Last night we told you about the 5 year old student from Stella Maris Veronica Cal. She died on Wednesday morning from what looked like a case of meningitis. Well, the post mortem was done today and it has been confirmed. We spoke to her father Mario Cal today and he told us that it all started last Thursday night when she first vomited. Veronica suffered throughout the weekend - not being able to eat or much less hold down any fluids. Cal told us that they gave her Tylenol to try and ease the symptoms but it only got worse. That is when they rushed Veronica to the emergency room at the KHMH on Sunday afternoon. While the family had hopes for her to recover, Veronica died on Wednesday morning at 9:08. Now the family is left with more questions than answers as to why their child died.
Mario Cal, Father of Veronica Cal
"So early in the morning Wednesday, because I can't sleep the whole night but I have my phone beside me. I think when I looked at the sofa, I think I fell asleep right there. When I heard my phone ringing, I hurriedly answered it 'what?' The person said, 'the baby is dying the machine went down'. What I said ill hurry call my son and things like that and hurry send my son. I hurriedly took a shower then went. When I arrived, the baby came back. But you know, I stayed right there, they didn't let us go in and see the baby. I saw the doctor rushing, and about 5 minutes after that same thing again. They tried to fight for her life again but it didn't come back."
Reporter
"What did you the doctors tell you?"
Mario Cal, Father of Veronica Cal
"They didn't tell me anything because I didn't know, that's why I tried to ask them what caused it but they didn't want to tell me. Yea that's why I tried to say to myself I want to know what exactly where she got it. She pulled my hand and showed me the paper work that she did at school. She was trying to show me signs but I didn't understand her. But I saw that she could have drawn, she could have written well already. So I said to my girl, this girl is very, she have good brains."
Reporter
"She helped around the house as well right?"
Mario Cal, Father of Veronica Cal
"Yes, when her mom is washing dishes, she goes to pull a chair and pushes her mom to say she will do the work but like a big girl."
Veronica was deaf and mute. She was the youngest child out of 5. We also spoke with Dr. Marvin Manzanero, the Interim Head of the Epidemiology Unit and he told us that Veronica could have gotten that bacterial infection from anywhere - it is hard to tell but he says that it's all about proper hygiene and taking precaution.
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