Lucas again

Here are more photos of Lucas. He was feeling well on this day

When I went with Julio the next day, I could tell he was in pain. Julio brought him the mattress that was donated.

This is the bathroom Lucas uses. He suffers from chronic diarrhea and he has to use it many times during the day and night. It is very dark, the flash made it look lighter.

There is a drop to get into the bathroom

Leonarda is Lucas mother. She makes chuchitos (small tamales) to sell. She says her family cannot eat them because they are too expensive to make. She was making a soup for lunch with an herb and chicken bouillon.

Leonarda's kitchen is in the room that Lucas was building for him and his family. He had borrowed from the bank to build it with cement. He is worried because he still owes money and he is not able to work. He had to borrow money from his grandmother to pay July's installment. He showed me the receipt and said he felt so helpless to be lying in bed and not being able to work. He used to be a builder's assistant and gardener.

There was hardly any food in the house. Don and I bought them food for a week and a chicken and vegetables so Leonarda could make Lucas some chicken soup.