The mother of the girl Érika Sabrina, Neldis Maceo Cabrera, responded firmly to those who have criticized her family's decision to make public the pleas for help for the minor, a girl from Granma with an irreversible illness.
In a message posted on , the woman made it clear that she does not intend to remain silent or submit to others' judgments while the child's life depends on solidarity and not on a healthcare system that should protect her.
"The day I stop fighting for these three people, the world will come to an end," Neldis wrote. "No one's opinion matters to me. They are my daughters, and I will do whatever it takes for their well-being."
In response to the attacks and the accusation of manipulating the case by publicly denouncing the dire health situation, she replied candidly: "I wipe my… with the opinions of mediocre people. I will never be silenced about something that isn't right and affects my girls. Worm… for speaking the truth… with great pride!"
His message concluded with a thought that shakes: "When you're in my position, which I wouldn’t wish on anyone, then you can tell me something. When you’ve spent just five minutes in my shoes, you won’t talk so much crap."
A medication is requested: "Every minute counts."
As the family faces attacks on social media, another post on raised concerns again regarding the delicate situation of the girl.
From Miami, Cuban activist Idelisa Diasniurka Salcedo Verdecia has made an urgent plea: a medication is urgently needed for the girl Érika, who is now at her home in Mabay, Granma.
"Family, we urgently need a medication for Erika. In the comments, I will specify exactly which one it is, to avoid any confusion," she posted.
In his message, he emphasized that speed is vital.
"If anyone has, knows someone who can get it, or knows where it is being sold, please reach out immediately. Every minute counts. Let’s help this girl, because health cannot wait. It is necessary to prevent her from having a seizure."
A story marked by solidarity... and by the absence of government
Érika's situation came to light last week when her family pleaded for something as basic as an ambulance that would allow her to fulfill her last wish: to return home alongside her sisters.
The doctors at the Juan Manuel Márquez Children's Hospital in Havana were clear: there is no possible treatment for his condition—complex arteriovenous malformations—an irreversible pathology that poses a high risk of bleeding, seizures, neurological deterioration, and extreme pain.
The girl was given a devastating prognosis: "there is nothing more that can be done." All that was left was to accompany her in her simplest and most human desire: to die surrounded by her family.
But to take her home, an ambulance with specialized personnel and equipment was required, which the State did not provide, despite its propaganda about a "free and universal" system.
The family reported that they could wait for up to a month, a time that the minor probably did not have.
It was then that the activist Diasniurka Salcedo, from Miami, offered to pay for a private ambulance. "The regime does not guarantee the ambulance," she warned.
And after that public denunciation, the government responded not with assistance, but by punishing the mother: they cut off her access to the Internet, leaving her isolated.
"It takes a lot of shamelessness to leave a mother cut off from communication when all she asks for is humanity," denounced the activist.
A transfer achieved by the people, not the government
Finally, thanks to donations and public pressure, the girl was able to return home.
She was welcomed with balloons, gifts, and an impromptu party organized by neighbors who wanted to give her a moment of joy amidst so much pain.
"To want is to be able," her mother wrote after the move. "Mothers, staying silent does not make you brave; it makes you cowards."
The struggle of this family has revealed a reality that contradicts the official narrative: while the government celebrates its healthcare system abroad, in Cuba a terminally ill girl cannot go home without private assistance, without donations, and without facing reprisals.
Today, the little one remains at home, surrounded by love. But her health depends on a medication that must once again be obtained through Facebook, rather than through a healthcare system that claims to "leave no one behind."
And the mother responds to those who point fingers at her, because for her, fighting is not an option: it is the only thing she has left.
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