Hello everyone.
My sister moved to England when I was 15 years old. I’ve been able to visit her only twice since she moved there 20 years ago and nowadays it has become even more important for me to see her.
You see, recently she had experienced some discomfort in her stomach which turned into an inability to eat solid foods. She went to the doctor and they told her she has a suspicious mass on her stomach wall which has turned out to be so large that it is required to be treated as if it were cancer. She will be going through radiation and chemotherapy on the eve of her 40th birthday.
In the meantime, her wonderful husband has been planning a surprise birthday party for her and asked me if I could attend. Unfortunately, my husband has been laid off more than he’s worked this year (auto industry) and I am barely keeping us afloat so getting myself there is a complete pipe dream.
That being said, a friend of mine who is a flight attendant said he can get me a discount on a flight but I would be responsible for paying the taxes. While this is a wonderful gesture, that still leaves me about $600 that I need to come up with in order to make it over there to surprise her on her 40th birthday.
My sister is an absolutely wonderful person who is still working through all of this and supporting her husband and 4 children (ages 17, 14, 12 and 3) and she has been there for me emotionally in every way she can. I am doing my best to support her through this tough time but I know it would just mean the world to her if I were there for this celebration, especially with being sick AND it being the big 4-0.
My heart has had an enormous hole in since she moved across the pond (I live in Canada by the way) and I cannot think of anything I would be more grateful for than this trip to be with my family. I wish I was able to afford it on my own and am hoping that one day we can dig ourselves out of this hole that we are in, but until that day comes it looks like I am stuck asking for the generosity of strangers.
I know it is a big ask and would not blame anyone for passing this by, but it is my absolute hope that someone sees this and can put themselves in my shoes if only for a moment long enough to extend me an olive branch and help me get there to celebrate with my family.
Thank you for reading and God bless you.
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