Look homeward bright angel... My beautiful mother Blanca, the sunshine of my life has left us at 88 shockingly young by family standards. She was the third of seven siblings who are all still alive. My mom didn't have an easy life. When she went to Brooklyn from Puerto Rico she suffered all the attendant ugliness that is racism. She only had a high school degree but eventually she was proud to say she worked on Park Ave. Mami had great courage. She was the sole provider for her mother & me. When I was three she helped my grandmother successfully battle cancer. When she decided Brooklyn wasn't an ideal place for us she chose California as our new home. We came here on a Greyhound bus. She was TERRIFIED of cars but she bought one & learned to drive it. She made my life beautiful even when all we could afford were smoke & mirrors. And if we were poor I never knew it. She taught me about truth, beauty & how both are all around us. I learned about life through her life and if I am a strong woman today it's because I was raised by one. Today I need your help. She has been cremated at her request What I need is help with her ashes and last expenses. The ashes are going to be buried with my grandmother. She'll need a headstone & I have chosen for it to say "Joy she gave -joy she found. Covid has affected all of us. I am what is called a "fragile" diabetic so my immune system is compromised & Covid infection would be deadly. I can't leave the house much less work. Right now I am financially embarrassed. Currently my mother's storage unit payment is behind. The payment is 1,600 dollars or everything is lost. And it contains all het worldly possessions. So much of it is sentimental, items that meant so much to her; things from Brooklyn a place she fell in love with,  Spain 150 years ago, jewelry & things slated to be inherited by her many god children. I am an only child & all my baby things are there as well. Please see it in your heart to contribute to Mom's fund. Any amount is appreciated.. Whatever you are comfortable giving. I want my mom to rest easy for eternity. I don't want to lose her precious belongings. I want to grant her wishes. There's a June 24 deadline for her things. You could not find a more grateful recipient.