Final arrangements to pay to receive father's ashes

Hi, I'm reaching out on behalf of my father. This is the last thing we would want to do. (Please read entirely.) My father was 65; he had some health scares over the years but always fought through them. Sometimes we live in denial about if the next time would be the time, so we held off making those arrangements (living in denial, scared to talk about those things).

Fast forward: A little over a week ago, my father was admitted to the hospital. He was in a lot of pain and coughing up blood. After many scans and tests over a few days, we were told he had lung cancer, and it was already spreading to his liver.

Wed. 2/26: My father met with the hospice team, and because of his poor health, he wasn't a candidate for treatment. So, he agreed to go home under hospice care to live out his remaining time (which could have been days, weeks, or years; we just never knew). He was to be discharged Thursday so that everything he needed at home would be set up. When we left him Wednesday, he was in pain, a little antsy, but we left him thinking we would be picking him up Thursday to go home.

Thurs 2/27: The hospital called at 7 am, saying my father took a turn for the worse. Of course, we were confused because how could this be happening so fast? My father passed at 6:12 pm on 2/27, also my mom's birthday, who passed on 10/3/19.

I'm sorry for the long story; I just wanted to give a backstory as to what took place.

This is something we didn't want to do, asking for help, but you never know until you try. We're asking if you're able to help in any way; we would be so grateful. We have arranged to get almost half the amount and just need help with the remainder. We're trying to respect his wishes but also know we can only do so much. With the utmost respect, anything is appreciated, and thank you for taking the time to read all the way through. Have a blessed, great day!