A Cuban mother is asking for help for her nine-year-old son, who has been hospitalized for four months in the pediatric hospital of Centro Habana.
The minor's name is Bryan Daniel Valdés, and he suffers from a serious neurological disease known as Guillain-Barré syndrome, which left him paralyzed from the neck down in less than 72 hours, as well as transverse myelitis (another neurological disorder).
Her mother, Ana Vigoa, shared a video on her Facebook profile where she recounts that she has been without work all this time and has no resources to deal with the situation, which involves buying diapers and food for her son.
"The doctors tell me that this is quite a long process, that it could take more time, that it requires rehabilitation, because the child completely lost the ability to walk, everything... was bad," she said tearfully.
"At this moment, he is malnourished, lacking iron and vitamins, and the doctors tell me that when he leaves the hospital, the child will leave with a tracheostomy and a gastrostomy (a tube in the stomach for feeding) done," she detailed.
Ana added that once at home, the little one must have air conditioning, and she lives in a wooden house without conditions, in a town in Artemisa called Bahía Honda, "at the end of the world."
"So, what I ask is, please, help me in any way you can. I am fine with whatever you can provide; the help you give me is enough for me, because I am really desperate and I don't know what to do anymore. I have no way to get out; I can't take it anymore; I can't take it anymore, and seeing my son like this breaks me in half," she emphasized, distressed.
Cuban communicator Niover Licea shared a video on his social networks showing the humble home of Ana and her son, in which the poor condition of the roof and walls can be seen—although cleanliness and order are noticeable despite the poverty—yet it is not suitable for a child with such a serious illness.
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