Ponciana's funeral

We see so many people pass away here but Ponciana has affected everyone who knew her.

5 days ago, a group of Mayan Families staff members went to the house to visit , taking flowers, coffee, sugar, bread and corn. 

Some of us, will be joining the funeral procession.

Eric, our driver, who lost his first wife to cancer..about 5 years ago was very close to Ponciana...he drove her to each of her appointments in the city and picked her back up.  He said that his heart hurts most for the youngest child...who is about 5 years old...he would always come and wave goodbye to his mother when she left and he was always waiting in the fields when she got back and he would jump up and applaud because he was so happy she was back.

Eric said he wanted to take a photo of this little boy but because it tore at his heart so much, he couldn't do it...

Sharon

Sharon Smart-Poage
MAYAN FAMILIES

a registered 501.(c).(3) Non Profit Charity

www.mayanfamilies.org

An addition to Pocianas story, Guatemala

Thank you for your very kind words......I feel it is a privilege to have so many people let us into their lives...the people here face such extreme situations with so little....Ponciana's husband called a little while ago to say, through his tears, that Ponciana had left a message...she told him to tell us how grateful she was for all the help...that thanks to the help she received she was able to have extra time with her children ....and that she would be taking, in her heart, all the people who had helped her and she would be watching over her from Heaven.

Surgeon, anthropologist lead effort to bridge Western health care, indigenous cultures / UCLA Today

Surgeon, anthropologist lead effort to bridge Western health care, indigenous cultures / UCLA Todayhttp://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/surgeon-anthropologist-seek-to-244574.aspx

General Medical Fund helps severly Ill Children

If you are a parent you may know the terrible anxiety of having your child ill ......and worse ...in hospital.  But imagine if your child is ill, they are in hospital...and the hospital does not have the medicines you need..and you don't have the money to buy the medicines.  This was the awful situation for these  two mothers this week.  

Thanks to your donations Mayan Families was able to help them. 

Next week , we will have other mothers who will be in this situation.   

Imagine if this was your child.  No money.....no medicines. 

Please help us to help them with a donation to our General Medical Fund

http://www.mayanfamilies.org/DonateNow

Sharon Smart-Poage
MAYAN FAMILIES

a registered 501.(c).(3) Non Profit Charity

Website: www.mayanfamilies.org