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Help Pablo lay Araceli to rest with dignity in Los Angeles

Pablo lost his sister suddenly and the family can't cover funeral and burial costs of $4,600.

🇺🇸 California, United States1,716 views
Pablo L. Ruiz
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Los Angeles
Araceli, my sister, passed away on 10 December after a short illness. She was 73 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 $4,600 and the cemetery needs payment before the burial date of 22 December. 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 Araceli 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 the Los Angeles hospice. Where the $4,600 goes: • Funeral home services and casket: $3,300 • Cemetery plot and burial fees: $730 • Transport of the deceased: $140 • Memorial gathering for the family: $430 If you're reading this, thank you.
#funeral#bereavement#family

Updates from Pablo

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($953 in total) I met with the funeral home and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Small update. $484 so far, I made the first payment toward transport of the deceased.

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  • Lệ Châu TruongAddress verified

    so sorry you're going through this, Pablo. Looking forward to the next update. It's not much but it's yours.

    • Isla Brewer

      This could happen to any of us. My husband and I read this together. God bless

      • Furkan Can ÖzkanQuestionID verified

        Is there anything that isn't money that would help Pablo?

        • Michael T. Brown

          your post was clear and honest. We're a small family in Sydney but we're thinking of you. All the best

          • Onyango David MusyokaPhoto verified

            Sending love. Your post was clear and honest. It's not much but it's yours. All the best.

            • Rahma Salma AzizQuestion

              how is Pablo doing now?

              • Natália Luana Barros

                You're not alone, Pablo. Hope this works out for you. I hope March is when things finally get easier.

                • Amelia Vance

                  Rooting for you, Pablo. Shared this with my family. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.

                  • Patrick Hermann Wolf

                    Wishing you the best. Shared it with a few friends. I'll check back for the next update. Blessings

                    • Adriana Rosângela Peixoto

                      You're not alone, Pablo. I hope things turn around soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double

                      • Modupe Funmilayo NwankwoAddress verifiedPhoto verified

                        Take care, Pablo. Shared it with a few friends

                        • Yoon-ah Young-ja YangID verified

                          This could happen to any of us. After 30 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Mangaluru.

                          • Christopher H. Lawrence

                            Thinking of you, Pablo. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Pune

                            • Payal J. Gill

                              So sorry you're going through this. Shared this with my family. After 19 years in accounting I know how hard it is to ask for anything. All the best

                              • Yaa Beatrice Sackey

                                Sending love, Pablo. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best!

                                • John G. Ellis

                                  Sending strength. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Kinondoni.

                                  • Genet Eleni Zewdie

                                    I hope things turn around soon. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from Calamba.

                                    • Marcos Sebastião Leite

                                      Thinking of you, Pablo. Shared this with my family. God bless

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