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Samuel is a 3-year-old boy who was diagnosed with a Neuroblastoma in May of 2017. He received treatment in one of the Clinics where the foundation makes art therapy workshops, through these visits the parents were able to contact us. Therefore, they could receive counseling and constant support during the days that the uncertainty.

His parents express that as a family they understood that they shouldn't distrust even if the situations were unfavorable, on the contrary they understood that in those moments it's necessary to fight until achieve the best result. They also learned to value much more the smile of their little one and they understood that they could establish a better relationship with God believing in his presence, because when everything seems to be impossible the faith transforms the difficulties.

However, they recognize that during the whole process there have been difficult moments, they say "sometimes the faith is fractured when the medical report is not the best", during the process of Samuel the doctors told their parents that he diagnosis had made metastasized in his body and he had 6 tumors. They express that the principal sensation is impotence but, although there is an internal fight, motivation and joy must be present because you should never lose strength and courage.

Today Samuel is receiving radiotherapy, he participated as an inspiring testimony in the Third Congress for patients with hemato-oncological diseases, accomplished by foundation in the month of April, In this occasion Samuel was a happy winner, during the event we saw him running and enjoy with other children his age, now he continues in treatment but he can enjoys his home with his parents.

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Your contribution is essential to accompany children like Yulieth!

Yulieth is one of the girls who is part of the childhood cancer program of the
Colombian foundation of leukemia and lymphoma, she’s 7 years old, she’s cheerful, creative, she loves to paint and draw, she was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on September 15, 2017 . 

Her mother manifests that the life of Yulieth and her relatives was transformed, they experienced fear and sadness, but Yulieth in the midst of her pain and tiredness provided them with enough energy to accept that hard situation, after understanding the situation of her daughter she knew that it was time to provide strength and begin their treatment with discipline and positivism.

Funcolombiana has worked with her on the art therapy project at the hospital where she receives treatment, she has always been cheerful, and proactive, she is an extroverted girl who manages to make good relationship with other people for her sincerity and innocence, her family expresses that the foundation came at the most difficult time for them and with the accompaniment of the foundation has been all easier, because through the activities have known other cases of children in the same situation and have understood that the disease is a learning process.

From their treatment, the people around Yulieth wonder how a little girl of 7 years can radiate so much happiness and tranquility being in such a difficult situation, and they have understood that the courage is provided by children, today in the family of Yulieth define her as a warrior from which she learns every day.

Yulieth's mother expresses that now more than ever she values the well-being of her daughter, she says that in the small details she has found happiness, so today she knows that the smile on Yulieth's face is priceless.