Aura Catalan Funeral Fund

My name is Marilin, I am Aura's 18 year old daughter.  My little 10 yr old brother Raul and I lived happily alongside our mother.  She was sweet, hard-working, caring, supportive,  strong and beautiful.   Recently, six years ago she met the love of her life, Victor, they married and  our family was finally complete.  We were all so happy together.... until March 16, 2016 when our life forever changed.

My mother had been suffering an abdominal pain for a year that progressively seemed to get worse.  She constantly went to the doctors but since her medical history was perfect and she was young she was always diagnosed with an ulcer.  She continued working as a self employed housekeeper, withstanding such terrible pain to provide for us until she could no longer.  On March 16, 2016 she was rushed to Loma Linda University Medical Center because the pain became excruciating, she was finally given a diagnosis - pancreatic cancer. 

Hearing the word cancer devastated us, but learning that the cancer was a stage 4 in her pancreas, liver and lungs made it even more devastating.  How could life be so cruel to my 39 year old mother who dedicated her life to us and to helping others?  How could she become so ill all of a sudden when she led a healthy life?  The doctors could not answer any of our questions, all they said was this could happen to anyone and offered chemotherapy to prolong her life.

My mother promised us she would fight hard and  that God would heal her to spend more precious time with us.  Regardless of all of the side effects of chemotherapy she tried it but fell even more ill.  Her condition seemed to get worse and she became so frail and ill that chemotherapy could no longer be an option.  She was hospitalized due to her poor health and ended up sadly spending her 40th birthday on May 4th in the hospital .  Regardless of everything, she never gave up and promised us she would get better.  My mom fought like you have no idea, fell in a coma and a few days ago regained consciousness only to say her final goodbyes and sadly pass away yesterday May 23rd 2016 at 5:20pm.

My best friend, my hero, my father, my mother, my everything has left me and my little brother and my step dad to continue life without her.  On behalf of my little brother and I, I am asking for your support to help us pay for her pending medical bills and for her funeral expenses.  My step dad stopped working these past two months to care for her since she needed 24 hr care.  We never anticipated something like this and need any help we can get.   I truly appreciate the kindness in your heart and if you cannot contibute financially a prayer for my mother and us would also be appreciated.  Our life has been shattered.  God Bless.

Mi nombre es Marilin, tengo 18 anos y soy hija de Aura.  Mi hermanito Raul de 10 anos y yo estamos aqui pidiendo su ayuda por el inesperado fallecimiento de nuestra madre.  Mi madre, Aura Catalan vino de Guatemala como inmigrante como muchos otros, buscando una vida mejor para ella.  Nos tuvo a nosotros y quedo como madre soltera para cuidar de mi y de mi hermanito.  Ella se dedicaba a la limpieza de casas y trabajaba muy duro para proveer para nosotros.   Hace 6 anos conocio el amor de su vida, Victor y finalmente nuestra vida era completa... eramos felices.

Todo marchaba perfecto hasta que un dia mi madre no aguantaba un dolor abdominal.  Por un ano se quejaba de este dolor pero los doctores le decian que era dolor de ulcera y que se le controlaria.  Este dia, Marzo 16, 2016 fue diferente, el dolor se convirtio insoportable y tuvo que ser llevada al hospital de emergencia.  Ese dia recibimos la noticia mas horrible que podrian imaginar... mi madre habia sido diagnosticaba con un cancer de pancreas etapa 4.   Aparte de ese diagnostico nos informaron los doctores que el cancer habia avanzado a su higado y pulmones.  Teniamos miles de preguntas pero mas que nada,  por que a mi madre, si era tan joven, 39 anos y vivia una vida muy sana?  Los doctores dijeron que ni ellos sabian el por que, simplemente que esto le podia pasar a cualquiera.

Mi madre lucho por 2 meses como ustedes no tienen idea.  Suplicamos a Dios un alivio pero sus planes de El fueron otros.  Ayer, el 23 de mayo 2016 a las 5:20pm fallecio mi madre. 

Ahora aparte de estar destrozados estamos suplicando cualquier ayuda economica para pagar sus servicios funebres.  Cualquier ayuda sera agradecida y si no nos pudieran ayudar, una oracion para mi madre y nosotros sera tambien agradecida.  Dios los bendiga.