October 8th

This was a special day at Amor y Vida. They celebrated the 18th birthday of Darwin, the oldest of the kids living there (top photo). In addition, everyone also remembers this day for another reason. Today was the 4th anniversary of the death of Jorge Gomez. Darwin said that every year on his birthday they always say it is also the day Jorge died so it is a bitter-sweet day for him. It was sad for me to hear this also, because many know, Jorge was my first Godson at Amor y Vida and I was here when he died. The photo of him was taken in the hospital when I visited him the day before he died. It does not seem like four years ago, but time flies by. Jorge would have been 16 now and everyone remembers him as the most mild mannered, nicest boy. The really nice thing about today also is that it has been four years and no children at Amor y Vida have died since then. I think Darwin managed to enjoy the day despite the sad reminder forever associated with his birthday.