Home Local News Photo Gallery: “Hi mom, it’s Emilian. We’re next to you ” Local NewsMediaPhotoPublicationsThe Monitor Photo Gallery: “Hi mom, it’s Emilian. We’re next to you ” By Delcia Lopez - January 28, 2021 FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail ©All Images CopyrightedEmilian Sosa, 14, plays the violin for his mother, who is seen on the laptop screen at her hospital bed, through a Zoom call on Wednesday in McAllen. Rosie Gutierrez, Emilian’s aunt, films the performance. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected]) ©All Images CopyrightedEmilian Sosa, 14, plays the violin for his mother, who is seen on the laptop screen at her hospital bed, through a Zoom call on Wednesday, Jan.27,2021 in McAllen. Rosie Gutierrez, Emilian’s aunt, films the performance. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected]) ©All Images CopyrightedRosie Gutierrez becomes emotional as she speaks to her sister, Erika Calderon, alongside her nephew Emilian Sosa, 14, through a Zoom call on Wednesday in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected]) ©All Images CopyrightedEmilian Sosa, 14, receives word his mother will be transferred to a hospital in Houston on Wednesday in McAllen. His mother, Erika Calderon, can be seen at her hospital bed on the laptop held by Emilian’s aunt, Rosie Gutierrez. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected]) ©All Images CopyrightedEmilian Sosa’s faith moved mountains Wednesday, when the 14-year-old was able to catch the governor’s attention and his subsequent help in getting his gravely ill mother the medical attention she needs. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected]) ©All Images CopyrightedEmilian Sosa, 14, during a virtual classroom at his aunt’s home on Wednesday, Jan.27,2021 in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected]) ©All Images CopyrightedEmilian Sosa,14,and a family friend talk to his mother Erika Calderon, seen through a laptop screen on Wednesday, Jan.27,2021 in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected]) Featured Local Savings Featured Local Savings RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR From Brownsville to Tijuana, new book seeks to paint a different picture of the border Raymondville ISD launches college scholarship program A ‘Voice’ and an ‘Idol’: Two Valley residents selected for national contests Is this an early April Fools’ joke? 7-Eleven announces hot dog-flavored sparkling water Suspect in deadly McAllen shooting was in ICE custody