Last week the story of Camila Gomez, mother of Thomas Rossa little boy who suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and who is hiking from Ancud to La Monedain Santiago, to pay for his son’s illness.
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The young mother, who has already been walking along Route 5 South for a week, will travel a total distance of around 1,300 kilometers. This, in order to get financial help in order to buy a millionaire medicine for Tomás5 years old.
“Before starting the walk I had a response from Ministry of Health about what There was no administrative mechanism to pay for a medication abroadbut they also didn’t give me any alternative of what to do to heal my son,” he explained to T13.
Solidarity crusade for Tomás Ross
In March 2023, after a genetic test in the United States, the little boy was diagnosed with strange disease degenerative. And to avoid being prostrate, needs the drug ‘Elevidys’ which costs $3.5 billion and is only administered in the United States.
Until now, through solidarity crusades, the family has managed to raise $770,874,956, out of a total goal of $3.5 billion. “We are excited to show you this calculation! Thanks to you we are going to achieve it. We will reach those million people who can donate 3,500 pesos,” said Gómez.
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