The mother and brother of the Cuban boy with acute lymphatic leukemia, who some time ago received a humanitarian visa to be treated at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, arrive in Miami.
The Cuban boy with leukemia, José Camilo Cateura, when he arrived in Miami in December, said it was his wish: “Right now, the only thing I want is for my mother and my brother be here with me,” he told the Times.
And that was his only request to Santa last Christmas, when he arrived in Miami on a humanitarian visa. José Camilo traveled with his father from Cuba to be treated for his acute lymphatic leukemia at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital.
Three months later, his wish came true, and this Friday Yudith and her eldest son Jean arrived, who could be the ideal candidate as a bone marrow donor.
Jean Cateura, the boy’s brother, clarifies that “the doctors said that I had one percent compatibility with my brother, and I am ready to donate my bone marrow”.
For months, José Camilo struggled with his illness in Cuba, but the medication he was given was no longer enough.
Now Yudith Díaz, the mother of José Camilo, says: “I am finally here in the United States, to support the treatment of my child who needs it so much”, although in the midst of her joy she does not deny anything: “I’m so scared of the bone marrow transplant that I didn’t dare ask what it was.”
Between home and hospital, José Camilo spent the last three months with special treatment, to maintain the remission of his bone marrow, and eventually perform the transplant.
“She came here with 80% of the disease in her marrow and here it got to 0%, thank God she never managed to get zero percent, bad cells,” says Judith.
“He was in very bad shape, there was nothing that could be done for him. José’s improvement has been noticeable since he began treatment at Nicklaus,” the family warned.
These longed-for accomplishments now give more hope to the family and this real-life Captain America joining forces to carry on.
“I came to save my brother, I always came trusting God,” says Jean. “And confident that José’s total recovery will be achieved,” remarks his mother Judith.