Every year, the date brings back the echo of a blow that reconfigured her life forever. Facundo died from sudden infant death at six months old, while he was in the care of his grandparents and the cook was away on a work trip.
Far from approaching this anniversary in silence, the culinary entrepreneur decided to open her heart to her community. “Today is my special day and even as the years pass everything is relived,” she expressed on her social media, making clear that certain wounds do not disappear, but instead change shape with time.
The video and words of encouragement for those who suffer
Through a post that quickly filled with expressions of affection, the cook shared a video with a clear purpose of offering collective support. Her main intention was to lend an invisible hand to those facing similar tragedies.
“Today I wanted to share this video so that all who are going through such great pain have hope. It’s not easy, but you will be able,” she reflected, turning her own experience into a beacon for others walking through the same darkness.
What I would say to that mother from nineteen years ago
At the heart of her message, the host paused to think about the past, about that young mother who received the worst news of her life thousands of miles away. Far from leaning on clichés of instant strength, her stance was one of absolute empathy with her own suffering.
“If I could go back 19 years, I wouldn’t tell that Maru anything. I wouldn’t tell her to be strong, that everything passes. I wouldn’t tell her to be brave, because at that moment nothing happens,” she confessed with extreme honesty. Instead, she chose a silent and patient presence: “I would sit next to her and say only: ‘You will be able. Not today, but one day you will take a step, then another’“.
The promise of the future and the enduring memory
The cook’s narrative moves forward toward daily reconstruction that arrived slowly, amid pots, laughter, and the arrival of new children who widened the home. Life pressed on despite the irreparable pain.
“You’re going to cook again, to laugh loudly, to make plans. Your children will grow up, Juana and Ine will arrive, you will come to believe again. You will have a huge family and you will be very happy,” she projected in her open letter. And she closed with an unshakeable certainty, a statement that sums up her journey: “And no, you will not forget Facu“.
