Aunt Adopts Her Nieces and Nephew After Sister’s Sudden Death: ‘I Will Get Through With God’
In the wake of her sister’s sudden death, a woman from De Moines, Iowa, has herself stepped into the role of mom for her five nieces and one nephew. Debra Simmons is adopting all six children, aged 6 to 19 years, as the family grieves its immense loss together.
While Simmons has exhausted her savings on giving her sister a beautiful homegoing, she told The Epoch Times, “I will get through with God.”
Debra Simmons from Iowa. (Courtesy of Debra Simmons)
When Jamie Ann Clarke was rushed to a hospital by ambulance in January, Simmons raced to be by her side. Clarke had suffered a massive heart attack a week after major surgery at the age of 35.