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Padre de una antigua paciente del St. Jude hace entrega de un donativo al hospital

 

Former Patient’s Father Gives Back to St. Jude

 

Por Vivian Fernández – LPL

 

MEMPHIS, TN (LPL) — Gabriel Castiblanco hizo entrega de un importante donativo de $2.080 al St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital el jueves, 4 de enero del 2018.

Dicho donativo representa el 50% de las ganancias del libro “Nuestra Vida en la Tierra del Tío Sam”, escrito por Castiblanco, quien espera seguir recaudando fondos con su obra literaria para el hospital infantil.

Castiblanco se encuentra profundamente agradecido con el St. Jude por haber curado a su hija, María Gabriela Castiblanco, quien fue diagnosticada con leucemia linfoblástica aguda en 1997. Su tratamiento duró 2 años y seis meses. Actualmente, María Gabriela tiene 32 años, está casada y tiene dos hijos.

 

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MEMPHIS, TN (LPL) — Gabriel Castiblanco gave an important donation of $2,080 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on Thursday, January 4, 2018.

This donation represents 50% of the proceeds of the book “Our Life in Uncle Sam’s Land,” written by Castiblanco, who also hopes to continue raising funds with his literary work for the children’s hospital.

Castiblanco is deeply grateful to St. Jude for saving his daughter’s life. María Gabriela Castiblanco was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 1997. Her treatment lasted 2 years and six months. Currently, María Gabriela is 32 years old, married and has two children.

 

* Photo Credit: Las fotos son cortesía del St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital./Photos are courtesy of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

 

Gabriel Castiblanco, an author who donates a portion of his book sales to SJ Thursday, January 4, 2018.

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