Transform Your Life with Elephant in the Room 4U

Elephant in the Room 4U was created to start the conversation early, no matter the situation. My Mom, Gloria, was diagnosed with a terminal disease (Interstitial Lung Disease-ILD) in 2021, yet initially decided not to tell anyone except her husband. It was a 4-year life sentence with no known cure. She eventually told me and my brother, her sons, in December of 2022. Her symptoms worsened and she required more acute care as 2023 started. I traveled from Florida to California, in January of 2023, and took her to the ER, where she was treated for life-threatening pneumonia, very low levels of potassium, and her oxygen level tanked into the 60s. She started 24/7 oxygen, and for the next 2 1/2 years, I made frequent trips to Southern California to get her the care she required to enjoy her life. Eventually, she wanted to be at home, so I orchestrated a 24/7 Home Hospice Care Program, stayed by her bedside for the first 6 weeks, then returned for the final 6 weeks, from July to November 2025. 

We laughed, we definitely cried a lot, and we had great conversations, one of which led me here, to start Elephant in the Room 4U, a Mental Health Support Platform to start the conversation as early as possible to help those in need. My Mom was my best friend, and we spoke daily, we shared all of the ups and downs life had to offer. This event drove me to creating this site to help anyone in need. Time goes by quickly, life is short. It's time we ask for help, trust our family and friends in our inner circle, and find joy, love, comfort, compassion, support, and kindness, where judgment, bias, and opinions are left aside.