Hi MY NAME IS HELENA. I AM CREATING THIS FUNDRAISER FOR MY BELOVED BROTHER MANUEL COLLAZO JR. AS WE ALL DO IN LIFE WE EXPERIENCE THE PASSING OF A LOVED ONE. WHILE ME MYSELF THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE. IN MAY OF 2013 I HAD MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE DEATH OF MY BROTHER ANTHONY COLLAZO WHO UNFORTUNATELY PASSED BECAUSE OF AN OVERDOSE FROM A PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICATION. IT WAS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED AS MOST DEATHS ARE AND ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING TO ARE FAMILY FOR MY MOTHER AND FATHER WHO ALSO EXPERIENCED THE LOST OF TWO OTHER CHILDREN AT BIRTH AS WELL. I CANT EVEN IMAGINE HAVING TO BURY MY OWN CHILDREN BEFORE MYSELF. THIS WAS A DEVASTATING MOMENT IN ONES LIFE BOTH EMOTIONALLY AND FINANCIALLY. THEN IN SEPTEMBER 2019 ONCE AGAIN DEVASTATION THE LOST OF MY BELOVED MOTHER BEATRICE COLLAZO. DUE TO COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH DIABETES AND END END STAGE RENAL DISEASE.MY MOTHER AND FATHER HAD BEEN MARRIED 50 YEARS SINCE 1966. MY FATHER 18 MY MOTHER 16 THEY GROW UP AND GREW OLD TOGETHER. A TRADITIONAL OLD FASHION LOVE THRU UPS AND DOWNS. THIS ALL HIT ME AND MY FATHER AND BROTHER MANUEL MAY HE REST IN PEACE HARD EMOTIONALLY AND FINANCIALLY. NOW WE COME TO THE YEAR 2025 AND ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE BEEN HIT HARD IN ARE HEARTS WITH THE PASSING OF MY BELOVED BROTHER MANUEL COLLAZO JR. I AM THE LAST OF THE MOHECIANS. THE LAST OF MANUEL AND BEATRICE COLLAZO CHILDRENS. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN. EMILY MY DAUGTHER AGE 19 AND MY SON ROLANDO AGE 15. AND CARETAKER TO MY FATHER MANUEL COLLAZO SR AGE 79. I MYSELF CANNOT WORK BECAUSE LIKE MY MOTHER I AM ALSO A DIABETIC ALONG WITH OTGER MEDICAL ISSUES. WELL ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE EXPERIENCED ANOTHER HEARTBREAKING DEVASTATION THE PASSING OF MY BIG BROTHER MANUEL COLLAZO JR. ON OCTOBER 31 2025 ME AND MY FATHER JUST CANT FINANCIALLY. SO IAM ASKING FOR SOME HELP TOWARDS PAYING OFF HIS FUNERAL. WE HAVE MADE A DEPOSIT OF 1300 BUT STILL OWE 4357 SO IAM ASKING FOR DONATIONS TOWARDS THE FUNERAL AND A LITTLE HELP FOR US MEANING ME AND MY FATHER AND CHILDREN. THANK U FOR READING MY STORY. GOD BLESS U ALL AND MAY GOD BE WITH U ALL. SINCERELY HELENA