There is still a spark of life in Maria’s eyes — she holds tightly to the thread of hope. Soft-spoken and pure-hearted, this innocent girl has spent her life in the shadow of orphanhood with patience and courage. Today, she is battling a dangerous illness — SLE (Autoimmune Disease) — that is affecting nearly every part of her body. Sadly, one of her kidneys has already stopped functioning.
Fighting Cancer, Losing Everything
In his helplessness, others took over his shops. Deemed incurable, his family abandoned him—leaving only an elderly mother by his side.

