Update: Terminally Ill Queens Man Granted Final Wish
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A terminally ill Queens man is granted his dying wish to be reunited with his mother.
It was an emotional reunion between Walter Vergara and his mother, Elizabeth Prado Ocejo, at Elmhurst Hospital Saturday.
Vergara is battling terminal bone cancer and was diagnosed with AIDS in 1995. His mother, who lives in Peru, was twice denied a visa due to confusion over an overstayed visit several years ago.
Congressman Gary Ackerman later stepped in and contacted the U.S. embassy in Peru. Prado Ocejo was granted a visa within days.
"Happiness and thank you. I never thought it could happen but I had faith that we could try this last situation," said Vergara.
"I feel very, very happy to be next to my son, to touch him. I never thought it would happen I saw it very, very far away. I came here to give my son my love and care," said Prado Ocejo.
Prado Ocejo is planning to stay for a month.
Vergara, who became an American citizen 20 years ago, has no other family in the U.S.