Lidesy Morales' Cuban citizen has just arrived in Miami with her eight-year-old daughter, Wendy Mesa Morales, who suffers from kidney cancer, just four days ago. An acquaintance sponsored them and it arrived in just two months. The trip also took place in four days. A "miracle," acknowledges the mother, who has already had conversations with Miami Children's Hospital, where the little girl will be treated.
To cover the expenses, the family is raising the necessary money to afford the treatment, and in just 48 hours, they have raised 5,682 dollars out of the 200,000 set as a goal. The first 100 donors are mainly from the Facebook group 'We are all Placetas,' managed by the Cuban activist Yaquelín Abreu, who is very committed to her people, as well as to the freedom of Cuba.
Wendy Mesa Morales, the girl who is suffering from cancer, wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up, and the Placetas residents settled in the United States have come together to help the family because if the beginnings are tough for everyone who migrates, they will be even tougher for a couple looking towards the future "with hope," but who knows that now it is time to fight for a treatment that will restore their daughter's health.
In the beginning, Wendy's parents are residing in the house of an acquaintance in Miami. Wander Mesa, the eldest son, had arrived in the United States a year ago. Two months after settling in Jacksonville, his mom informed him that his little sister had been diagnosed with cancer in Cuba. The news hit him with all the weight that bad news coming from Cuba carries.
But finally, there is hope for the girl to be treated at the Children's Hospital as soon as possible, and for this, the family entrusts themselves to the generosity of Cubans. It doesn't matter if it's one dollar, or two, or however many. Every little bit counts. If all Cuban expatriates donate a dollar, she will be able to receive the treatment she needs.
We have faith that in the United States the girl will be cured and able to fulfill her dreams of becoming a veterinarian. Together we can make her dreams come true," says a section of the text shared on Gofundme to raise funds to pay for the treatment. (You can collaborate with the family by clicking here.)
For Lidesmy Morales, the mother of the little girl, now the important thing is that the family is united, once again. And she experienced that emotional and intense moment on Sunday at the airport when she hugged her son again, who had emigrated a year ago.
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