Help with headstone for Paul Miller
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My amazing Husband Paul was born with the birth defect Spina Biffida in its most severe form which left him paralyzed from the waist down. He also suffered from hydrocephalus and at 2 months old underwent surgery to both close his back and place a JP shunt to relieve the fluid building up in his skull. We met online when he was 29 and I was 24 we married two years later and spent almost 25 years together even though no one thought it would last due to the way we met.
Paul was the love of my life and I watched him struggle and fight over and over with UTI’s and pressure ulcers so when he got sick in January we thought it was just another infection he would go in to hospital for iv antibiotics and be fine like so many times before. Then they diagnosed bladder cancer in late February and he underwent two major surgeries to remove his bladder and to remove as much cancerous tissue as they could. Sadly the cancer was just way to advanced very aggressive and he had two different kinds that were incurable and he made the choice to come home and spend what time he had left with his family. I sat by his side 24/7 and watched as he got weaker and weaker I also had to explain to his son who is autistic what was happening to his dad. We renewed our vows his last wish and 2 days later I became a widow I was holding his hand and stroking his hair telling him how proud I was of him but it was time to let go and have peace when he took his last breath our son was in the doorway and didn’t realize he had gone I had to tell him and then Paul’s mom and grandmother that he was gone it was the hardest night of my life. Unfortunately was working as Paul’s full time caregiver so when he died I lost my job and my income as well. He did have some life insurance but it only barely covered the funeral leaving me with all the bills and the headstone to pay for I am unable to go out to work due to my own health issues and the thought of Paul laying in an unmarked grave devastates me so I am asking for help to provide him with a stone he deserves as right now all he has is a little cross without a name on it and he deserves to have his name no one should ever be buried with no name.
The money raised will go to pay for the headstone and cost of installing it in the cemetery and also help pay of what bills he left behind both medical and normal household bills to help my son and I stay in our home my son doesn’t need to worry about that on top of loosing his dad.
Organizer
Kaley Miller
Organizer
Elmwood Park, IL