Ramesses Vazquez Viana is making incredible strides in his recovery. However, the images and video in this story might be sensitive for some readers.
In October, joy filled the halls of Shriners Children’s Boston hospital as 10-year-old Ramesses Vazquez Viana celebrated his birthday surrounded by family that had gathered close, classmates who called in, and his mother, Jamie Vazquez Viana, who never left his side.
Ramesses is a fighter. He’s already had 42 surgeries and several months of intensive treatment since a medical transport plane, which was carrying a former Shriners Children’s Philadelphia patient, crashed and caused multiple fires in a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood on Jan. 31, 2025.
Now the boy who captured Philadelphia’s heart has taken his next big step: he’s been moved to Weisman Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital in Marlton, New Jersey, finally closer to home…