Little Vanessa Alfonso, a Cuban girl who was only seven years old, managed to beat cancer after traveling to the United States to receive professional treatment with the help of a humanitarian visa.
The news was confirmed by Cuban-American congresswoman María Elvira Salazar, who intervened a year ago after the girl’s family requested help. The minor’s parents indicated on that occasion that the treatment required by the girl was not available in Cuba, so they needed to leave the country.
“We helped the girl Vanessa a year ago with a humanitarian visa to treat her cancer. In Cuba she had been told that they did not have a solution. Today Vanessa is healthy. It’s because of things like this that I feel so proud to be a Congressman. All the sacrifices in Congress turn roses. Glory to God! “Said the congresswoman on her social networks.
The girl not only received help from the Republican, who expedited the humanitarian visa process, but also from the immigration authorities of the Joe Biden administration, which had the final vote when deciding whether the minor could travel to the United States. .
Jennifer Lupiañez, mother of little Vanessa, said that her daughter had received specialized treatment in the United States at no cost.
The woman clarified that this surprised them, since the propaganda of the self-proclaimed medical power had sold a different image about the United States.
“We were always made to believe in Cuba that in the US, anyone who got sick and had no money would die. “My girl received her million-dollar treatment totally free,” the woman told the news outlet. Radio Marti.
The little girl had a Wilms tumor, a cyst that appears when cells in the body begin to grow uncontrollably. This has the potential to develop into any type of cancer, which is why it needed to be removed.
The tumor was removed on the Island, where a kidney was also removed, however, this treatment only had a 50% chance of working, which left the family without hope.
Vanessa’s father, Yansey Alfonso, stated that they went through a lot of difficulty ensuring that his daughter got adequate food on the Island, even when they had the money to buy things.
Now, the little girl is taking classes at a school in the US, where she plans to follow her dreams of becoming a dancer.
