Savannah Calhoun's Final Expenses

Savannah was our precious daughter, but she did not start her life as such. My name is Angelo Scardino and my wife Cathy is actually Savannah's Maternal Aunt. She is one half of pair of twin girls. Both she and her sister Scarlett have always been THE most loving, sweet little girls. Although they did not always have cause to be. I say this because they and their brothers Dalton and Jesse (who also happen to be twins!) have not had the easiest time in life. Most of their initial raising came from their maternal Grandmother Peggy Mullady. She was their primary caregiver until the boys were 5 and the girls were 2 years old. Unfortunately God saw fit to take Peggy at a young 60 years old, while she was working as a school teacher full time, girls sports coach, and raising her 4 grandchildren. So, they lost the most important person in their lives at such a young age. Fortunately for us and them God brought the 4 of them into our lives at that time, not as Aunt & Uncle, but as Mom & Dad. Which is what we have been from that time forward. I do not exaggerate when I say that they saved us as much as we saved them. As a father, my little girls have been they light of my life, and nothing could have prepared for the joy that they have brought me. There can be no doubt however, that all 4 of these kids are very special. The thing that sticks out most in my mind about the girls when they were little, is just how loving they both were. Savannah and Scarlett hugged almost everyone they met. Sometimes to our surprise, but they were just always so happy and smiling! I will never forget they Father and Daughter Dance at Chocachatti Elementary School, whenthey were in Kindergarten. My heart just completely melted, both then and now! As she has grown, she has displayed they greatest work ethic of anyone I know, bar none. Savannah regularly earned "A"s in her classes, and made the Honor/High Honor Roll. She acomplished everything that she set her mind to, and I was in awe of her! We will miss her more than I could ever put into words, so I will not even try. Our hearts are broken at our loss, as she was far too young to lose. We had very little warning that anything was wrong with her, other than the fact that she began experiencing headaches for a little over a week before her passing. As we brought her to the doctor to find out about these headaches, she also developed nausea and was vomitting. In order to replenish her fluids, her doctor wanted her to go to the hospital for some IV fluids. It was then that she had a seizure, lost consciousness, and never regained it. She had to be supported with a ventalator and many IV medications to keep her body alive, but to the great and terrible loss to all the world, she was already gone. We have since found out that she had a large, aggressive, malignant tumor in her brain. Nothing could have been done even if it had been found before any symptoms arose, except possibly to prolong her suffering. She would not have wanted that. Because this came so unexpectantly, we are ill-prepared to handle the expenses associated with her passing. I am an RN who has worked at Brooksville Regional Hospital for the past 8 years (I know, it is now called Bayfront Brooksville, but I can't get used to it!) At most any other time we would manage OK, but unfortunately I have been out of work with a work-related injury for close to 4 months now. This is compounded by the fact that Workers Compensation is denying my case completely out of hand. I am very confident that eventually this will be resolved, and I will be able to get treatment and get back to work! However, it presents a problem right now, especially at this time of year with the holidays so close, and my other kids depending on us. Normally, I would neither ask nor except alot of financial help, but unfortunately this is the situation in which I find myself. We are truly so very thankful for all of our family and friends that have been here for us both physically, emotionally, and spiritually. We are very blessed to have you all. We are further more thankful than I can express, for the financial support we have been receiving. Thank You All from the bottom of our Hearts!