Ponciana
is the woman in her late 30's, mother to 4 children....when we found
her two years ago, she had a gangerous tumor on her foot...we amputated
her leg above the knee...she was the happiest person to have her leg
removed....she said that the children and family could not eat with her
because the smell had been so bad but now they could eat together again.
At first, the news was very positive...Ponciana did
very well with the chemo...though she hated losing her hair...then just
when it seemed that she would be o.k. ....the cancer went into her
lungs...the chemo slowed it but eventually could not stop it.
The funny thing is this morning when I woke up ...I
thought about Ponciana and was concerned that she did not have enough
food....I was going to check today that she was o.k. ....now we will
make sure that her family has enough food to help them get through this .
She has such young children...one is only about 5 years old..and another girl who is about 10 years old.
Ponciana
was an inspiration to me...she smiled through everything that happened
to her...she had a beautiful smile. I remember watching her husband
carry her on his back up the hill to their house, through the
cornfields. He told her that he didn't care about having her leg
amputated, that he loved her not her leg.
Sharon Smart-Poage
MAYAN FAMILIES
MAYAN FAMILIES
a registered 501.(c).(3) Non Profit Charity
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