Seven-year-old Valentina Romero’s week started differently than usual. When her father, Adrián Romero, returned home from a business trip, he found his daughter in pain and visibly upset.
Valentina had been staying with her mother under a shared custody arrangement, and her mother had left shortly before Adrián arrived. Sitting on the edge of her bed, Valentina spoke quietly about discomfort in her back.
“My back really hurts,” she said, tears forming. “Mom said it was an accident, but I can’t sleep on it.”
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