By Miguel Juarez | Communication coordinator
Leonardo is a 10-year-old AMANC child from the community "Los Ángeles" in the municipality of Rioverde, located in the middle of the state of San Luis Potosí, 170 km from the capital city.He currently lives with his mother and three sisters aged 18, 20 and 26, his father does not attend much at home because his work absorbs much of the day.
Leo does not have relatives in this city, since his family comes from Tamaulipas. He is currently in the fifth grade of primary school and is very good at math and science, his condition does not prevent him from having a good school education.
Leonardo was diagnosed about 2 years ago with retinoblastoma, a cancerous tumor that develops in the retina, which occurs more frequently in children under fifteen years of age. For almost two years, Leonardo has arrived at AMANC, where he receives help with his medications, dental services, psychological help, accommodation and even classes to avoid that he does not fall behind or lower his grades. This happened thanks to the approach of our social workers to her mother, offering her our help, which she received in the best way from the first day she visited our facilities.
Leonardo dreams of traveling to many places and driving a big bus to take his mom to visit new places, but his main goal is to help his family and help people who have cancer like him. At AMANC we are very willing to continue helping Leonardo and all our children to get ahead and to fulfill their dreams because hope is the last thing that is lost.
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