Child who went through
hell is still with us!
Eduardo battles a rare childhood disease
Family appeals for help
"We almost lost Eduardo Last Tuesday night. This child is fighting with all his heart, and I am sure, those who have been following this story, Eduardo knows you are with him, too." said Tim Paynter, an attorney in Denver, Colorado.
Paynter was talking about Eduardo Salazar Rivera an11 year old child, who contracted a rare disease which strikes mostly children called HLH syndrome. Fortunately, Eduardo has what is known as SHLH, which means the illness came on after or is secondary to an infection, likely the Epstein Barr virus. Victims of HLH usually die within 2 months after onset without medical treatment.
"You can imagine how the parents must feel!"
"HlH is an illness similar to cancer and more specifically like leukemia, but is neither cancer nor leukemia." said Paynter. "They treat it the same way as cancer and leukemia, they us chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant."
You have to be lucky to get a bone marrow transplant and chemotherapy in Mexico according to Paynter. Eduardo comes from a poor family in sleepy Villa Union, Durango, Mexico. The idea of paying for sophisticated treatment costing in excess of $500,000 is not within the means of a humble family.
"You can imagine how the parents must feel", Paynter noted. "What parent does not grieve when he cannot give his child what he needs. It must be very difficult when that which you cannot give means life or death for the child."
Paynter said the would-be soccer star has had a large portion of his intestine removed.n
"They said the entire intestine was removed" Paynter said. "There is a language barrier, so I am not sure if it was the entire intestine or just the entire upper intestine."
"We needed the help of influential people like Univision, like Piolin Por La Manana"
Friends of the Salazar family were optimistic they could bring Eduardo to one of the few clinics that specialize in HLH in the U.S. Erin Kennedy, from Castle Rock Colorado, also a good friend of the Salazar's, was checking out preparations.
"We could not come up with the money to be able to help Eduardo."
"We needed the help of influential people for that, like Univision, Piolin Por La Manana, that kind of clout." Paynter said.
"It is more than just money. We need muscles to help fast tracking immigration, we kneed an aircraft to get Eduardo to the hospital fast. These are the kind of things wealthy media company's have access to."
"If you don't have cash then send something you don't want!"
"We are praying for this child of Mexico." Erin Kennedy said. "God has his plan for Eduardo. We hope it is for this bright child to remain around for awhile.!"
Paynter and Kennedy are accepting donations of cash and of things to be sold on the Internet.
"If you don't have money then send something you don't want anymore and we will sell it on eBay!" Paynter said.
Cash should be sent to
Tim Paynter
Trust account
Attorney at Law
120 South Kalamath St.
Denver, Co., 80223
Gifts should be sent to
Tim Paynter
Attorney at Law
120 South Kalamath St.
Denver, CO., 80223
"We are not trying to save every child's life, although we would like to. We are trying to save Eduardo. Won't you be a part of it?"
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