A Georgia mother who was living out of a hotel while one of her children battled kidney failure is celebrating after finally getting a house of her own.
The mother of eight posted the update Sunday and said she now owns a third-row vehicle and recently signed a lease for a five bedroom, three bathroom home.
She owes it all to manifestation and the generosity of community members, she said.
Ebon Sledge’s family has been plagued by health issues and poverty for the past few years, she said. Her daughter J’Adore was diagnosed with kidney failure in November of 2020.
The little girl was sick often and vomited at least once a month. Her mother took her to the doctor in November of 2020 and found out she needs a kidney transplant, then in January 2022, the family was evicted.
Due to the size of their household, finding assistance was difficult, Sledge previously told USA TODAY.
In June, the family was living in a hotel room in Griffin, Georgia, about 53 miles southeast of Atlanta. Sledge paid hundreds of dollars a week for the hotel room and a rental car.
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Sledge also had to drive over an hour away multiple times a week because her daughter, J’Adore, was on dialysis. The mother juggled all of this while working as a cook and driving for Uber and Lyft when she had a car.
Someone encouraged her to reach out to news outlets to share her story and she also started a GoFundMe to ask for help. The community showed up for her.
On May 31, she shared a Facebook post where she spoke the home into existence, manifesting a large home and vehicle to accommodate her large family.
“God gave me all of that with an additional bedroom and bathroom,” she said Sunday, thanking her social media supporters as well. She also shared photos of her new car and home.
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What’s the update on J’Adore’s kidney transplant?
Sledge said the family is accepting applications for potential donors to apply so J’Adore can have a kidney transplant.
“Even if you can’t be a donor to J’Adore please apply and save a life,” her mother wrote on Facebook.
Once the 10-year-old receives a kidney transplant, she’ll need two to three months to heal at home and go to hospital visits, her mother said in her post.
The family’s GoFundMe has a $100,000 goal and so far, they’ve raised nearly $67,000.
Keep up with the family’s GoFundMe at www.tinyurl.com/JAdoreGA. They can also be found on Facebook at www.tinyurl.com/JAdoreFB.
Kidney donors can look into applying at www.emorylivingdonor.org.
