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Grandfather Seeks Support to Care for Granddaughters After Daughter's Tragic Death in Havana
Grandfather Seeks Support to Care for Granddaughters After Daughter's Tragic Death in Havana

Published on 8/22/2026

Mother Battling Leukemia and Her Son Endure Poverty in Las Tunas Amid Government Neglect
Mother Battling Leukemia and Her Son Endure Poverty in Las Tunas Amid Government Neglect

Published on 6/22/2026

Young Cuban Girl Dies of Leukemia While Awaiting Bone Marrow Transplant
Young Cuban Girl Dies of Leukemia While Awaiting Bone Marrow Transplant

Published on 5/21/2026

Mourning in Pinar del Río: Wife of Former Pitcher Yosvany Álvarez Urbay Passes Away
Mourning in Pinar del Río: Wife of Former Pitcher Yosvany Álvarez Urbay Passes Away

Published on 7/8/2025

Twenty Blood Donors Rally to Aid Young Cuban Woman Battling Leukemia
Twenty Blood Donors Rally to Aid Young Cuban Woman Battling Leukemia

Published on 1/10/2025

Help Sought for Five-Year-Old Cuban Girl Battling Leukemia
Help Sought for Five-Year-Old Cuban Girl Battling Leukemia

Published on 10/29/2024

Mother of Child with Cancer Describes Struggle to Leave Cuba for Treatment
Mother of Child with Cancer Describes Struggle to Leave Cuba for Treatment

Published on 10/26/2024

Cuban Government Labels Story of Leukemia-Stricken Child Awaiting U.S. Visa as "Manipulation"
Cuban Government Labels Story of Leukemia-Stricken Child Awaiting U.S. Visa as "Manipulation"

Published on 9/17/2024

Marco Rubio Secures Priority for Cuban Boy with Leukemia to Travel to the U.S.
Marco Rubio Secures Priority for Cuban Boy with Leukemia to Travel to the U.S.

Published on 9/9/2024

Cubana Reunites with Bone Marrow Donor Who Saved Her Life in the U.S.
Cubana Reunites with Bone Marrow Donor Who Saved Her Life in the U.S.

Published on 9/9/2024

Cuban Mother Urgently Requests Faster Immigration Process to the U.S. for Her Cancer-Stricken Child
Cuban Mother Urgently Requests Faster Immigration Process to the U.S. for Her Cancer-Stricken Child

Published on 8/22/2024