Help Sharon Hawks with Nicole Yarbrough's Memorial

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My name is Sue Kreidler, and I am raising funds for my sister Sharon Hawks so she can pay for the cremation and memorial service for her daughter, Nicole Yarbrough.

Nicole went into septic shock from a cut on her arm. The EMTs came when her sons Leeland and Davidson (and Sharon) couldn't wake Nicole up. She died twice before being put on Life Support in Charlotte NC. However, she was in an induced coma for some extended period of time. Amazingly, she woke up and was able to communicate after the tracheotomy was removed. After she was taken off life support, they found a rehabilitation facility in North Carolina closer where Sharon lives. She was in the facility for about a month, but couldn't use her left arm and had brain damage from the sepsis, kidney damage, and was an then epileptic, amongst other serious medical conditions. After a month, the facility started her physical therapy but then said physical therapy was complete and sent her home.

Sadly, Nicole couldn't take care of herself, couldn't shower, barely stand or bathe, much less handle her daily physical needs, but the facility refused to take her back in.

Nicole was home for almost a month, and last Tuesday evening, October 29th, she passed away suddenly. The cause was sepsis and possibly a heart attack. She was only 41.

The coroner in their small North Carolina community could not be located and did not come to their home until 6 hours after Nicole passed, and horrifically, her body was in the living room covered with a sheet until 1 AM. Nicole has two teenaged sons that witnessed the death of their Uncle David and their Mom, and both are having issues handling all of this.

Tragically, Sharon lost both of her children in the last two and a half years, David passed in April 2022, and now Nicole. Sharon is really having a hard time with this. Any small amount will help her.

Thank you to those who have already donated.

Nicole's Memorial will be held on November 10th at 2 PM in Maiden Park, Maiden, North Carolina.

I am raising funds to help Sharon pay for Nicole's cremation and memorial service.

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