Family rallies around Lexington High School students brain cancer battle

LEXINGTON, Neb. In 2002 a work visa allowed Osvaldo Vallejo passage into the United States, he settled in Elkton, Md., where he took up construction work doing drywall installation.

Vallejos family consists of with wife Rosa Corona, 14-year-old daughter Veronica Vallejo-Corona and 15-year old son Bryan and younger daughter Ariana, were forced to move in search of better job prospects after the economic crash in 2008 left Osvaldo without work.

After five years living in Lexington, the family has settled into life in Nebraska. They attend St. Anns Catholic Church and Osvaldo works at the meat processing plant in Gibbon.

We like it here, at first it was difficult. Both of us are starting to prosper, Osvaldo works the most, I got a part-time job, Rosa said in Spanish.

Then last summer, Veronica, currently a 14-year old freshman at Lexington High School, began to have convulsions, Rosa said.

They did tests, they found out it was a tumor, they operated in July. It was cancer, Rosa said. The health hardships often leaves Veronica tired when she returns to Lexington from her chemotherapy treatments in Omaha she goes to school when she feels well.

Every two weeks Veronica undergoes chemotherapy treatments in Omaha, a necessity that has forced Rosa to stay at home more and work less.

They are very difficult and heavy days, when Veronica undergoes chemotherapy, Rosa said pointing out that her daughter undergoes two different types of chemotherapy treatments.

Veronicas strength and bright attitude is something that amazes and gives the family strength, Rosa said.

She is very strong, is very positive. It is something that gives us strength. Only people going through that can understand this, Rosa said.

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Family rallies around Lexington High School students brain cancer battle