Funeral-Medical Expense for Martha Quintanilla

On December 14th at 4:01am my grandmother Martha Quintanilla passed away after being in critical care for about two weeks. We weren’t anticipating losing such a beautiful person so soon. I find it hard to talk about her like she’s gone because I like the world better when she’s in it and I know she lives on in all that knew her. She was so funny and playful and her laugh was so contagious. Sometimes we would laugh so hard she would wheeze and it would make us all laugh harder. Her smile lit up the room and she smiled often. She knew how to make the coolest things she embroidered crocheted the most beautiful things. I wish I had asked for her to make me things more often. I tried to learn from her but she wasn’t the best teacher when it came to crochet and we laughed about it. When I was little we used to color in these Barbie coloring books together and she always told me to take care of her crayons because she had all the special edition sets and even if I broke one she would still forgive me- we had so much fun coloring together. She always had the cutest style, never left the house without looking her best. The most fashionable 68 year old I’ve ever met. She called my mom at least once a day to check in and see what she was doing and how her day was and would ask how my sister and I were doing and when her next day off was so we could go shopping or go to eat something. She raised me. I was with her all the time. She was there with me when I graduated. She was there with me when I bought my prom dress. She was there when I was sick. She was always there. I’m sad for all the things she won’t be there for. I’ll carry her in my heart though. She had so much love in her heart for everyone. She never judged me for being who I am and she always had compassion and empathy for people who were having a hard time or were different than her. She cared so deeply about each and every person she met. She touched so many people’s hearts. We are all feeling her loss and now more than ever it’s important we unite as a family to support what she left behind. She was married for 48 years to my grandpa Oscar. They are truly soulmates. I used to love hearing their stories. They’d argue about how things really happened if someone forgot a detail. She took care of him and loved him so much. They laughed together and cried together and would bicker about the silliest things. They created such a beautiful family and cared so much about all of us. She wanted to know Oscar was going to be okay and taken care of. As a family we want to make sure she gets her last wish. Financially they were struggling and now with the expenses of such a long hospital stay and having her cremated we’re scrambling to get it sorted out for him and could really use the help of the people she knew-friends and family alike or anyone who may not have met her but are moved by the amazing woman that she was and the legacy she’s leaving behind. All proceeds will go to her cremation and helping with the hospital bills that are already starting to accumulate. We appreciate any help. Thank you. Feel free to share a memory of her with us