Support Serenity's Final Journey

My wife Serenity is and will always be the center of my world. She was born with several congenital heart defects. While surgeries were able to correct or compensate for them, they can't be truly taken away. On Saturday, May 18th, at about 5:30 PM, she suffered sudden Cardiac Arrest. We had just had an appointment with her Cardiologist who confirmed she was in perfect health, no clots, no arrhythmia, good cholesterol, the works. She had major surgery 2 years ago to replace an infected artificial heart valve and we'd been working to improve her health. The doctors advised her congenital defects always meant this was while a very unlikely and rare event for someone her age it was possible. Nothing could have prevented it.

She has been declared brain dead as of May 22nd. She was without a pulse for 24 minutes leading anoxia of the brain. She has left life support as of Saturday May 25th at 2:20 pm.

We did not expect or prepare for this. She knew that her life could end short but we've always struggled a little bit financially. Any money saved up almost always was immediately consumed by some emergency, hospital visit or other cost.

She was the source of so much joy. She brought light and life to everyone who knew her. She was funny, and smart, and talented. She was an artist, fostered kittens, always was ready to try and help the people she could, and despite her MS, her IIH, the muscle pains and migraines, she powered on and took the time to be there for so many.

She deserves a proper send off.

I am asking for the generosity of those who know this pain and grief to empower me to honor her, to celebrate her, and to put her to rest.

I do not know how much it will actually cost to cremate her, provide an urn she would be happy with, and host a funeral to celebrate her life.