Supporting Erinn Shales and Family
Goal:
USD $100,000
Raised:
USD $13,480
Campaign funds will be received by Stephen Shales
Supporting Erinn Shales and Family
This campaign is for Erinn (Carlson) Shales, her husband Stephen, and their children, as she receives hospice care for acute myeloid leukemia. Erinn and Stephen have been married for 23 years this December 29th. They have nine beautiful children (ages 4-22), seven of whom are homeschooled. Erinn was first diagnosed 2.5 years ago with AML, went through a round of chemo, and has been in remission. This month the AML came back aggressively. She became severely weak and spent 3 days in the hospital in mid-December receiving care and units of blood. It then became clear that going home to her family and hospice care was the next step in her journey. Your contributions will bless the whole family and help Stephen focus on his family and their many needs at this time.
If you are able and would like to help financially, here are some monthly and specific needs the Shales family has:
Monthly Needs
- For the past month, Stephen has been Erinn’s primary caregiver as she has been bed-ridden with what they first believed only to be strep throat and then pneumonia. (Currently, the hospice care nurse visits briefly bi-weekly.) He is also handling all the details that have come up in this transitional time. Due to this, there has been & continues to be a loss of income and the family would be grateful for help in this area.
- Their mortgage and utility bill average around $1,500 monthly.
- Their average monthly grocery bill is around $2,000 for 11 people, (2 dogs, 1 cat, and 30 chickens.)
Specific Needs
- The central heating and air unit in their 112 year old farmhouse has recently broken and needs to be replaced. They are currently using space heaters to heat their home.
- Their 12 passenger van has developed mechanical problems and has over 200,000 miles on it. They are praying for and in need of another large, more reliable vehicle for their family.
- The family would be grateful for help with counseling costs for themselves and their children.
If you would prefer to give directly to the Shales family, please contact one of these individuals for Venmo, Zelle, or physical check options.
John Shales
Cheryl Campbell
Chris & Rachel Embler
Pris Landry
See CaringBridge Site for Updates
Recent Donations
God bless and comfort the Shales family.
Prayers for everyone in this family! 💜🙏🏻
Remembering Erinn/Celebrating Erinn...Sending Love and Prayers to her Family
You are in our prayers.
We love you Shales family!
We are friends of Linda and Paul. We continue to pray for you and your family. May you all feel each day the enveloping love of our Lord Jesus.
Our family (Murakami) knew the Carlson family through Portage Lake Covenant Bible Camp. We are saddened to hear about this and pray that the family will know that the God is close to the brokenhearted. He goes through this with you.
Continuing to pray for the Shales.
Praying for the Shales during this most difficult time.
I'm sorry to have just heard this sad news. May God comfort you and bring joy in your memories.
Love You Big Time! Shales Family!
Sincerest condolences to your family. Praying for God's comfort and provision for every need, in Christ Jesus.
Stephen, please let me know if I can help
Deeply sorry for your loss.
With love
Updates
Update #4 MARCH 24, 2025
March 24th, 2025
March 24th....Today is Erinn's Bday, while we remember and shed our tears missing her so very much, I choose to believe she is celebrating above in Heaven before our Father's Throne in worship!
PLEASE Remember and PRAY for Stephen and his children, especially, as this is "new territory" for them ...! Erinn ALWAYS made Birthdays in their family so very Special and Important....now they are without her on this most special day. Let's surround them with our Love and Prayers expressed here on this wall and any other remembrance God may put on your heart! They still have great needs: emotionally-adjusting personally and as a family missing their Mom; practical needs--in the area of homemaking and homeschooling, etc.; financially $$--(as Stephen still has to rebuild his business, since he is self-employed, at the same time--oversee his older children and care for his young children)...Let's continue to rally around this precious family, as God prompts us!!!
Thanks, dear ones!
Blessings and Shalom!
Cheryl
Update #3
January 30th, 2025
Dear Friends and Family,
Erinn Shales passed away last night, January 29th at 4:30 am. She was surrounded by love, songs (that she had composed), and being held by loved ones.
There will not be a memorial service but she will always be remembered with deep gratitude & praise for her life. Her desire was that each of you would find a mountain side, a beach, a forest or a field of flowers and find comfort in your own way with the God of All Creation.
Update #2
January 18th, 2025
Dear Friends… Today marks the one month anniversary of Erinn’s coming home from University of Tennessee Memorial Hospital. Erinn is doing very well and very glad to be trusting God for each day as it comes. The kindness and gentleness of God continues towards us as we find peace in this new season. Your prayers and gifts have joined with God’s grace to lighten our load and we are so humblegrateful. (new word) I don’t loosely throw out the idea of healing for Erinn but it seems to us that is what God is moving us towards in our hearts. A kind of slow miracle along a quiet path that is about learning a new way of living, breathing, & being still. Our faith remains in the unchanging attributes of our forever Father and not future outcomes. We stop for a moment and are glad with you all that Erinn lives! -Stephen
Update #1
December 31st, 2024
If you would like to see more regular updates please visit our CaringBridge site at:
Erinn Shales CaringBridge updates
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