The Latin American child who lost his parents to covid in the United States receives international support

On his birthday, little Raiden asked, as his only wish, “that his parents were no longer angels,” said his maternal grandmother.

Raiden González, the 5-year-old Hispanic child from San Antonio, Texas who lost both parents to coronavirus, has received support from around the world and this Saturday 28-N is close to completing the $ 170,000 in donations.

The child lost his parents, Adán González III, 33, and Mariah Salinas, 29, over a four-month period to covid-19-related causes.

The last to die was Mariah, who died of the disease on 6 October. Raiden’s mother died 24 hours after being taken to hospital due to severe symptoms.

Rozie Salinas, Mariah’s mother, partly blames the speed of death on her daughter’s deteriorating mood following the death of her husband Adan on June 26.

“Maybe it was the sadness of losing her husband; she was very depressed,” Salinas, who now has custody of Raiden, told EFE.

The tragic story of the family made headlines in America, where a collaborative account was promoted to help the grandmother and baby.

Since last October, when the account on the GoFundMe platform was created, the child has also received messages of support and donations from Ireland, the United Kingdom and Italy.

The boy turned 5 on Sunday and his only wish was that “his parents weren’t angels anymore,” Salinas said.

As of this Saturday, the account has amassed $ 169,255 in donations from over 3,700 people.

The collection was aimed at raising $ 25,000 to help Salinas, 47, who lives alone with her grandson, pay for her daughter’s funeral and have some money to cope with the tragedy and see how she will grow up. nephew.

The United States faces a significant increase in daily coronavirus cases. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the country has already accumulated 13,155,569 and 265,394 deaths related to this disease.

Texas is the state with the highest number of cases with 1,207,243, followed by California with 1,185,576 positives, according to the university tally.

In the midst of her grief, Salinas advised not to let her guard down and “take the disease seriously”.

“Take precautions, wear masks, wash your hands often, do not go to parties, bars and discos. You never know where the disease will be”, insisted the boy’s grandmother.