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Earlier this week my sister @Fourlastnames gave an interview with @Humans_of_NY which went viral. She shared the story of our father Domingo Santiago. His love for our family, his career as a cop, his battle with #MS and yes... his portrait of @OfficialSting
One of my Dad's last requests to our family was, "Give the painting to Sting". That was over 3 years ago. Since then we have grieved his loss & the pain of his battle with MS. And we always remembered that final assignment. This week we were able to grant his last wish.
Dad always had a way of putting his hidden signature into everything. He even hid it somewhere in the Sting portrait. Now I can't help but think, when he told us "Give the painting to Sting" his spirit knew that the ripple of that gift would create an enormous impact.
Now Dad's painting is en route to Sting in Europe & our family is in awe to witness the impact Dad's last wish created as his story has rippled out to inspire artists, police families, blended families, #Boriquas and #MSwarriors across the globe, and back home in the #716 @WGRZ
Sting's daughter @michaelimagirl & my sister Liz have now partnered to initiate the Domingo Santiago Memorial Fundraiser for MS with @mssociety. MS is longterm, devastating & incurable. It's the reason my father's canvas artistry was limited to this sole, incredible portrait.
The #DomingoSantiago Memorial Fundraiser for MS is in our Dad's name, and it's for all of the MS Warriors. Each and every one. Everyone who battles this disease & all of us who have been impacted by or lost someone to MS. https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-domingo-santiago-fundraiser-to-fight-ms?member=4475988&utm_medium=email&utm_source=product&utm_campaign=p_email%2Binviteacceptedemailtoteammember&fbclid=IwAR3xGdCPQVVNYX9W6aShnlR4JerSkMFu45ePZQO0kf0_pkkYCv_Q7Bwy4-k
Please donate. Please RT this thread. Share the fundraising link for the MS community. All funds donated go directly to the National MS Society COVID-19 Response Fund to ensure they can meet the urgent & expanding needs of the MS community during this critical time.
