A woman with ties to Waterloo Region fears she won’t be able to attend the funeral of her three-year-old son.

It’s the latest chapter in what has become a lengthy ordeal for Justine Davis, who has been marooned in Cuba since her Christmas vacation turned into a nightmare.

David and her son Cameron were hit by a truck while they were riding scooters in Cayo Largo, a small island off the Cuban mainland.

Cameron was killed.

Davis suffered serious injuries – including a broken arm and a large gash in her leg – and has since undergone five surgeries.

Six weeks later, she remains in hospital.

She says the facility is willing to release her into the care of Canadian medics, but Cuban law enforcement refuses to let that happen as they continue to investigate the crash.

Davis says Cuban law enforcement officials have told her that the crash happened after Davis swerved the scooter to avoid potholes on the road, smashing the scooter into a truck.

Friends and family have travelled to Cuba to stay with her, including the sister and mother of Amber Hussey, who lives in Kitchener.

“We’re very concerned, because we still don’t have answers,” Hussey tells CTV News.

“It’s not that she’d been charged and is proceeding through the legal system, it’s that we’re sitting here in limbo, not knowing what’s going to happen next.”

Adding to Hussey’s concern is the fate of three-year-old Cameron.

Davis had to pay nearly $10,000 for his body to be released and sent back to Canada.

A funeral is scheduled for Saturday, but Hussey says Davis has been given no indication she’ll be able to return to Canada to eulogize her son.

“This has been a total nightmare … It’s definitely going to be hard psychologically, it’s going to crush me,” Davis told CTVNews.ca on Wednesday in a phone interview from a Havana hospital.

“I just can’t imagine not being allowed to go. I’m his mother.”

Diplomatic overtures from the Canadian Embassy have not seen responses, Davis says.

The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development released a statement to CTV News on Wednesday, saying that Canadian officials in Havana are providing consular assistance and are in contact with local authorities.

"Our thoughts are with the family of the Canadian Citizen who passed away in Cuba,” the statement said.

With files from CTVNews.ca