By Danielle DeSisto:
A Willingboro father never expected to be raising four children on his own.
His wife was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in June, and the disease took her three months later. She left behind three daughters, ages 13, 9 and 6, and a 4-year-old son.
The father has taken on a second job to try to make ends meet and to afford his children’s tuition in Catholic school. He has found himself leaning on his faith to keep going.
“Tragedy has truly struck my family, but we must hold onto the promises of Father God,” the father wrote in a letter to the Give A Christmas fund, co-sponsored by the Burlington County Times and Willingboro Rotary Club.
He knows it will be difficult to put a smile on his children's faces this Christmas, but he hopes to find the means to put a few toys or winter coats under the tree.
“Any gift would certainly be a huge blessing. However, if nothing else, I’d really appreciate your prayers,” the father wrote.
The Give A Christmas fund tries to ease the burden struggling families have in providing for their children at Christmas by working toward its goal of raising $80,000. Beginning in 1968, the program has collected and distributed over $3 million to Burlington County families.
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