Child Protection Mexico Project #46549

Help us keep saving lives! Childhood cancer

by Casa de la Amistad para Ninos con Cancer

Help us keep saving lives! Childhood cancer

Project Report | Dec 20, 2021
The Gift of Life: December2021 Report

By Duana Polo | Project Leader

Yubia

Dear Friends,

It is always very exciting to have a space to share with you what we have been doing over the last few months. And this time, it is even more so, as it is the end of the year and we are looking back with great commotion and forward with huge impulse.

This year went by like smoke through a keyhole –and even though we say the same thing every year, each one is special in its own way. A quick recap: children receiving presents on Three Kings Day (Día de Reyes Magos), playing on Children´s Day (Día del Niño) and dressing up in Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos); children getting school classes, emotional support and artistic workshops every month; children waiting at the entrance of the shelter, with small blankets and lunch boxes, for the bus that would take them to the hospital every day. So yes, child cancer went on and Covid-19 went on, but so did we –how could we not?

Here are some results that say way more than I can say:

General

12,857 beneficiaries supported to date.
4,889 beneficiaries in present remission.
1,232 beneficiaries in active treatment.

Specific

Little by Little

5 days.
19 donors.
$1,449 USD donated.
$351 USD matched.
$1,800 USD total.

Giving Tuesday

1 day.
54 donors.
$18,195 USD donated.
$5,013 USD matched.
$23,208 USD total.

Testimony

Micaela | Jesús’ Mom | 8 years old | Michoacán | Lindt Tumour

‘One day, I came home from work and started playing with Jesús and suddenly I realised he had a little ball in his stomach, so I took him to the doctor. After several tests, they told me he had cancer and the first thing that came to my mind was: 'my son is going to die'.

They also told me that they had to operate immediately and that he had a 95% chance of not making it. I didn't want to sign the consent form, but Jesús told me he was going to be fine and gave me the strength I needed.

He is currently undergoing treatment and has received 11 radiotherapies and has started his chemotherapies, which will be a total of 50. He is also in the second year of primary school, he likes football and when he grows up, he wants to be a policeman to stop the bad guys. He is very cheerful, optimistic and playful.

For us, Casa de la Amistad is a blessing. They offer us a lot of support without charging us anything at all. We only have to worry about my son's health.

Thank you!'

All this is thanks to each and every one of you... thank you for giving the gift of life!

'I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach!'

- A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens

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Aug 10, 2021
The Boat We Sail: August 2021 Report

By Duana Polo | Project Leader

Basilia and Dylan

Dear Friends,

I am very pleased to have this space to share with you what has been going on with us over these past few months.

As you already know, the COVID-19 storm has made us hoist sails, pull ropes and drop anchors more than ever before. However, thanks to the remarkable unity of all our community –thanks to each and every one of you-, we have managed to keep our boat afloat. What´s more, we even feel like Jack Sparrow in one of those great scenes of his.

Here are some results that say way more than I can say:

General

12,603 families supported to date
4,755 children in present remission
1,262 children in active treatment

July Bonus Day

26 major donors
$4,068 usd donated
$1,035 usd matched

Testimony

Basilia / Dylan’s Mom / 3 years old / Oaxaca, Mexico / Retinoblastoma

‘Dylan started to feel bad last year so I took him to the health centre.

After several hospitals and studies I was told that he had two tumours and that his little eyes had to be removed. The first thing I thought when I heard the word 'cancer' was that he was going to die.

I was so scared and frightened! I didn't know what to do, so I stopped taking him to the doctor for over 6 months. In January he got very bad and we had to go back. Now, he had to undergo chemotherapy, radiotherapy and a transplant. But, the doctors told me that they were going to do everything they could to get him through this and I have a lot of faith.

The most difficult part of this process was when he had his little eyes surgery because he got scared and was in a lot of pain.

We came to Casa de la Amistad where they are very supportiveas we don't have the resources to pay for such expensive treatment.

Thank you very much!’

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for being part of our crew.

Warm wishes,

Duana Polo

P.D. From September 13 to 17, we will participate in the GlobalGiving ‘Little by Little Campaign’; a five-day crowdfunding event in which all donations up to $50 USD will be matched by 50%. We would be immensely grateful, honoured and excited if you should decide to join us again and encourage your friends and family to do so as well!

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Apr 14, 2021
CDLA / MONTHLY REPORT / MARCH 2021

By Casa de la Amistad para Ninos con Cancer | International Projects Team

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