and PayPal is michelewilson327 at gmail dot com. Don’t worry about spam. I must be the spam queen of North Carolina as I clear out that account every day.