GEORGE LAWRENCE LAST REQUEST BEFORE DEATH

Hello,

MY NAME IS GEORGE LAWRENCE. I AM 70 YEARS OLD. I WAS ADMITTED IN TO THE HOSPITAL ON FEBRUARY 18TH, 2021 DUE TO SEVERAL STROKES. IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT I HAVE LUNG CANCER AND IT'S TO THE BONE. THE PROGNOSIS IS I ONLY HAVE 6 MONTHS LEFT TO LIVE. I CURRENTLY LIVE IN CHICAGO'S WEST ENGLEWOOD AREA WITH MY NEICE AND HER FAMILY. MY SIBLINGS HAVE ALL PASSED DATING BACK TO 1997. AND IT WAS LITERALLY ONE LEAVING EVERY YEAR. THE LAST TWO SIBLINGS LEFT IN JANUARY 2020 AND THE OTHER IN OCTOBER 2020. LIKE MYSELF THEY ALSO PASSED FROM CANCER. I NEVER MARRIED AND HAVE NO CHILDREN. MY NEICE HAS TAKEN CARE ALL MY SIBLINGS BEFORE ME AND NOW IS STRATLED WITH ME. MY NEICE HAS BEEN SUCH A BLESSING LIFTING OUR CANCER RIDDEN BODIES, CHANGING DEPENDS, MAKING SURE PROPER CARE AND SUBSEQUENT ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE. YOU NAME IT.SHE HAS DEDICATED HER LIFE TO MAKING US AS CONFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE. AND SHE'S BEEN DOING IT ALL ALONE FOR THE MOST PART.

MY SIBLINGS AND I GOT BLESSED TO NOT BE FORCED INTO NURSING HOMES. I LOVE HER AND HER 3 CHILDREN VERY MUCH. THEY OPENED THIER DOORS TO ME JUST AS SHE DID WITH HER OTHER UNCLES BEFORE ME. FOR THAT MATER SHE IS ALWAYS HELPING SOMEONE IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW CHICAGO'S ENGLEWOOD AREA IS NOT THE BEST AREA. I CAME TO LIVE WITH MY NEICE SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN MY LANDLORD DECIDED I WAS TOO OLD AND SICKLY TO LIVE ALONE I MOVED IN WITH LASHON AND I LEARNED FIRST HAND HOW BAD THIS AREA REALLY IS. SO I DECIDED TO SEE IF THERE WAS SOMETHING I COULD DO FOR MYSELF IN MY LAST DAYS AND FOR MY ANGEL OF MERCY. I'VE WATCHED HER TRY TO GET OUT OF HERE OVER THE YEARS AND IT'S BEEN MY DREAM TO MOVE INTO A BEAUTIFUL DREAM HOUSE IN A MUCH BETTER AREA. THERE IS PARTICULAR HOME WITH LOTS OF YARD AND WINDOWS TO LET ME SIT IN THE SUN, WHILE MY NEICE'S KIDS CAN PLAY IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.

THIS WOULD EASE MY WORRY ABOUT LEAVING HERE. NO ONE WANTS TO LEAVE HERE BUT I REALLY DONT WANT TO LEAVE HER ALONE IN THIS BAD AREA. SO I'M ASKING PLEASE HELP ME RAISE THIS MONEY SO I CAN MAKE MY DREAM COME TRUE. I WAS DENIED INSURANCE BY SEVERAL AGENCIES AND THE TASK OF LAYING ME TO REST WOULD BE A HUGE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON MY NIECE. PART OF THE MONEY I'M REQUESTING WOULD BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IN CLOSING LET ME JUST SAY THAT ANY THING YOU CAN GIVE WILL BE A BLESSING. I REALLY WANT TO LEAVE MY NEICE AND HER FAMILY WITH SOMETHING REALLY NICE. I WANT TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP SOMEONE WHO HAS HELPED ME AND OTHERS IN THEIR TIME OF NEED. A YOUNG MAN WAS KIND ENOUGH TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS LETTER. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY INDEPENDENT AND HAVE NEVER DID ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. I'M PRAYING FOR A MIRACLE. I'M PRAYING THIS LETTER GETS SEEN BY THE RIGHT EYES.

THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE

GEORGE LAWRENCE