Hugo Dellien: How COVID-19 Restrictions Prevent Him From Seeing His First Child
Hugo Dellien: How COVID-19 Restrictions Prevent Him From Seeing His First Child
Hugo Dellien is eager to begin competing again, but he’s even more eager to see his first child in person. The 26-year-old Bolivian and his wife, Camila Giangreco Campiz, welcomed a baby girl named Mila on 25 April, but sudden border restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic have prevented the family from reuniting.
Dellien and Campiz expected Mila to be born in Paraguay, where Campiz is from. But when Dellien traveled back to Bolivia to visit his family for a few days, he was unable to return after the Bolivian government suddenly announced the closure of its borders on 17 March. Paraguay closed their own borders days later.
He revealed the news of his baby daughter and current situation last Saturday via Instagram by posting a photo of the newborn. Dellien wrote an open letter to her in the lengthy post, sharing his wish to see his family again and expressing optimism for the future.
Mi vida entera en esta foto!! Estuve pensando todos estos días que poner en esta foto y realmente no me salen las palabras solo sonrío y sonrío. La felicidad que tengo es inmensa, gracias @camigiangrecocampiz por darme el regalo mas grande que tengo, UNA FAMILIA. Mi bebe quiero contarte de que estamos pasando un momento difícil, el mundo esta pasando momentos muy difíciles, es por eso que papi no pudo estar el día que viniste al mundo. Duele y la estoy sufriendo mucho no te lo voy a negar, pero sabes que? esto que estoy pasando lo volvería a pasar una y mil veces, con tal de que todo haya salido como salió, tu mami bien, vos llena de amor, salud y una hermosura única. Eso es lo que me llena el ❤️ y me hace aguantar el no estar durmiendo contigo y con tu mami, poder besarlas, abrazarlas, hacer todas esas cosas nuevas que nos enseñas al ser tus papas, poder compartir momentos, pero no importa mi vida porque vamos a tener toda una vida para compartir esos momentos, me enseñaras a ser un gran padre y te enseñáremos a ser una gran Mujer, por ahora espérame junto con tu mami,tu hermanito panther, tus tíos y tus abuelos que te van a cuidar muchooo, sobre todo tu hermanito PANTHER? ya hable con el. Te extraño mucho y quiero que sepas que el amor que te tiene papa es el mas grande del mundo, cambiaste la vida de papa por completo y eso es lo mas hermoso que me paso en la vida. Gracias Dios, gracias por enviarme este angelito hermoso!! ❤️
“I want to tell you that we are having a difficult time [and] the world is going through difficult moments. That is why daddy could not be there the day you came into the world. It hurts and I am suffering a lot. I will not deny it,” Dellien wrote. “But you know what? I would go through it again a thousand times as long as everything turned out the way it did, your mommy well and and you full of love, health and a unique beauty.
“You will teach me to be a great father and we will teach you to be a great woman… I miss you so much and I want you to know that the love papa has for you is the greatest in the world. You changed papa’s life completely and that is the most beautiful thing that happened to me in life.”
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Dellien achieved a career-high FedEx ATP Ranking of No. 73 this January. He reached the quarter-finals of his most recent tour-level event this February in Santiago.
