Support Maribel's Family in Their Time of Grief

Hi, my name is Kimberly Galdamez. This here is my aunt, Maribel Beltran. Her diabetes for years had tormented her, first with getting both legs amputated and later going through dialysis for years. She was the strongest person I knew. After going through so much and so many life-changing things, she stayed strong and continued to be the life of the party.

On June 13th, she underwent an open heart surgery, leaving me and my family nervous for what could have happened. Fortunately, we were able to see her come out of that surgery and we were able to spend a couple more weeks with her. After that surgery, she slowly started getting sicker. She no longer could breathe on her own, she was depending on her oxygen machine, she was weak and in pain for these last few weeks, and no longer could get up from bed on her own.

On July 2nd, God decided he no longer wanted her to suffer and took her under his care where she would no longer feel weak and no longer feel pain. This sudden and heartbreaking news has left me and my family in shock and feeling a hurt that we cannot even begin to explain.

I post this in hopes that we as a collective can help my uncle and cousins the most that we can so this process can be easy. I appreciate anyone who read her brief story and thank you for any help you put forward.