Send My Mom's Body Home to Kenya
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My mom was coming to visit me in Dallas for the first time and I was very excited to receive her. I got to the airport early Tuesday morning (9/18/2018) and saw her plane land.
As the passengers were exiting, I kept waiting for my mother to come through the gate. After most of those waiting had received their guests, a police officer came around asking everyone left in the waiting bay who they were there for. When he finally got to me, I told him I was waiting for my mom, Hannah Kamau.
He asked me to follow him to an office where he informed me my mom had collapsed on the plane, that they had revived her once but she collapsed again and ultimately passed away about 45 minutes before landing.
You can only imagine how devastating this was to hear since I was so excited to see her.
I had been looking forward to this day for several weeks. My two children and I had prepared her bed and favorite food earlier that morning. We even had my son, Ryan's 7th birthday party planned for the upcoming weekend to celebrate with his grandmother, whom he was very close with. He was like her shadow, the way he followed her around when we had visited her before in Kenya.
I had no idea how I was going to break this news to him. I was barely able to grasp it myself. Even now, I'm still in disbelief that I'm going to have to send my mom's body back to Kenya to give her a proper burial. I really want to be there and also take my two kids with me to pay our final respects.
The funeral home has told us it will cost almost $11,000 to fly her body back home and that doesn't include the burial costs. Three round trip tickets will cost about $4,000. I'm also asking for help to cover my room and board while in Kenya, and also to cover my rent and other bills so I don't fall behind on those while I'm away. Any amount you can contribute will be highly appreciated and I pray God will return the favor seven-fold.
As the passengers were exiting, I kept waiting for my mother to come through the gate. After most of those waiting had received their guests, a police officer came around asking everyone left in the waiting bay who they were there for. When he finally got to me, I told him I was waiting for my mom, Hannah Kamau.
He asked me to follow him to an office where he informed me my mom had collapsed on the plane, that they had revived her once but she collapsed again and ultimately passed away about 45 minutes before landing.
You can only imagine how devastating this was to hear since I was so excited to see her.
I had been looking forward to this day for several weeks. My two children and I had prepared her bed and favorite food earlier that morning. We even had my son, Ryan's 7th birthday party planned for the upcoming weekend to celebrate with his grandmother, whom he was very close with. He was like her shadow, the way he followed her around when we had visited her before in Kenya.
I had no idea how I was going to break this news to him. I was barely able to grasp it myself. Even now, I'm still in disbelief that I'm going to have to send my mom's body back to Kenya to give her a proper burial. I really want to be there and also take my two kids with me to pay our final respects.
The funeral home has told us it will cost almost $11,000 to fly her body back home and that doesn't include the burial costs. Three round trip tickets will cost about $4,000. I'm also asking for help to cover my room and board while in Kenya, and also to cover my rent and other bills so I don't fall behind on those while I'm away. Any amount you can contribute will be highly appreciated and I pray God will return the favor seven-fold.
Organizer
Alice Adams
Organizer
McKinney, TX