Matthew Is Gone, But The Battle Isn’t Over

💔 "MY SON HAS PASSED AWAY… BUT HIS BILLS HAVEN'T STOPPED COMING." 💔

My name is Coelien, and I am Matthew's mommy.

A few months ago, I was fighting alongside my one-year-old son after he was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia.

Just four days later, my beautiful baby boy passed away. 💔

I thought losing Matthew would be the hardest thing I would ever have to endure.

It is.

But what I wasn't prepared for was having to grieve my child while the bills connected to his illness continue arriving.

We still have an outstanding hospital account that our medical aid has not covered. I am still having money deducted from my salary because I had to take an advance to help cover expenses when Matthew became ill.

And now our 5-year-old daughter's school fees are two months behind.

We have received a final notice for R5,356.11 from her school.

Everywhere I turn, there seems to be another reminder of how much our family is struggling.

But our greatest st...