Lost Grandmother.

 
 


This elderly lady turned up at our door on Friday afternoon. She had spent two days at the Mayor's office in Panajachel trying to find somewhere to live and eat.

Finally, the Mayor's office put her in a tuk tuk and sent her to us....collect!

Tona Cua is 80yrs old. She comes from a small village between Panajachel and Nahaula. She said that her children only give her two tortillas a day. She said that her daughters in law put her out on the street.

We arranged accomodation and food for her for the week end. Monday morning we decided to try and track down her family. Mayan Families employees drove her to the village and talked to the mayor of that village. He said that he knew the family and that he would call a meeting with them to discuss this problem and to make sure that they are feeding her.

Tona Cua did not want to stay , she was crying and pleading not to be left there but we are in contact with the Mayor's office. He says that she has two other children in another village and that they are going to call them . He says that they have no idea that their mother is being badly treated.

If there is no solution for this poor old lady with her family, the mayor is going to call us and we are going to try and arrange accomodation in an elder hostel. Unfortunately, these are few and far between.