Support for Roxanne's Final Journey

Family and friends,

We are creating this fund for our mother, Roxanne, who has terminal pancreatic cancer. The oncologists say that it has been undiagnosed for two years. It is so advanced that she is too weak for treatment. She is in hospice now and may have only days left.

On behalf of my brother and sisters, we are looking to find a way to help pay for the medical bills, funeral services when the time comes and hope that our families and friends can contribute. Give what you can, any contribution is greatly appreciated.

A little back story, Roxanne has always been a giver. She gave life to 5 of us, Isaac, myself, Iemaima, Bridget and Risa. After our dad passed in 2007, she took on the role of both parents and she did her best. She showed up at the family functions, she cooked the food, she participated in the events, she gave her all to her family and friends and she's always had love to give.

Over the years, her health has been in decline and today, the cancer has made her very weak and unrecognizable.

For us kids, we are trying to prepare ourselves for the inevitable, it's a tough ask but we have families of our own now and as we are finding out mom has less and less time than we expected, we are trying to raise funds as quickly as possible.

If you knew Roxanne, you know she is one of the toughest women out there, not to mention the strongest in Samoan pride, she won't go down without a fight but the cancer is just stubborn and she’s battling hard. Anyone who knows her knows how her laugh was contagious and her beautiful smile lit up a room. She can be so witty and wise. And I hear she could beat anyone in a game of pool. She’s always done her best but life has been hard for her and she’s had her fair share of suffering. We love her and we want to be able to give her a service she deserves.

We will announce the date/place of her service when the time comes for those who would like to pay respects.

We hope you can help, and we deeply appreciate it. Thank you.

Fa’afetai lava.