A young Cuban mother identified as Karina Madelin Ricardo Vera has gone to social networks to request a humanitarian visa so that her son, little Álvaro Cárdenas Ricardo, can travel abroad and receive medical treatment for his rare illness.
According to a publication shared by the user, the minor, only 3 years old, suffers from congenital arthrogryposis multiplex, a disease that manifests itself with joint contractures present from birth.
The rare condition also causes other serious complications for the child, including static encephalopathy, cerebral and cerebellar cortical atrophy associated with hydrocephalus.
As usually happens in these cases, the self-proclaimed medical power, which is dealing with a shortage of medicines and medical supplies, cannot care for the minor, so their only option is to travel abroad to receive the care they need.
“My name is Karina Madelin Ricardo Vera, I am the mother of Álvaro Cárdenas Ricardo, 3 years old, and I write desperately from Cuba because my son, at his young age, suffers from the following health problems,” begins the publication, which proceeds to List the problems that the minor suffers.
The woman pointed out that it is very difficult for her son to receive adequate care on the Island, since the disease he suffers from is too rare.
“Sadly, here in Cuba there are no behaviors to follow, and the surgeries so necessary to correct his deformities so that he can walk cannot be performed,” he adds, pointing out that the most innovative treatments to treat these pathologies are also outside his control. scope.
The mother made it clear that the Island does not have the resources or the specialists to treat the conditions that affect her son, so she is asking for a humanitarian visa so that he can leave the country in search of hospitals where he can be helped.
“In Cuba there are no medical supplies or conditions, we still have time to perform these very important procedures so that the child obtains better quality of health.”
The hurt mother assures that the most difficult thing about the situation is seeing how her health deteriorates with each passing day.
“I, as a mother, suffer painfully with each passing day, seeing how the only thing you have in the world is fighting so hard for his life, as a warrior that he is. His little body is deforming and deteriorating more every day, without being able to do anything in his country,” she emphasizes.
Finally, she urged anyone who could help her with this difficult procedure to contact her, as she does not plan to stop until her son can fly to the United States for treatment.
“Please, I ask for help to be able to process a humanitarian visa, or for a hospital in the United States to agree to treat him. Thank you very much, my phone number is 5354796045,” concludes the post, which was accompanied by a video showing the minor and his constant trips to the hospital.
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