The Cañalita Family

Hi everyone, The Cañalita Family is raising money for the funeral costs and medical costs of our grandparents, Susan and Phil Cañalita. On September 8th of 2020, our grandmother, Susan, was admitted to the ICU after developing Covid-19 due to an outbreak of the virus in her nursing home. Susan had been in memory care for the past two years battling stage six dementia before contracting the virus. Despite her dementia, my grandmother was in outstanding physical condition - we even received photo updates from her nursing home of her hoola hooping only a few months prior. Sadly, she fought her battle with Covid-19 for over a week before passing. 

Unfortunately, a week into her hospice, our grandfather, Phil, was also admitted to the hospital for an unexpected series of surgeries, and had to receive the news of his wife's passing in the hospital. As of right now, we are struggling to pay back outstanding nursing home bills for the both of them, the medical costs for the both of them, and now the funeral and memorial costs. Neither of my grandparents have life insurance, so this has been an incredibly difficult time for the entire Cañalita family. Any kind of support is greatly appreciated. Please share this to spread awareness of our situation, again, anything helps. 

If you would like to contact the Cañalita family directly here is our information:

Christian & Jean Cañalita: [email redacted]
Charlene Cañalita: [email redacted] 
VENMO: @Christian-Canalita

To all of our friends and family,

I am writing this on behalf of my grandpa, Phil O’Keefe Cañalita. Our entire family: my sisters and I, my parents Christian and Jean, and my Aunt Charlene, want to take a moment to thank all of you, for the love, support, and donations that you have been so kind to send our way. We are amazed by how much kindness there is in this world, and how generous our loved ones have been in our time of grief. If it wasn’t for everyone’s love, my family would not have been able to memorialize my grandma’s passing this past week. My family would like everyone to know how their donations were used, as we believe everyone has a right to know the result of their generosities; that being said, we were able to have a beautiful service to remember my grandma as the incredible woman she is. She is near her parents, overlooking the ocean, and waiting for my grandpa to rest by her side. Again, we cannot thank everyone enough for sharing our story, sending your condolences, and supporting my family through these difficult times.

With love and appreciation,

Christina Cañalita