Family of young Cuban woman in coma in Miami hospital asks for help

The Cuban activist Yamilka Lafita, known on social networks as Lara Crofs, requested aid this Monday for the family of Flavia, a former university student who is in a coma at Kendall Hospital, in the city of Miami.

The parents of the young woman, elderly and residents of the town of Hershey, in the municipality of Santa Cruz del Norte, province of Mayabeque, They oppose the medical recommendation to disconnect it, explained the activist in Facebook.

“I really don't know what happened to her for her to end up like this,” explained Lafita on the social network, who also pointed out that the girl's parents “are going through a difficult situation”.

Finally, the activist shared the link to the open fundraising to help Flavia's family in GoFundMe.

According to the information published on that platform, Flavia experienced a severe headache at his workplace on March 22, resulting in a fall to the ground and loss of vision.

An ambulance took her to the hospital, where she was placed in a induced coma, explained the young woman's cousin in GoFundMe.

After examining the girl, brain scans showed that she had a ruptured aneurysm with level five bleeding.

Since then, Flavia has undergone several life-saving procedures, including brain drains, the insertion of a brain catheter, and removal of the upper front part of her skull.

According to the platform, as a result of the aneurysm, the girl has experienced strokes and brain spasms, in addition to being affected by infections on several occasions.

As of this Monday, $9,114 of the $10,000 set as a goal for the young woman's recovery has been raised, according to her family's request.

Recently, the activist herself Lara Crofs started on the Internet a campaign to obtain a humanitarian visa for Thiago Fernando, a child who suffers from a degenerative disease for which there is no treatment in Cuba.

Lara, who led the campaign that allowed the departure for Spain of the girl Amanda Lemus Ortiz to undergo a liver transplant, has now begun a similar action for this nine-year-old boy who suffers from Duchenne syndrome (muscular dystrophy that worsens rapidly).