The story began on December 15, 2025, when Yoselin López, an artisan from San
Antonio Aguas Calientes, was admitted to Nasir Hospital for the birth of her son.
What should have been a moment of pure joy quickly became a fight for survival.
During a cesarean section, Yoselin experienced a 50% placental abruption—a
life-threatening complication. Her newborn son arrived weighing 6 pounds, 8
ounces, but he faced an uphill battle from his very first breath. He was
diagnosed with neonatal sepsis, a central nervous system infection, neonatal
asphyxia, and a grade I intraventricular hemorrhage.
For the next two weeks, the medical and nursing staff at Nasir Hospital worked
without rest. While the team monitored vitals and administered specialized care,
the father, Samuel López, waited, watched, and hoped. Time no longer moved in
hours, but in breaths.
He walked these halls with fear lodged firmly in his throat as days blurred into
nights. During those long hours, the medical team did what they do every day:
monitoring, reassuring, and staying present. To them, it was their daily mission; to
Samuel, it was everything.
He watched the hospital windows glow through the darkness, seeing them as
beacons of safety in a world that suddenly felt fragile. When he later sat down
to paint, he captured that time with remarkable honesty. In his work, the hospital
building stands calm and welcoming. The windows shine with a warm, golden
glow—steady, gentle, and unafraid of the darkness outside.
The scene is not dramatic or heroic. Instead, it reflects pure humanity, a symbol
of strength, compassion, and safety. It looks like a place that holds together
when you need it most.
For Samuel López, those lights were the only thing keeping the darkness at bay
while his newborn son fought for his life in our ICU.