Mayte López Pink Ambassador: Il REGALO PIÙ BELLO È AIUTARE CHI AIUTA...

Il REGALO PIÙ BELLO È AIUTARE CHI AIUTA...In occasione del mio compleanno ho deciso di lanciare una raccolta fondi a favore del progetto​ Pink Ambassador per sostenere la Ricerca di Fondazione Umberto Veronesi contro i tumori femminili , per trasmettere speranza a chi è malato e sta lottando contro le patologie oncologiche. Aiutatemi a raggiungere questo importante obiettivo anche soltanto con un piccolo contributo perché chi sostiene la ricerca, sostiene la vita. Oggi il mio "slogan" é che io possa vincere ma se non riuscissi che io possa tentare con tutte le mie forze. Aiutate anche voi la ricerca, tentate con tutte le vostre forze perche insieme possiamo raggiungere importanti obiettivi. Grazie per quanto donerete I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018 and went through all that comes with it, from surgeries, to chemo, to endless check ups that I still need to attend these days. In 2021 I joined an exciting project launched by the Italian Fondazione Veronesi where together with other women who have gone through cancer, we train and participate in races to raise funds for women’s cancer research (Pink Ambassadors) After being through every bit of my illness, I was happiest to know I had finally found a community that would relate to my struggles. To many’s surprise, I was sick and tired of constantly hearing "How are you?" when I felt I was only getting worse, doctors smiling and saying I had “the best type of cancer“ because the tumor could be easily removed, and hearing “It’s all okay, you’re a fighter” and thinking that if I didn’t make it, would it be because I hadn’t fought enough? Fundraising for research is a beautiful cause mostly because you’re actively carving a space for those affected to be comfortable in. We’re not athletes, and, if I am honest, not particularly skilled runners either, but if there’s one thing we all have, it’s persistence. The same persistence that it is also necessary for research, to find new cures and solutions. Which brings me to quote the Special Olympics athlete’s oath, the same one gladiators’ had before they went into battle “Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”