Parents Denny Montero and Lorainne Licelot Gómez have set up a GoFundMe to collect the cash needed for an operation of their newborn baby girl Astrid Montero at the Boston Children’s Hospital. The baby requires sophisticated surgery. She was born with a congenital malformation of the heart and a missing kidney.
Contributions ranging from RD$200 to US$200 have been trickling in to reach US$77,000 of a US$250,000 goal. On Wednesday, 8 November 2017, after reading the story of the effort in the Listin Diario, Alexis Lantigua, in charge of social policies for the Presidency called in and promised RD$3 million (approximately US$61,000).
The family also says the US Consulate has issued the necessary visa for the child.
“You can’t imagine the people that have been calling in from all around the country”, said the mother, who now is hopeful her baby will have a chance.
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Listin Diario
9 November 2017
