For many years, his dad played the role of caregiver for their niece who has cerebral palsy. When he passed away, Oscar and his wife stepped up to the plate and took over that role.
Earlier this year, her niece passed away after a car accident. While grieving the loss of a loved one is tough enough, the accident brought on a series of medical, funeral and attorney bills that the family wasn't prepared to shoulder.
This one was tough, because Michael has had a rollercoaster of a year. He's the oldest of Tricia's 10 children and just welcomed a baby of his own this year.
Rachel's husband has a chronic illness that he'd been managing well, but out of nowhere he experienced a blockage and had to undergo an extensive emergency surgery.
Some not so kind elves had egged Robin's house earlier this year and despite her best efforts to scrub the house, the eggs did what eggs do and ruined the paint.