In Memory of Monica Chisar

Hi, I'm Amanda and this fundraiser is in memory of my late sister Monica who was taken from me way before her time . It is important to me to be able to spread her ashes in Mexico where her son is currently residing with his father and grandmother. Any remaining funds I hope to give her son.

Monica went missing in July 2018. It took the police years to piece together what had happened to her. There was a trail last year in December (2022), but it did not provide as many answers as I was hoping for. Monica's remains were released to me during the COVID-19 lockdowns. As a result, I and all the people who loved Monica were unable to organize a memorial or funeral.

My sister and I

What happened to my sister is hard to speak of and even harder to imagine. That's why I will attach a link for anyone who wants to know more about what happened to my beautiful sister .

My sister Monica

Https://tracking-a-killer-the-cold-case-files.simplecast.com/episodes/monica-chisar-kWJzAYww

My sister had an amazing heart and she put family above all else . She deserved a lot better.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.owensoundsuntimes.com/news/local-news/discovery-of-human-remains-near-mount-forest-sends-man-to-prison/wcm/09b423ea-1d3d-4dd2-b15e-4d8371071553/amp/

A bench dedicated to Monica at a cemetery in Toronto

Monica when she was young

Monica's disappearance took a toll on me as you might anticipate. At one point I didn't know if I'd ever recover from the grief but as luck would have it, I came across an old e-mail it was from my sister. She had written it very many years before her disappearance

, yet her words felt as if speaking to me in present day. She helped me be able to use the pain I felt as fuel to better myself and start in many ways over again. I will share her words with you so that you can see my sister as the kind and loving person she was..

"Amanda

i am going to tell you what you probably already know and i hope you don't think that i'm against you when i say this, because i'm not. It sucks that the things that are happening around you are so upseting and not being able to change them will sometimes make you cry for hours. It frustrates me to see my pretty younge sister struggle through something that you don't have to. I cry for you and I sometimes wonder if their's a way I can try and change something, but just like you i can't change things that i do not control. I know it's hard to try and forget or just put it in the back of your head, but I'm asking you to please try. I love you so much and I don't want to see you fall apart because of somethings you had no control over and start consentrating on the things you can change or do something about. Again I love you very very much and don't ever forget that. Come and talk to me when ever you want to. I'm not too far away. I'm the bed next to yours.

Lots of love your sister Monica"