Valkyrie Crossing Salon

Hi all, I still can't really talk about it yet... I feel like a tether has been cut and I'm drifting out to a dark cold sea.. That said, I wanted to extend my gratitude again for all of the donations on the gofundme Rebekah made. I have posted an update on that page to share what this meant to me since I haven't had the bandwidth to reach out individually.

If anyone knew us they know my mom and I were each others worlds. Losing her has caused a pain and ache I have no words to describe. Your donations are allowing me to feel that and survive in this world. Not only am I eternally grateful but my momma would be so thankful you all have helped her baby have the space to feel and survive this time in my life.

Thank you to everyone who has also made me food, brought me flowers and chocolate or has extended condolences. I am so sorry I am not really responding individually but know I see your messages and they mean the world. ♥️♥️ thank you so much.

My sweet momma passed very early this morning. I can't talk about it yet but she passed peacefully and she was alone. Thank you all for the support and love over the last few weeks especially. And thank you to everyone who donated to the gofundme to give me the opportunity to stay by her side, be with my family and grieve the greatest loss of my life. We will be quietly grieving for a while.♥️💔

I posted a mom update on my personal IG page (Steph Seabrook) if you're wanting to know how everything is going. I don't have it in me to post it here too. Thank you all for your love, support and donations to the gofundme. Those donations are the reason I am able to be with her right now and I will forever be eternally grateful. *this pic was taken last week*

This mom update is a lot harder to write. Mom has been slowly declining over the last few weeks and we are now moving into the hospice side of her care. We took her to the ED two nights ago to see if there was another UTI or something underlying that is causing her baseline to drop but unfortunately that's not the case. She's just declining. 😔

We are meeting with the staff at the care facility Friday to discuss what hospice and comfort care will look like. Until then I don't have much info. There is no way to tell how much time we have as hospice can weeks or years but what I know is she sleeps most of the day and hasn't been eating or drinking much the last couple weeks. Talking is hit or miss depending on how tired she is but today I was able to get a few words out of her. I can update again after our meeting in Friday if there is new news. I'm not sure what this means for my schedule. There are days I will have to last min cancel and head to mlm to be with her. Her days are now ok or really bad and I don't want to miss time with the most important person in my world especially when we are in this stage now.

I can't lie, I'm not ok. I know one can never prepare for these life changes but I can't imagine a world without my momma and coping with this has been the biggest challenge of my life. I miss my mom, who she was and I will deeply miss who she is too. Between living alone and being a business owner the balance has been very difficult but I'm spending as much time with her as I can because she deserves to at least not be alone.

I'll update as needed. ♥️

Sorry for all the rescheduling and back and forth lately. It's been a hard few weeks/months. The last few hours being the worst. I know I've been really bad at responding and texting back but to be honest I'm so empty right now. I'm struggling navigating through this time. Thank you for being patient while I learn how to navigate the hardest time in my life whilst being a business owner. I appreciate everyone one of you and all your love and support. ♥️♥️ I'll update as I have more info on mom.