“My girl’s mother told me they were going to the mountains for about four days. She said not to panic if I couldn’t reach them,” Carlos explained. At the time, nothing seemed unusual. But a few days later, he received a call that would change everything.

Hospitalization and Decline

On September 15, Carlos learned his daughter had been hospitalized at Clínica Santa María in serious condition. When he arrived, Paloma Nicole was in an induced coma and intubated after suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest that severely affected her brain.

Doctors worked to stabilize her. By September 19, they noticed signs of improvement—she moved her hand