14/03/2024
updates from the GoFundMe (newest to oldest):
March 9th, 2024 - by Danielle Lattuga, Organizer
Hello Everyone,
Though my updates become less frequent, the continuing donations, individual messages and conversations keep Eva and her family ever present in our hearts. The hope I wrote about in my last update has not diminished, although there is not much information to share, as you probably know.
Dave and the kids continue to feel supported--a support that has been profound and really moving to witness. Thank you all for being part of it.
I woke up this morning thinking about how events like this, in our lives, can turn the mundane into something precious. I have a tub of fabric--yards and scraps that I use somewhat infrequently. Not long ago, I cracked it open, because I have a wool sweater that needs patching, and I knew I had wool scraps in there. I had forgotten that many of them were from sweaters Eva had given to me when she realized I might be able to make use of them. When I pulled them out of the tub, a whole flush of memories from the brief time we were neighbors came back to me. And I wished with all the breath in that moment, that she was smiling right in front of me. But also, I found her there, just in that moment. All of a sudden, a scrap of wool meant a lot more. It was always apparent to me that Dave and Eva are resourceful people and are not the type of folks to let things go to waste. Now I've got a sweater stitched up with wool Eva saved for some purpose. I would trade it and all the clothes on my back if it would bring her home. But I know that isn't how this works. So, I will take these memories--these wool patches--and relish what may seem ordinary or mundane. I will keep asking, "what is most precious in front of me, right now?" and of course, I will treasure the ways and the moments in which I can find Eva as time continues to roll on and the path unfurls. In this way, I feel that I am still holding hope for her and keeping a flame lit that will guide her to us, or us to answers. I hope each of you is finding your own way of keeping the flame lit.
We are glad there is still news coverage happening. The Missoulian just ran an article--for those of you who subscribe. Also, there will be a piece from News Nation coming out on March 21st.
Your donations, thoughts, and support are helping Dave and the kids and I know it is making a difference for them. Thank you so very much.
February 20th, 2024 by Danielle Lattuga, Organizer
Hello Everyone,
As you might imagine, I keep hoping that I will have some news or update about Eva, every time I sit down to write to you. I am sure many of you wish the same. But, instead of focusing on what I can't tell you, I will focus on the one word I just wrote: hoping.
Hope is never futile and is often what helps people to put one foot in front of the other. So, even though I have no new information or insight as to where Eva might be, I continue to hold hope, not just for Eva, but for every one of us. When Eva walked out of her home, nearly two months ago, her path and that of her family's, was forever altered. Regardless of the outcome, regardless of all that is still being done to try and locate her, those of us who have been touched by Eva and Dave in our own lives, are each still trying to walk our own paths--and the hope that we share and give to each other, is part of what keeps us all going--in the face of this circumstance, and any other circumstances that arise to challenge us.
I imagine that many of us have run through endless scenarios in our minds, and many of those scenarios don't feel very hopeful. That's human and understandable, but it doesn't mean that all hope is lost. And it is in those places that I look for other aspects of this I can put my hope in--or where I can find it. Each one of you has given me hope by taking action to support Eva and her family. And by taking action, you are showing hope in some sort of light, some sort of peaceful outcome, or simply in our ability to support each other and ease each other's burdens. So, thank you. Please continue to hold hope for Dave and Eva and the kids in whatever way you can. And make sure you give a little of that to yourselves.
Efforts to find Eva are ongoing--and another dog search is being planned. Dave and the kids are doing the best they can --trying to find some semblance of normal in a time of upheaval. Your support and donations have certainly eased some of that.
If you are willing and able, please continue to share this link. Also, one donor asked about making multiple donations--no pressure whatsoever, but if you are able and willing to donate again, please feel free. It is all profoundly appreciated.
Hope is here, in each of our hands. Thank you for helping each other along.
February 8th, 2024 - by Danielle Lattuga, Organizer
Hello Everyone,
Time marches on and still, for many of us, our hearts are tethered in place where we last saw Eva. While the search continues, we hold hope that some thread of information will surface that will lead us to answers. Please continue to hold Eva and her family in your present day--to think of them and to hope for them.
Dave and the kids are still feeling support from everyone, while they also walk the reality of these days so different from before.
Thank you for the support you have shown so far and I hope it brings you comfort to know that it absolutely has made a difference by helping to provide resources for navigating this baffling and painful time.
If you are compelled, please continue to share this page. And always, please tend to your own well-being, hug often and find the beauty in front of you. With love and gratitude . . .
