The Posada Emily will not longer be housing children and their families but Emily’s mission continues. Children with cancer who were formally treated at the National Cancer Institute of Paraguay will now be treated at a larger and better equipped hospital in Asuncion. The Posada will be used for palliative care or additional patient rooms. Manitos has started to join forces with the organization Renaci – RENACI , funded by singer Marc Anthony and his Paraguayan wife, Natalia Ferreira. They are invested in helping young cancer victims in Natalia’s native country and have a solid team on the ground to complete their mission including the director, Miguel Samudio and his mother, the oncologist Dr. Angelica Samudio at the Hospital de Clinica. The organization has built a children only wing in the hospital to allow children with cancer to have a playroom and a place to learn.
In our recent trip we were lucky enough to see our beloved Betty and her daugher Jacky