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Isabel Veloso's Father Says Doctors Lack Answers, Voices Regret Over Transplant

Family reports graft-versus-host disease with severe infections after a bone marrow transplant.

Overview

  • The 18-year-old remains in intensive care at Hospital Erasto Gaertner in Curitiba in a delicate condition.
  • In a Jan. 3 post, Joelson Veloso described uncertainty in her treatment and said the family is facing harsh consequences.
  • He cited graft rejection, known as graft-versus-host disease, alongside severe post-transplant infections as the drivers of her deterioration.
  • Earlier updates said she was extubated and regained consciousness after 21 days in a coma during her weeks-long hospitalization.
  • Despite the setback, he affirmed continued faith in her recovery, saying the family keeps believing in the impossible.