Help the mother who gave everything give one last time

Last week, a few hundred metres from home, Erin Ross (Sheehy), a mother of 8, died in a freak car accident with her partner Grant.

Her 9, 11 and 16-year-old daughters were left waiting and wondering for hours, but not for lack of trying. Erin’s 19-year-old daughter contacted emergency services, went to the hospital in person to ask questions, and rang everyone she could think of. The girls knew an accident had happened, but didn’t want to think the worst. By 10pm, their lives had changed forever.

Erin, 48, was a vivacious and proud mum who overcame many hardships to provide the best for her family. The oldest four, ranging from 20 to 29, still relied on her for life and parenting advice, to help babysit so they could pick up extra shifts at work, and to be the life of any party.

She loved making memories, and always planned parties well in advance. So much so, the kids didn’t know she’d secretly got engaged to Grant weeks before the accident. She had already picked out a date and the bridesmaids, which included her six daughters.

Now, her children have to make memories without her. The older siblings will raise the youngest girls, along with their own young children.

Erin would do anything for her kids. Now she isn’t around to help, we want to raise funds so the siblings can spend as much time together as possible, and figure out their next steps. Money should be the last thing on their minds.