By Laura Botero | Project Leader
Alejandro is a 21-month-old boy who lives in Barranquilla, a city located in the Atlantic region of Colombia. His mother describes him as a very intelligent, cheerful and very loving child.
This child was diagnosed at 11 months of age with bilateral retinoblastoma, an eye cancer that begins in the retina, the photosensitive lining inside the eye, and affects mainly young children. It all started when his mother noticed a slight deviation in his left eye and decided to consult an ophthalmologist, who recommended that he visit our Children's Hospital San Vicente Fundación, and the Retinoblastoma program to treat this little one's disease.
This is how Alejandro and Andrea, his mother, traveled to our Hospital to start treatment. The ophthalmologists and medical team at the hospital have been aware of the entire recovery process. Alejandro has received intraarterial chemotherapy, intravitreal chemotherapy and in his left eye he was enucleated, since this eye is the most affected.
Andrea is very happy for the recovery of her little son and affirms that: “The whole process has been excellent and I can only thank God and this wonderful Hospital that gave us life and hope to return with all the latest technology treatments that we have for this type of the illness. "
Alejandro is a child who benefited from the care of our Hospital and our specialists. To continue helping children like Alejandro, you can contribute to our program and allow more children like him to benefit.
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