Chile 's president went to a hospital Saturday to meet with a 14-year-old girl who shocked the country by going on YouTube to plead for the leader to let doctors euthanize her because she is tired of her struggle with cystic fibrosis . The government quickly said no after the video began spreading on social media Thursday . A government statement said President Michelle Bachelet talked with Valentina Maureira and her father for more than an hour at the Catholic University hospital in the capital . Scroll down for video . President Michelle Bachelet , right , poses for a selfie with Valentina Maureira , who suffers from cystic fibrosis , at a hospital in Santiago , Chile . Officials did not release any information on what was said . But the government provided photographs of the visit , including one of Valentina taking a selfie with the president , who is also a pediatrician . Valentina grabbed attention after posting on YouTube a video that appeared to have been shot from a hospital bed . ' I urgently request to speak to the president because I 'm tired of living with this illness , ' said the teenager , whose older brother died at age 6 from the same disease . ' I want her approval so I can get a shot that will make me sleep forever . ' Maureira , a 14-year girl who suffers cystic fibrosis and asked the Government for permission to die through a YouTube video , at the Clinic Hospital of Catholic University of Santiago de Chile . Cystic fibrosis damages multiple organs , especially the lungs , by causing recurrent infections that damage tissue . Valentina said she was frustrated by the lack of options and by how the disease had hurt her quality of life . On Thursday , presidential spokesman Alvaro Elizalde expressed sympathy for Valentina 's plight , but stressed that Chilean law does not allow euthanasia . 'It 's impossible not to be overcome by emotion with the girl 's request ; it 's impossible to grant her wish , ' Elizalde said . Chile 's government on Thursday rejected a plea from 14-year-old Valentina Maureira ( above ) to be euthanized . In an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday , the girl 's father , Fredy Maureira , said he supported his daughter 's request , though he added that he 'cried through the night ' after he first heard about her wish to die . 'This is so tough , but I have to respect her decision because she 's the one who 's suffering this illness , ' Maureira said . Shortly after her video picked up attention online the Chile government rejected her plea . Presidential spokesman Alvaro Elizalde said Thursday that although 'it 's impossible not to be overcome by emotion with the girl 's request , it 's impossible to grant her wish , ' because it 's not allowed under Chilean law . Elizalde said the health ministry was in contact with Maureira 's family and was providing her psychological assistance as well as medical treatment . In a statement issued by the hospital , Castillo said she had been transferred out of the critical pediatric patient unit . 'Right now our therapeutic efforts are aimed at the recovery of her nutritional state and supporting her family , ' he said . Scroll down for video . Maurerira suffers from cystic fibrosis , and watched her older brother die from the disease when he was just 6-years-old . Valentina 's father said she will continue trying to meet with Bachelet , so the president , who is also a pediatrician , can 'listen to her life story . ' 'This is so tough , but I have to respect her decision because she 's the one who 's suffering this illness , ' said Fredy Maureira . ' I already lost a 6-year-old son because I did n't have enough money and organs . Now my daughter just wants to die in a dignified way , ' he added . Maureira said that after he first heard his daughter 's wish to die , he 'cried through the night . ' The degenerative disease is affecting Valentina 's liver , pancreas and lung , and she has said that she 's frustrated by the lack of options and how much it has affected her quality of life . 'She 's exhausted , we 're all exhausted , but if she wants to keep fighting , I 'll be by her side every second , ' the father said . 'My message to all the parents in the world who have healthy kids is : Please take care of them . Love them . '
Chile 's government on Thursday rejected a plea from 14-year-old Valentina Maureira to be euthanized . The girl was diagnosed with cancer in January and has been undergoing chemotherapy for the past two years at her home hospital in Santiago, Chile's Health Ministry said.