I noticed comments were disabled on your latest post, but I thought some on this site might appreciate an open thread to send you our wishes and thoughts.
As someone with two elderly grandmothers (or really anyone with loved ones) can attest, they gave us our parents and occupy a special place in our lives. I can only hope that Eli has the opportunity to meet her, as meeting her great-grandmother is an experience that will last her whole life, even if her memory of the moment is fuzzy and supplemented by her parents reminders.
I have no doubt she is proud of you, what you've done and who you have become. Of your family, your career and your service to your country (even if her's is still El Salvador) both in uniform and in civilian life.
We will miss you while you are away, and look forward to your return, but understand and expect you to take as much time away as you feel appropriate and necessary. The political world will continue...