Overview

• María Rosa Fugazot said she has been unable to cry over her son René’s death, describing herself as “dried up.”
• She recounted a six-month delay in diagnosing René’s bone cancer after doctors initially attributed his pain to a tear or fissure.
• Fugazot faulted long waits and high out-of-pocket costs for tests she paid for to avoid further delays in his diagnosis.
• Her granddaughter organized a fare­well ritual in which friends and family released drawings attached to balloons in René’s memory.
• Marcela Tauro became emotional on Intrusos as she marked the second anniversary of her mother Carmen Álvarez’s death.