ALBANY WOMAN PINES FOR RELATIVES.(MAIN)

Byline: CAILIN BROWN - Staff writer

In her 77 years, Esther Luna has had her share of pain.

Her son was murdered in her homeland of Puerto Rico, so she moved to New York City with her family. There her husband committed suicide. Then she moved to Albany to be close to another son, who is very sick.

Although she has been in New York state for 35 years, Luna speaks almost no English and depends on her son and a friend for translation.

She lives in the South End in a second-floor apartment with her sister, who rarely speaks, and a pet gerbil, some birds and fish. Esther Luna was referred to the Times Union Christmas Fund for the Elderly in …