Support 430 children with cancer in Colombia!

Thanks to your contribution, our program for children with cancer is still active!

Today I want to share with you the testimony of Maria. Thanks to your support she and her family have received emotional support during and after their treatment. Her experience began when she was diagnosed with a bone cancer (Osteosarcoma) in 2016, in that moment she received the devastating news that she had to amputate her left leg caused the advance of the disease.
At only 13 years old, she confesses that she had to face very difficult situations. However, thanks to his faith, the unconditional love of his family and the support of Funcolombiana, has managed to move forward. She comments, "I value myself more now, I think I am capable of doing great things because I have confidence in myself. I learned to control my emotions like sadness, anger and anxiety and I also learned to be patient and stronger in the face of pain"
The absence of the left leg does not stop her, Maria practices swimming, resumed her studies and also compares her life experience with other children and families, and let them know that it’s possible can get ahead.
She now has a greater appreciation for life and for her family.

What do you think of these results? Can you suggest something to us to improve our support for these families?

Thanks to your contribution Funcolombiana continues to support children with cancer

Thanks to your contribution Funcolombiana continues to support children with cancer.

March is very special month for the foundation and all our beneficiaries, because this month we commemorate happiness as a fundamental value to face adversities. In spite of living a limit experience like cancer, from Funcolombiana we honor the life and motivate the children and their parents to take all their inner strength to fight for the recovery of their health and to continue working in fulfilling their dreams. With this pourpose, a group of clowns and volunteers from the Foundation visited the hospitalized children in the Hospital San José Infantil in the city of Bogotá-Colombia. With games, laughter and music they brought joy to the hospital rooms and made a different and special day for the little ones.

Jefferson, a 6-year-old patient diagnosed with acute leukemia, expressed his excitement at the visit; He enjoyed the clowns and for a moment he forgot about the disease and how difficult it is to be in the hospital.

Gabriela's mother, a three-year-old patient diagnosed with Leukemia, said: "... thanks to this activity Gabriela feels much better ... when they arrived, we had hospitalized for more than 1 month without being able to receive visits ..."

We invite you to continue participating, tell us What do you think of these activities?