Physical Health Brazil Project #26672

Better chances for childhood cancer in Brazil

by GRAACC - Support Group for Adolescents and Children with Cancer

Better chances for childhood cancer in Brazil

Project Report | Dec 5, 2017
Looking Forward to a Bright Future

By GRAACC | Project Leader

Renan 15 years old when he was surprised by the diagnosis of bone cancer in ankle. During a entire year, he underwent several chemotherapy sessions, had surgery, and had his left leg partially amputated for removal of the tumor.

According to him, the time he was in treatment at the GRAACC Hospital was very important to decide what he would choose to study when he went to college.

"I realized how important the doctor is, so I would like to care for people just like they took care of me" he said. It was when Renan decided that he would study medicine and be an orthopedic doctor.

Even during the treatment, Renan tried hard not to stop studying and at age 17 he was accepted into the medical course at the State University of Montes Claros (Unimontes).

Renan currently visits the hospital every 40 days for follow-up care only.

Your support means GRAACC can keep its promise that offer all the chances of survival.

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Oct 11, 2017
Five-year-old girl beats rare cancer

By GRAACC | Project Leader

Jul 12, 2017
Beating cancer, finding joy

By GRAACC | Project Leader

Rebeca is only 14 years’ old, and since 2017 she has been receiving cancer treatment. Always active, her parents began to suspect something strange when Rebeca’s entire body was wracked by a pain that wouldn’t go away. In the hospital, after a blood test, came the worst news a family could receive: the little girl had Acute Lymphoid Leukemia. “It took us a while to understand what was actually happening to us”, Rebeca’s father, Levy, explains.

The disease happens when the t-cells, responsible for providing the blood components (white corpuscles that fight infection; red corpuscles that carry oxygen around the body; and platelets that prevent hemorrhaging), suffer alterations. It evolves quickly, making its essential to start the treatment as soon as possible. And it was in the GRAACC Hospital that Rebeca found the treatment she needed to find the cure. “When we discovered the GRAACC, we were certain we were in the best place to find our daughter’s cure”, says her father, overcome with emotion.

After chemotherapy sessions, Rebeca needed a bone marrow transplant. To the family’s surprise and joy, Lucas, the youngest brother, was 100% compatible with his sister and became the donor of the marrow. “I was happy to be able to help cure my sister. Now, we literally have the same blood. We’ll be event more united”, says Lucas.

In June, Rebeca received her brother’s bone marrow and is recovering from the transplant. The entire family is very happy that everything went well, and is preparing to return to their native city very soon. “I am missing my friends, my school and my boyfriend. I can’t wait to get home”, says the little girl.

When you donate to the GRAACC Hospital, you help families like Rebeca’s be certain that they are affording their children every chance to cure child cancer.

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