Final expenses for Virginia Gallo
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On May 11th, 2020 my grandmother Virginia Camarillo Gallo passed away at the age of 92.
My grandma was the strongest person I knew. She raised two sons alongside my late grandfather to whom she was married to for over 50 years. Even after he had passed, she lived a very independent life for some time. She was incredibly strong willed, full of life and love for her family.
As time went on, I took on the task of becoming her caregiver; to help her carry out tasks that she could no longer do alone. Even then, that didn't dampen her independent attitude one bit. Even up until her transfer to a care facility, that fire did not go out. That was, until April 8th, 2020 where she was admitted to the hospital for a bladder infection, and what we would learn a few days later was a positive result for COVID-19.
She spent the next few weeks in a hospital room, isolated and alone, progressively worsening in condition without any of her family able to see her due to distance, or visitation restrictions. As strong as she was, this horrible combination of ailments proved too much for her to handle.
She was transferred to a hospice facility on May 7th, and passed away just a few days later.
We were under the impression that her final expenses were in order, but today had learned that was not the case. This last bit of money that we need will be used to pay for the funeral services ($3633) as well as her remaining debts ($2867) - in the case of the funeral expenses, those will need to be paid by May 31st, otherwise they will be unable to have the service which is scheduled for June 2nd.
I know these are trying times for many of us, financially. Any help would go a long way. Let's make sure my grandma is laid to rest as soon as possible.
My grandma was the strongest person I knew. She raised two sons alongside my late grandfather to whom she was married to for over 50 years. Even after he had passed, she lived a very independent life for some time. She was incredibly strong willed, full of life and love for her family.
As time went on, I took on the task of becoming her caregiver; to help her carry out tasks that she could no longer do alone. Even then, that didn't dampen her independent attitude one bit. Even up until her transfer to a care facility, that fire did not go out. That was, until April 8th, 2020 where she was admitted to the hospital for a bladder infection, and what we would learn a few days later was a positive result for COVID-19.
She spent the next few weeks in a hospital room, isolated and alone, progressively worsening in condition without any of her family able to see her due to distance, or visitation restrictions. As strong as she was, this horrible combination of ailments proved too much for her to handle.
She was transferred to a hospice facility on May 7th, and passed away just a few days later.
We were under the impression that her final expenses were in order, but today had learned that was not the case. This last bit of money that we need will be used to pay for the funeral services ($3633) as well as her remaining debts ($2867) - in the case of the funeral expenses, those will need to be paid by May 31st, otherwise they will be unable to have the service which is scheduled for June 2nd.
I know these are trying times for many of us, financially. Any help would go a long way. Let's make sure my grandma is laid to rest as soon as possible.
Organizer
Steven Gallo
Organizer
Rancho Cucamonga, CA