TUESDAY MAY 15, 2019 

This morning, at 9.56 am, me and my grandchildren landed at Landvetter Airport, Gothenburg, Sweden! 

There are so many people I would like to thank in person. You are all equally important! 

Thank you everyone – the sea of ​​people who have supported me from the very beginning – I am eternally grateful. 

 My grandchildren are all well and happy to be back in their home country, Sweden. I thank each and everyone of you who made this possible. 

The government, the consulate, the public and the police who, with enormous respect and care, have helped us in Iraq, Germany and Sweden. 

I am so grateful to all of you who gave me financial help and encouragement. Without you, we wouldn't be where we are today. We live in hope. 

My grandchildren are being well cared for by supportive professional social workers, preparing them to live a life as a free citizen! I can now only wish and work for the freedom and repatriation of all the other children held in Syria. 

I love you all endlessly! 

Patricio Galvez


En español:

Esta mañana a las 9:56 de la mañana llegamos mis nietos y yo al aeropuerto Landvetter de Gotemburgo, Suecia!

Son miles los saludos y no podre agradecer a cada uno de ellos. Todos igualmentes importantes. Por eso quiero de esta forma agradecer a todo este mar de gente que me apoyado desde el primer dia. Estoy eternamente agradecido. Mis nietos están todos súper bien y felices de estar devuelta en su casa, Suecia! 

Agradezco a cada uno de ellos que han hecho esto posible. A nivel de estado, consular, empleados públicos y policiales que con tanto respeto y cuidado nos ayudaron tanto en Irak, Alemania y en Suecia. Agradezco infinitamente a todos Uds q dieron colaboración económica y de aliento. Sin Uds nada seria lo que hoy es: Felicidad & Esperanza. 

Ya mis nietos están de vuelta siendo atendidos por maravillosas asistentes de la comuna para prepararlos a enfrentar este gran reto de ser libre y un ejemplar ciudadano!
Ahora solo me queda desear y trabajar por la Libertad y repatriación de todos los otros niños retenidos en Siria. 

Los quiero y amo infinitamente a todos!

Patricio Galvez


TUESDAY MAY 7, 2019

Finally! The children are on their way back to Sweden! 

They are currently in Erbil, in the Kurdistan Region and have been united with their grandfather Patricio.
His first priority was to ensure that the children got medical care. They are all a little bit sick, some of them have fever and coughs but  there are no critical conditions anymore. They are now waiting to get all the papers in orders to go to Gothenburg, Sweden.


ABOUT ME 

My name is Patricio Galvez and I am a Chilean / Swedish freelance musician living in Gothenburg Sweden. I am also the grandfather of seven orphaned children who are currently in al-Hol camp in northeast Syria. Their mother - my daughter Amanda Gonzalez Pape - died on January 3 of 2019. The father, Michael Skråmo, was killed in Baghouz between the 4 and 6 of March. My grandchildren have been in al-Hol since approximately March 12. Three of them were initially treated for malnutrition and hypothermia in a hospital in Hassakeh. Fortunately their condition has improved and all the children are now together in al-Hol.


THE SITUATION  

(Before May 7, 2019)

I'm ready to evacuate the children my self, with the aid of Bring Hope Humanitarian Foundation. The first step is to take the children to Arbil in Iraq to a hospital and later start the repatriation process.

For that I need to permits, one for the Swedish Government and one from the Rojava Administration in northern Syria. They have been negotiating for weeks but I don't know why it takes so long.  I have been waiting in Erbil for a month now. Every day is a day in hell for the children, inspite of all the effort made by the Administrators of the Camp. Every day up to five children dyes i the camp. The camp is overcrowded with almost 80 000 persons. It is a humanitarian catastrophe and the world have to help to evacuate the foreigner children and aid the camp administration.


PARTICIO GALVEZ 2019
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