Daughter's Birth Helps Save Life of Sudbury Family's Son
Resident Andres Trevino uprooted his family from Mexico to Boston, hoping to find a cure for his son Andy's mysterious illness.
March 14, 2004, is what Sudbury father Andres Trevino calls "the best day of my life." That was the day his oldest daughter Sophia was born. You may think, "How sweet to be so in love with your daughter," but the day has a more significant meaning. It was the day Sophia gave her older brother, Andy, the chance to live. The Trevinos are originally from Mexico and were living a happy life when Andy was born in May 1999. But soon after Andy's birth, parents Andres and Ana Paulina found Andy was getting sick often and at greater degrees: lots of life-threatening infections, which included diarrhea, pneumonia and blood and bone infections. Doctors in Mexico couldn't pinpoint the problem. Andy was put on a cocktail of medicines ("More than what …
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Paula Mackenzi
10:17 am on Tuesday, August 21, 2012
This is a GREAT story about a wonderful family! Thanks Rob!!! more ›