OCALA, Fla. – Cecilia Tapia is finally back with her family in Ocala after spending nearly four months in Peru.
She flew there in February to be with her family after the loss of her sister-in-law and wasn't able to get back because her flight was canceled due to the coronavirus.
She was the primary caretaker of her adult daughter with special needs who had to be put into an assisted living facility while she was gone. "I couldn't explain to her why I couldn't get her mom back and I told her I would do everything I can to get her back so we can all be a family again," said Tapia's husband, Joseph Castro.
In early May, her husband Joseph Castro, reached out to News 6 to try to get some help getting Tapia back to Florida. They said they made