10 D. Regarding the effects on TGGL’s life 43. TGGL’s mother has at various times pointed out that her daughter “has been the victim of the most cruel discrimination, since she has been prevented from studying in primary school, due to her illness; due to the fact that we do not own a place to live, my family and myself have been forced to rent a property, but as soon as the landlords find out about [TGGL’s] illness, they find any excuse to throw us out onto the street.”43 44. In the framework of the amparo de pobreza (legal aid motion) in the civil action described below, several individuals came forward to make statements about TGGL and her mother’s situation. From what they described it appears that: TGGL’s mother has a precarious economic situation; her spouse has “left” her; she has no stable employment; she maintains her family by selling Yambal and Avon products; she was fired from a company for allegedly giving a bad image to the firm; she is involved in the informal trade in order to meet the needs of three persons; and not only the child TGGL but the whole familly suffer discrimination. 44 45. TGGL sent a letter directly to the IACHR on June 4, 2013, describing her situation in the following terms: Members of the Organization of American States, although everything is progressively lost, the night will shelter the sad story of my unhappy life; however, I still have the hope of continuing to fight until my last day. On January 8 of this year, I reached the 18th year of my unhappy existence, that is, now I am able to speak for myself, and claim my rights that were never heard before, simply because I was a minor. (…) By now I was tired of the humiliation of injustice, of corrupt judges, biased judges, I came before you as protectors of the rights of all persons, my mother presented this petition in 2006, that is, 7 years ago. Time passed, you declared the claim admissible and sent it to the State of Ecuador to see whether it would acknowledge its error, and at least they would give me something with the meager money that belongs to the people of Ecuador; however this made them insult and mock me and my mother again – not even my lawyer is immune – since they are saying we all want to become millionaires with this money. I have many times wondered how much is a life worth since my life was snatched by those citizens who have their freedom and continue to work in the same institution harming others. I was insulted by the representatives of the State of Ecuador and every day the same questions came to my mind, how much money would they want if infected with AIDS and I cannot respond. While they insult me I get worse with the disease, that is, my counted days recede with each date in the calendar of life. One less day of my existence. Since the time I was infected with this disease, every day I am penned in, because I cannot expose myself to the cold or the heat. I have to use antiretrovirals, two pills per day, that leave me half asleep day and night as well as the painful and frequent viral tests and many other tests that torment me. There are times when I wake up to watch my mother who puts aside the humiliations, insults, contempt and every day goes out to the street showing products of any description so that in this way she can cover the huge costs caused by this 43 Annex 2. Court File. Second Criminal Court of Cuenca. Incorporated into Annex 1, Court File. Civil Action No. 323 05. Superior Court of Justice of Cuenca. First Chamber. Request for legal aid amparo of September 26, 2001. Folios 221 and 222. 44 Annex 2. Court File. Second Criminal Court of Cuenca. Incorporated into Annex 1, Court File. Civil Action No. 323 05. Superior Court of Justice of Cuenca. First Chamber. Statements in support of legal aid amparo. Folios 227 and 228.