Meet Cristina and Carlos, a married couple who care for sick children

[Michie]

After meeting with tragedy, this generous pair opened their homes and hearts to children in need.

Cristina and Carlos are a Catholic couple from Madrid who have a large family. Along the way, they’ve met tragedy, which opened their hearts to greater generosity.

Pedro, their eighth child, was born with malformations of the lungs, heart and brain, and had no eyes. “His life expectancy was very short and every day of life was a gift, and we lived it that way,” explains Cristina in a video (in Spanish) by the Infinity Plus One (“Infinito Más Uno”) Foundation.

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Meet Cristina and Carlos, a married couple who care for sick children

 

[NerdGirl]

This reminds me a bit of that elderly gentleman who takes in terminally ill children, and cares for them until they pass. What a heart.

 

[Michie]

This reminds me a bit of that elderly gentleman who takes in terminally ill children, and cares for them until they pass. What a heart.

God bless people that do this sort of thing. It has to be heartbreaking as much as it is fulfilling.

 

[NerdGirl]

They have extraordinary hearts, for sure. Capable of loving and grieving, over and over, without stopping or giving up.

 

[Michie]

They have extraordinary hearts, for sure. Capable of loving and grieving, over and over, without stopping or giving up.

It’s a gift to be sure.