She continued to say that the pain of losing Aless made her even more protective of her granddaughter. “Now, I have many more fears, especially with Anita. My fears now are greater than when I had Aless,” she confessed.

The announcement of Anita’s birth by surrogacy was met with surprise and controversy in Spain, where surrogacy is illegal. While adoption of foreign-born children is permitted, surrogacy itself is not. Anita was born in the United States via surrogate, and after her birth, Ana legally adopted her, which made her the child’s legal guardian.

Reflecting on the emotional toll of losing Aless, Ana has been open about how his death affected her deeply. She said she felt as though she had “died for three years” after losing her son. “But then Anita’s arrival resurrected me,” Ana admitted, speaking of how the baby gave her a new sense of purpose and joy.

In an interview marking Anita’s second birthday in March 2024, Ana shared how bittersweet her new life is. “I know I’ll never feel the happiness I had when Aless was with me again,” she said. “That pain will never go away. You don’t ever truly get over the death of a child, and you don’t just accept it. You eventually come to terms with the fact that you’ll never be able to accept their departure.”

But Ana also acknowledged that despite the overwhelming grief, Anita has helped fill the emptiness left by Aless. “Anita now fills my days,” she said. “I was dead for three years from Aless’ death until Anita was born. Life, once again, feels like a breath of fresh air.”