67K dollars now. Wow. Hopefully the money go where they belong - to the family.
Anyway I think the manager only wanted to help...like it was the least he could do and basically his job. He knew people would donate, so why not, if it's for a good cause....even though it may look a bit insensitive cos it was done after such a short time.
I can see why some would find it insensitive but realistically if they were going to set up a gofundme the better time to do it is right now considering it is in the news still and more people will be willing to donate. The manager who wrote the description clearly feels responsible for what happened and wants to be of help to her family who were perhaps going through financial struggles before her passing (especially if her mother has cancer). Not to mention funeral cost, I'm guessing they didn't have any plans or funds set aside for her passing and $4,000 would cover that. I wouldn't find it odd to come across a similar page from a regular family on Facebook, its becoming more and more common.
No, money won't bring their daughter back but neither will casserole dishes and flowers but those things are always expected and accepted when going through a loss as well. People want to feel that they've helped your grieving process in some way even if it is something as frivolous as money, this is her teams way of helping. Respect that.
And the loss of a child is grieved much differently than the loss of a parent or relative, it takes much longer than a week to get back on your feet and back to your life, especially when it is as unexpected and tragic as this. Just let it be.
Well the original sum of money was only $4000... I recently buried a loved one and I know that funerals are very expensive. And we were organizing a small family funeral, I'm sure that lots of people will attend Christina's funeral and they need to preprare for that as well. Well they surely wouldn't make coconuts out of $4000.
Her management should have specify what exactly they raise money for so people wouldn't have any doubts.
