The Big Day

Marta Alicia and Mama Reyna will have gotten up at 3-4am to catch the bus to the city in order to make our 4pm appointment, today. I can't imagine what they must be thinking and feeling, knowing this is their last trip in together, knowing there are people Marta Alicia may never see again, at least not for quite a while. They will be very tired and I imagine it will be a somber trip. They have loved well and so they will hurt in kind. My heart is heavy for them. It will be a big day in many senses of the word.