Support the Family After the Loss of Wife and Mother Ana

A Tragic Loss: Honoring Ana and Supporting the Lopez Family

In the early hours of Sunday morning, April 27th, 2025, tragedy struck the Lopez family in the most devastating way. Ana, affectionately known as "Annie," suffered a catastrophic stroke on the very day of her daughter Amy’s seventh birthday. What was meant to be a morning filled with balloons, giggles, and celebration turned into a nightmare no family should ever have to endure.

Ana experienced severe bleeding in her brain and has now been declared brain dead. Her husband, Eswin, and their two young children, Amy (7) and Matthew (10), are left shattered, navigating a grief too heavy for words.

For years, Ana fought a brutal battle with kidney failure. She was in desperate need of a transplant. Her body had already endured so much, but she kept pushing forward with extraordinary strength, determined to be present for her children. Despite her pain, she found joy in the little moments: pushing Amy on the swings, building Lego castles with Matthew, playing dress-up on days she could barely stand. Her love for her family knew no bounds, and she gave them everything she had until her body simply couldn’t anymore.

Through it all, Eswin stood by her side. A devoted husband and selfless father, he worked two jobs to keep the family afloat while driving Ana to dialysis four times a week. Even when exhausted, he came home with a smile and poured his love into his children, reading them bedtime stories, tucking them in, and making sure they never felt alone. He never complained. He simply carried on out of pure love and unwavering duty.

Heartbreakingly, Ana's sister had been a willing and ready kidney donor. But because of a broken and unjust medical system, that life-saving transplant never came. Ana was failed by the very institutions meant to protect her. She was pushed aside, forgotten, and neglected until it was too late.

Now, Eswin faces the unimaginable. He must plan a memorial for his beloved wife while trying to hold his family together. But more than anything, he needs time. Time to grieve. Time to be there for Amy and Matthew as they begin to process the loss of their mother, their best friend, their home, their heart.

We are asking for your help. Your donation will go directly toward Ana’s memorial costs and to support Eswin and the children as they face this devastating chapter. It will allow this father to mourn without the crushing pressure of returning immediately to work. It will give two small children the presence and comfort of the only parent they have left.

No one should have to go through this alone. Please consider giving what you can. And even if you cannot donate, sharing this story can make all the difference. Let us show this family that Ana’s love lives on in the kindness of others.

Thank you for your compassion, your generosity, and your heart.