Saving Emiliano

Life can change in the blink on an eye, and that’s what happened to us.

When you least expect it, you find yourself at a hospital, getting the worst news of your life: our small child, Emiliano, who is only two years and eight months old, has a brain tumor called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG). Up to this point, this type of tumor cannot be removed. No cure has been found,  given that no research protocol has been proved to be successful – although one might.

At this moment, the current treatment is limited to radiotherapy and traditional chemotherapy; any other procedure is merely a palliative care.

However, we found hope from the Boston Children Hospital. The Dana-Farber, Boston Children Hospital (BCH) is opening a new clinic protocol for DIPG.

We applied through their international department and GrandRounds; we appreciated it, we enjoyed it, we pictured ourselves there… we felt it was ours, but we never imagined that money would become an obstacle for our goal, because these wonderful news have an entry ticket that costs one million USD dollars.

One million USD dollars, must be raised almost immediately. One million USD dollars is keeping us apart from our goal –giving Emiliano the hope to live.



We are grateful for all your donations via gofundme. Please note donations are in Canadian Dollars 

Thanks a lot for your help!!!

Emiliano, Andrea y Josue