This is not just about my mother. Families with loved ones who are ventilator-dependent should not be forced into panic mode at the moment of discharge, trying to guess which facility can actually handle complex care. When someone needs specialized respiratory therapy, rehab, and careful medical oversight, a bad transfer plan can put their life at risk. No family should have to choose between an unsafe placement and no plan at all.

I am calling on Houston-area hospitals, long-term acute care facilities, and discharge teams to require safe, documented discharge and transfer planning for ventilator-dependent patients with complex medical conditions. That means giving families clear information about which facilities can provide ventilator weaning, trach care, peg tube support, respiratory therapy, and rehab before discharge decisions are made. It also means honest communication, meaningful care coordination, and enough time for families to make an informed choice instead of being pressured when the stakes are life and death.

If you believe families deserve real support when a loved one needs this level of care, please sign. My mother deserves a real chance to recover, and so does every patient whose family is begging for answers in the middle of a crisis.

MY MOM’S STORY: I’M FIGHTING FOR HER, BUT I NEED HELP. ❤️🙏🏽

For the past several months, my life has been centered around one thing: fighting for my mother and making sure she has every opportunity to recover.

My mom, Cynthia Lawrence, is battling stage IV HER2-positive breast cancer that has spread to her lungs and brain. She has been through so much, including pneumonia, sepsis, and the struggle of being on a ventilator. Watching your mother go through something like this is a pain I wouldn’t wish on anybody.

My mom was at AMG LTAC, where I have been trying my hardest to advocate for her care, her recovery, and her future. Now, she is being transferred to Woodway Nursing and Rehab Facility, and I am doing everything I can to make sure she receives the appropriate care, respiratory therapy, and support she needs.

I am not a doctor. I am a daughter who refuses to stop asking questions, seeking answers, and fighting for her mother.

The hardest part is that I feel like I am doing this alone. I am raising two children while trying to navigate medical decisions, facilities, insurance, and everything that comes with having a critically ill parent. At the same time, I am dealing with family drama, rumors, judgment, and people talking down on me instead of offering the support I desperately need.

People see what they want to see, but they do not see the late nights, the tears, the worry, the exhaustion, or the fear of losing my mother. They do not see how hard I am trying to hold myself together while still being a mother to my own children.

I am not asking anyone to take sides in family issues. I am asking people to understand that my mother is fighting for her life, and right now, she needs people who genuinely want to help her.

I NEED HELP FINDING THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO FIGHT ALONGSIDE ME.

I am looking for patient advocates, medical organizations, social workers, cancer support organizations, and anyone who can help me understand my mother’s options and make sure she receives the best possible opportunity for recovery.

I need guidance on her ventilator weaning, rehabilitation, long-term care options, insurance, and how to make sure her medical needs are being addressed. If there are organizations that help families navigate these situations, I would be grateful for any referrals or connections.

If you have experience with a loved one who has been on a ventilator, battled cancer, or transitioned from an LTAC to a rehabilitation or nursing facility, please share any advice that may help us.

If you know a patient advocate, a social worker, a cancer support organization, or someone who understands this process, please reach out.

I am not ashamed to ask for help. I am a daughter trying to save every opportunity my mother has to get better.

I love my mom. I want her to have a chance to recover, to be comfortable, to receive proper care, and to know that somebody is still fighting for her.

Please share my story, send resources, make connections, or simply keep my mother in your prayers. You never know how much one phone call, one referral, one organization, or one genuinely caring person could change our situation.

I may be tired, overwhelmed, and doing this without the support I hoped for, but I am still here. I am still asking questions. I am still advocating. And I am still praying for my mother.

GOD, PLEASE COVER MY MOM. SHE IS STILL WORTH FIGHTING FOR. ❤️🙏🏽