Recently a friend lost her baby boy. What an amazingly sad and difficult time it is right now for her and her family. She’s an internet business owner/marketer.

You’ve probably heard me talk about her if you’ve read my blog or emails for any period of time. She’s Melissa Ingold, the Internet Marketing Sweetie. Her son who left all too soon was Kyle.

Just recently the work at home mom community stood up in response to a call out for help that Kelly McCausey made. It was to raise close to $7000 for Kyle’s funeral.

Yes, Melissa does well online. But like any of us she and her husband had made commitments that needed to be filled even in a difficult time like this. She was in the process of selling/buying a house when this happened suddenly. Kyle was sick, but he was expected to live well past his second birthday and on to be about ten years old.

My heart hurts for Melissa. I watched a very close friend and her husband loose their newborn baby after just a day and saw firsthand the pain they went through. I can’t imagine having to say goodbye to a child after holding him, loving him and being there for him every step of the way for almost two years.

I also understand that in a time like this the last thing my friend and her husband SHOULD have been dealing with were funeral costs and arrangements. But they did. They didn’t have the money for the funeral and I watched as they tried to hold their greif together while making calls and figuring how in the world they would pay to lay their little angel to rest.

But what I saw happen with Melissa makes me very proud to be a part of this community. A community online that cares, that isn’t just in it for the money and that stands up to help a friend with open arms when needed.

Here’s an update from Kelly:

Donation Update as of July 14th:
Total Given: $6824.50.

The Fundraiser is Officially Over…

Melissa wrote me to say that the bill is officially taken care of. She is totally blown away of course!

Kelly, what a wonderful thing you did for Melissa and her family – I’m so proud to call you a friend!

And to you – the Work at Home (& WAHM) Community I’m so proud of YOU for stepping up to help in whatever way you could – be in funds or in thoughts or in prayers.

And Melissa I’m so sorry for your loss and I hope this community effort has in some small way helped to ease the situation. My friend also had two children and I know staying strong for them helped her to move forward and live life to honor her daughter’s memory. Hugs!

Now don’t let anyone ever tell you the friends and business connections you meet online are not ‘REAL’. They are as real as the money they raised to help a friend in need!

That’s what a community can do.

Let’s keep sending Melissa and her family our deepest condences while they come to grips with a new life without their baby boy.