Help 71 Young Colombians who fight against Cancer!

Thanks to your support we have been able to continue our support and accompaniment to young people with cancer

Stalin is part of the group of Young People in Contact of the Colombian Foundation of Leukemia and Lymphoma, he is 21 years old and was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in 2018 even though he was a minor. Three months ago he received a bone marrow transplant, after overcoming several administrative barriers with his health insurer.

Last Wednesday, February 9, in partnership with Rappi and the Colombian Red Cross, we carried out an activity to commemorate World Cancer Month. We met in a park near the Foundation's headquarters and a 4-legged messenger arrived there, a very friendly dog, in charge of bringing a gift for cancer patients. There, a powerful message was delivered to the patients and they were encouraged to continue believing in their strengths and abilities.

Stalin, along with other patients, had the opportunity to reflect on cancer, on the difficult test that it means for any person, but also on the great lessons and learning that it leaves for families.

At the end of the activity we talked with Stalin and his mother who recalled the path traveled from the moment of diagnosis and all the ups and downs experienced in the treatment process. Today his hope in a definitive cure is the great illusion and dream of this family.

Stalin is grateful for the support of the Foundation, as well as for the opportunity he had and has had to meet other young people who, like him, have been diagnosed with cancer. He wishes to continue participating in activities to motivate and accompany other young people in treatment and hopes to be able to inspire them with his testimony.

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Thanks to your support, we can contribute to the well-being of young people with cancer!

We love doing activities that contribute to the well-being of young people diagnosed with cancer, which is why we are conducting virtual French classes. For this work we have the valuable support of Sergio, a very committed volunteer with the Foundation, who is also a chronic myeloid leukemia patient.

Sergio develops his classes with great motivation and enthusiasm, his students laugh, entertain themselves and learn a new language through a participatory methodology. Classes make time go by faster and young people undergoing chemotherapy occupy their minds with activities other than the disease.

Thanks to the support of allies and friends like you, we continue to work on proposals that add value to cancer patients.

 What do you think about this initiative? Do you think it is worthwhile to continue working on proposals like this?