Karime Borja, Ecuadorian model and presenter known for being queen of Guayaquil in 2018, is going through difficult times after the death of her son Mateo when he was about to turn five. He had been in an induced coma for some time after suffering from cerebral ischemia caused by hypoxia suffered three years ago during a fateful accident in his swimming pool. The terrible news was announced on Tuesday, as Several Ecuadorian media outlets and even one of the nurses who took care of Karime’s son confirmed this..
This whole ordeal that lasted three years began in 2021, when little Mateo fell into a swimming pool and For 15 minutes he was without oxygen, causing irreparable damage to his brain that left him with a 90% disability.. Despite the rapid intervention of doctors and the immediate transfer to a medical center, his life was saved, but the damage has since conditioned his life, so he needed help for any type of activity and personal care 24 hours a day. In 2022, he was able to return home to his family, but the treatments he had to follow to try to improve his life were interspersed with visits to the hospital due to complications. Karime never gave up and tried to find all possible treatments for her son, which had a huge monetary cost, which is why she repeatedly asked her followers for help in money donation campaigns. According to what he had said on social networks, His intention was to take him to Mexico, where he hoped he would undergo treatment in which he had placed great hopes..
Even though she is focused on caring for her son, the former Miss also wanted to use her fame alert families about the importance of teaching children to swim from a young age, the way to avoid these types of accidents. He also created a podcast title Face to face with my worst nightmarewhere he recounted all the progress of his son’s health.
Daniela, the nurse who has been taking care of little Mateo in recent times, wanted to say goodbye to him with a tender post on Instagram in which she admits that at first she came to this job “full of fears, but I know that you entered mine to teach me day after day that with love everything is possible.” He also wanted to remember the “great moments lived” together.
“You were that little prince in my life, the one who gave me such pure love and filled me with happiness when he gave me roses. But God had a better plan for you, now you are his little angel… the most beautiful in heaven. Thank you for teaching us the true meaning of strength and resilience,” he lamented.
“I am happy to have been one of the lucky ones who could take care of you with so much love, I will always remember you here in the best way. See you in another life“, that’s how Mateo’s caregiver said goodbye to him for several days.
