Help Our Family Save Our Home and Rebuild Our Lives
Hi, my name is Ro, and this is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to write.
My family is going through an incredibly difficult time, and asking for help is something I never imagined I would have to do. I’ve always been the person helping others in their time of need, but right now I am humbly asking for support to help save our home and keep my children together.
In 2023, my husband tragically passed away in a jet ski accident. He was the primary provider for our family and the best father our four beautiful school-aged children could ever ask for. Because he was so busy working and supporting our family, he never completed the medical exam required for his life insurance policy, so the claim was denied. I had to cover all of his funeral expenses on my own.
Not long before my husband passed, we had already experienced a devastating house fire. While we were staying in a hotel during repairs, thieves broke into our home and stole the kitchen cabinets and vandalized the floors and walls. This destroyed the small cooking and baking business I had built from home, which was my main source of income due to my health conditions that prevent me from working a traditional job.
My husband had planned to replace the kitchen and help rebuild the business, but he sadly passed before he could.
For a while, I managed to keep up with the bills, car payments, and our mortgage. I voluntarily surrendered my husband’s truck and sold or pawned almost everything of value I owned—clothes, purses, shoes, and even my wedding ring, hoping one day I might be able to get it back. I did everything I could to stay afloat, but eventually I fell behind.
Now our home is facing foreclosure.
As if things couldn’t get harder, on January 23, 2026, our family was forced to leave our home because of mold caused by flooding that occurred while I was in the hospital for 29 days. Was staying in hotel, hoping that insurance would kick in before I was completely flat broke, and they have not so my children and I are now displaced and insurance has been giving us a very difficult time.
Our family has been torn apart during this time. One of my sons is staying somewhere else and he is struggling with the loss of his father and everything we’ve been through. My heart is breaking because all I want is to bring my children back home and keep our family together.
I have applied for survivor benefits for myself and our children, but unfortunately we do not qualify. I am currently fighting for disability due to my health conditions.
My husband also left two classic cars that could have helped us financially, but they were stolen by someone we trusted deeply—people we once considered family— our daughter, God‘s parents before I could even lay my husband to rest.
I feel like every time I try to stand back up, something else knocks us down. But I refuse to lose faith.
I believe God has a plan, and I believe that kindness still exists in this world but even with all of that, I still feel like who am I to ask people for their hard earn money I feel so embarrassed. I feel like I have failed my children. This is some kind of pain, but here I am asking for help to save our home and keep my children together. Every donation, no matter the amount, will go toward stopping foreclosure and helping our family get back on our feet.
If you’re unable to donate, please consider sharing our story. Every prayer, every share, and every bit of support means more than you know.
Thank you for taking the time to read our story. My family and I are grateful for every bit of kindness and compassion.thank you in advance,
With faith and gratitude,
Ro and Family
