In memory of Christopher Hernandez Vega

English

Hi, my name is Jerry Hernandez and I'm fundraising for Christopher Hernandez, my brother. He had a disability due to medical negligence on the day he was born (January 11, 2008), however, that didn't stop us from giving him love and happiness. We were with him 24/7 and we would apply for anything that would help him like therapy and special equipment. In August 2014, we were able to grant his wish of swimming with dolphins thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Around the Fall of 2021, he began to have episodes where he could not breathe and there were also times when he wouldn't make noise while having an episode, but we were with him at all times to observe and help him. However, with time we were able to help control them by raising and stretching his arms up and we believe that it allowed his lungs and heart to relax. We went to many specialists to figure out what the cause was and around the beginning of September, we went to see a cardiologist and we were told that the reason why he may be having the episodes was that his spine was going inwards and was putting pressure on his organs like lungs and heart and we were told that fixing his posture with a special vest could help. He was the best brother I could have ever wished for. He would give a smile to anyone he saw and brought happiness to many. He would sleep with me at night and would always hug me, reassuring me that if he was there, I could do anything. However, on the morning of October 29th, he was taken from us. I woke up and turned around to check on him but it was too late. He didn't have a pulse and wasn't breathing. His body was getting cold and was taken away from me and I couldn't help him. We called an ambulance and rushed him to a hospital, but it was too late, and were given the news no one wanted to hear. We think that the cause was a silent episode. Had I been awake I could've prevented this devastating pain we are feeling. We need help covering hospital and funeral costs.

We really don't have a goal in mind but anything helps.

Spanish

Hola, mi nombre es Jerry Hernández y estoy recaudando fondos para Christopher Hernández, mi hermano. Él tuvo una discapacidad por negligencia médica el día que nació (11 de enero de 2008), sin embargo, eso no nos impidió brindarle amor y felicidad. Estábamos con él las 24 horas del día, los 7 días de la semana y solicitaríamos cualquier cosa que pudiera ayudarlo, como terapia y equipo especial. En agosto de 2014 pudimos cumplir su deseo de nadar con delfines gracias a la Fundación Make-A-Wish. Alrededor del Otoño del 2021 comenzó a tener episodios donde no podía respirar y también había momentos en los que no hacía ruido mientras tenía un episodio, pero estábamos con él en todo momento para observarlo y ayudarlo. Sin embargo, con el tiempo pudimos ayudar a controlarlos levantando y estirando los brazos y creemos que eso permitió que sus pulmones y su corazón se relajaran. Fuimos a muchos especialistas para saber cuál era la causa y a principios de septiembre fuimos a ver a un cardiólogo y nos dijeron que la razón por la que podía estar teniendo los episodios era que su columna se iba hacia adentro y hacía presión en sus órganos como los pulmones y el corazón, y nos dijeron que puarreglar su postura con un chaleco especial podría ayudar. Era el mejor hermano que jamás hubiera deseado. Le daba una sonrisa a cualquiera que veía y traía felicidad a muchos. Dormía conmigo por las noches y siempre me abrazaba, asegurándome que si él estaba allí, podía hacer cualquier cosa. Sin embargo, en la mañana del 29 de octubre nos lo quitaron. Me desperté y me di la vuelta para ver cómo estaba, pero ya era demasiado tarde. No tenía pulso y no respiraba. Su cuerpo se estaba enfriando y me lo quitaron y no pude ayudarlo. Llamamos a una ambulancia y lo llevamos rápidamente a un hospital, pero ya era demasiado tarde y nos dieron la noticia que nadie quería escuchar. Pensamos que la causa fue un episodio silencioso. Si hubiera estado despierto podría haber evitado este dolor devastador que estamos sintiendo. Necesitamos ayuda para cubrir los gastos del hospital y funeral.

Realmente no tenemos una mente pero lo que sea ayuda.