Paula Duranthe 27-year-old Colombian mother who was diagnosed with terminal cancer and whose parents received a humanitarian visa from the United States to accompany her in her last days, died Tuesday in California, her husband, Sergio Vega, reported through Instagram.
The case of Paula Durán moved hundreds on social networks and was the subject of conversations between the authorities of Colombia and the United States.
The sad but anticipated death of this young Colombian mother living in California with her husband and three children occurred on Tuesday.
In a live broadcast on Instagram, Sergio Vega, her husband, told how his wife’s last moments were and spoke of the love that united them.
“I really ask you to have a lot of prayers for us, for your children,” Sergio said during his speech.
“Today we have a little angel who takes care of us more in heaven,” said Vega, who reported that Durán passed away at 3 in the afternoon in California: “The most beautiful thing is that he died in my arms. I hugged her and I was there until my last breath.
Durán’s health problems began last November when the woman, who was pregnant with her third child, felt ill. Initially, the couple thought the pain was due to the pregnancy.
However, the diagnosis was devastating: Durán, only 27 years old, was diagnosed with end-stage cancer.
“They operated on a part of a tumor in his head but it continues to grow,” Durán’s husband, Sergio Vega, told EFE in early January in an interview from his home in Concord, a northern California city.
After the diagnosis, the doctors induced labor at 34 weeks of pregnancy and Durán gave birth to her third child, Juan José Vega Durán, at the end of last November. The child is in good health.
The doctors tried to find a way to save Durán’s life, but their efforts were in vain.
A few weeks ago, Paula Durán’s parents were able to travel to the United States to accompany their daughter in her last days of life. “Today Paula’s parents were here saying goodbye to her from this earthly kingdom. Thank you, really thank you,” Vega said after thanking all the people who supported them.
Colombian congresswoman Saray Robayo Bechara, who accompanied Durán’s family in the process and advocated her case, mourned the young woman’s death.
“It is with great sadness that I receive the news of the death of Paula Durán, the young Colombian mother who was fighting to survive terminal cancer and who was able to reunite with her parents last Thursday. To her husband, parents and little children, all my love and solidarity. Rest in Peace, ”Robayo wrote on his Twitter account.
Vega said that they arrived in the United States eight months ago to seek a better life and shortly after began the “tough battle” against terminal cancer. who was diagnosed in November of last year.
Her parents were able to accompany her because they received a humanitarian visa that allowed them to travel to the United States.
The humanitarian visa, also known as a parole or humanitarian permit, is an option for those who have an urgent humanitarian or public interest reason to temporarily remain in the US.