Support Nakoma in her last days and funeral fund

Update 8: In the first hours of Jan 17th, Nakoma passed away. The sun rose and took her spirit with it, and left the rest of us feeling heavy. With added weight to our hearts carrying her with us. She lives on through our memories and through every kind act she's given that we pay forward. She was beautiful, funny, compassionate, full of life, with a great love for animals and for helping others. This is how she will be remembered. A bright light in an often dark world, spreading love and happiness to everything she touched. I love you, and I miss you. Rest In Peace or Return If Possible

Update 7: This is the hardest update to write thus far... Nakoma's life is nearing the end. She is at a point now where she is no longer able to communicate. She tries to speak but words won't form. My mother is by her side and she says she can tell in her eyes that she understands and she wants to speak and tries but is just unable to. I cannot even begin to imagine how frustrating that must be for her. Much of the time she is out of it now. The only thing she is able to do is lie in bed and sleep. She can no longer even swallow, and because of this she cannot eat or drink. She is being given liquids and liquid form medication to help give her some comfort and pain relief but even this must be done extremely carefully to prevent her from choking or aspirating. There is nothing else left we can do for her except love and care for her. She is our family. We are not ready to let go. Yet here we are being forced to prepare for the inevitable..

All of this is on the shoulders of my mother who moved to Florida to be at her side. She has taken care of Nakoma's every need in these last months. All the hospital visits, all of the care, all of the bills, all of the legal stuff. It's all on my mom. She was recently let go from her job because she took too much time off to care for Nakoma (even though they told her to take all the time she needed). Now she has to plan and pay for Nakoma's funeral as well. She doesn't really have the money for all of this, none of us do. She's been making it work as best she can. She sounds so so tired, and so so sad when I talk to her. This has all been extremely hard on her. Her and Nakoma were having so much fun together when my mom first went there, before Nakoma's diagnosis and before she fell ill. We had the best video chats just laughing our butts off together. I wish we could go back to those days. Those are the memories I will keep. I feel it was some sort of divine intervention that my mom decided to visit when she did. They were able to spend time together and make new memories, then she stayed and has been there for Nakoma when she needed her most. I know Nakoma appreciates having my mom by her side through all of this.

I hate ending this update like this, as if money matters at all at a time like this but sadly it is something that cannot be escaped. There is so much still to pay for, and painfully, soon a funeral to pay for as well. Please donate if you can.

Update 6: It pains me to write this, but our goals have changed. As you may know, Nakoma is now home on hospice. Her health is declining. We have been told we don't have much time left with her. Nakoma has given every part of her to others throughout her lifetime. She was only in her early 20's when she took in my mother and aunts and cared for them as her own children. She is true family at heart. She has always been so kind and loving towards every person she's come into contact with, improving the lives of so many people and personally caring for those in need until their end of days. She's caring, she's hilarious with a fantastic sense of humor, she absolutely loves animals. You'd be hard pressed to find another with a golden heart like hers. Pieces of her soul live in the hearts of so many of us and it is a true tragedy to this world to lose her. We want to make her last days as special and happy as we can. If you know and love her, please visit her while you still can. She brightens up when visitors come to see her.

We still need help covering her bills. We need help purchasing medical necessities. We need help planning and paying for her funeral. I hate having to plan this now but we must. It's been forced upon us. I love you Nakoma.

Update 5: Nakoma is home on hospice. Please pray for her. We still have hope that she will get strong enough for treatment, but the reality is that she may not have much time left. This beautiful woman who spent her entire life helping others doesn't deserve such a painful end. The doctors think she may have had cancer for a long time that just went unnoticed, which may be why her health went south so fast. Insurance doesn't want to cover all the meds and treatment she needs even though she is dying. I don't understand that. We still need donations to help cover costs, as well as bills, and after death plans. We want to make her time left here on this earth as comfortable as possible. We really hope to have many more years with with her. She is a shining light in so many people's lives. The world already feels darker.

Update 4: We need to have a ramp built at the door to Nakoma's home for her return. We were quoted 6 to $700 to have this built. Please consider donating to help with building costs. We still need other medical supplies and help covering bills as well.

Update 3: Nakoma is getting stronger. She is still at the physical rehabilitation center but is doing better, we hope to have her home soon and continue with her cancer treatments.

Update 2: After a month in the hospital, Nakoma is finally in a physical rehabilitation center. She is still in a lot of pain, but is doing physical therapy so that she can walk again. We are hoping her stay is short. Once she has more strength she will begin radiation for cancer. Pray all goes well

Update: It is day 15 in the hospital. Nakoma has had 2 surgeries for fluid build up in her lungs. She has draining tubes and breathing treatments to help her breathe well again. She still cannot walk, due to the lesions on her bones and other health issues but with physical therapy we hope she will be strong again. They cannot start radiation and chemotherapy until she is. So please pray for her and donate if you can. $1 per person can add up quickly. One dollar means a lot to us right now.

Nakoma Weeks is an amazing and beautiful woman who has spent her life caring for others. She has taken in many children and has been working as a caregiver for elderly and disabled peoples all her life. Taking care of the elderly was her main job out of 3 jobs she was working before she got sick. Now she is unable to work and not being able to be there for those who need her is such a heartbreak to her. Instead she is now the one in need of others to take care of her.

Nakoma has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. It spread into her bloodstream and into her bones. Because of this, she is unable to walk right now. She cannot work. Bills are stacking up with medical bills on top of that. Even the prescription pills she is taking cost more than her rent and insurance only covers so much of that cost. My mother, Michelle, moved to Florida to be with Nakoma. She is working multiple jobs trying to cover bills and medical expenses, while also being Nakoma's home care taker and driving her to every doctors appointment which means missed days from working and shorter paychecks.

Cancer is a terrible disease. Treatment is expensive. Living expenses are expensive. Please donate to help cover these bills, medications and purchasing of necessary medical equipment for Nakoma.