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Farewell fund for Martina: help Riccardo's family in Rome
Riccardo lost his wife suddenly and the family can't cover funeral and burial costs of $3,400.
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Martina, my wife, passed away on 15 August after a sudden heart attack. She was 30 years old. She was the heart of our family and had no savings or life insurance.
The funeral home has given us a quote of $3,400 and the cemetery needs payment before the burial date of 24 August.
I have already used what I had for the hospital bills. My family is scattered, and many of us are out of work. We want Martina to have a dignified farewell.
Any help at all means a lot, and so do your prayers.
Anything left over after the funeral will be donated to a neighborhood youth program.
Where the $3,400 goes:
• Transport of the deceased: $270
• Funeral home services and casket: $2,900
• Memorial gathering for the family: $230
If you're reading this, thank you.
Updates from Riccardo
Wanted to say thank you properly. 20% funded and I met with the funeral home and confirmed the amounts.
- Maria D. Andrada 🇵🇭 · $1,000
- Camila E. Lozano 🇲🇽 · $200
- Ayesha Salma Siddique 🇧🇩 · $200
- Rakib Mohammad Khan 🇮🇳 · $100
- Burcu Derya Özer 🇩🇪 · $100
- Mahesh N. Garg 🇮🇳 · $100
- Nihal Yağmur Can 🇹🇷 · $99
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $77
- Dermot D. Reid 🇮🇪 · $75
“Thought of Riccardo all day after reading this. - Limerick”
- Lia Jihan Utomo 🇮🇩 · $75
- Adhiambo Wambui Mrema 🇹🇿 · $75
“Thought of Riccardo all day after reading this. - Kinondoni”
- Hiền Ngân Cao 🇻🇳 · $60
- Carmen M. Ibáñez 🇲🇽 · $52
“God bless. Thought of Riccardo all day after reading this. - Guadalajara”
- Tika Maya Yuliani 🇮🇩 · $50
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50
- Metin Hasan Çelik 🇹🇷 · $50
- Ziad Waleed Benali 🇺🇸 · $50
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- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50
- Laxman Kamal Maharjan 🇳🇵 · $49
- Manuela Teixeira 🇧🇷 · $30
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I hope things turn around soon. Please keep us posted. Love from Comilla.
Thanks for sharing this, Riccardo. Hope this works out for you. Sent it to 21 people at work. Thinking of Rome.
Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Bogotá.
thanks for sharing this. This could happen to any of us. Love from Bacoor
Keep going. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I hope October is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Thrissur.
Sending love. Shared this with my family. After 18 years in logistics I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Blessings.