The word "cancer" scares you, the words "child cancer" bend you…
True, life is unfair! Evidence; A walk in the pediatric oncology department of the hospital. There the mouths are closed. You are in pain with them, even if your faces are unknown. You step in for a while in the place of their mother and father and your heart skips. For the little ones who with a "good morning" climb an uphill Golgotha, even if they do not even know its meaning, these make it inexplicable. In there you realize that in those small bodies are hidden superheroes with strong souls.
Sick bodies, suffering from the treatments that, however, along with "why do these innocent creatures suffer" make you wonder "how can they keep their smile? "Where do they get this power from?" Children who should be in the classrooms and in the warmth of their home "taste" the nightmare and endure in the hope that at some point it will be a very bad memory.
On February 15, every year on this day, World Childhood Cancer Day has been established, aiming to inform the international public about childhood cancers (cancer) and to raise the awareness of society and each citizen individually about the needs of children with cancer around the world.
Unfortunately, more and more often…
According to the Office of the Commissioner for Volunteering and Non-Governmental Organizations, more than 300.000 children and adolescents under the age of 20 are diagnosed with this "wild" disease, which is not invincible. cancer.
Although childhood cancer is treatable, more than 100.000 do not survive each year. 80% of these children / adolescents come from low- and middle-income countries, where health systems are weak, health services are often inaccessible and inaccessible, and basic medicines are not available or too expensive.
A day for these children, their parents and those who support them
Today is dedicated to the children who are fighting their own daily battle with cancer but also to all those who support them.
According to a message from the Office of the Commissioner for Volunteering and Non-Governmental Organizations, "World Childhood Cancer Day is also dedicated to the parents of children with cancer, who are trying to balance between a sick child and their other healthy children. who also need them, and between their professional obligations and the requirements of the disease.
In this battle that children and their families are fighting, the contribution of all of us is needed, where with our support, help and care we will contribute positively and strengthen the daily struggle of doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers, physiotherapists , and others so that young patients receive optimal treatment.
These include several NGOs that invest either in palliative care or in the area of social and psychological support for both the young patients themselves and their families. Undoubtedly, tools necessary for treatment are beyond medical science, humanity and love, tools that throughout the treatment help and support the little patient ".
Concluding the announcement, he expressed his gratitude to the voluntary blood donors and bone marrow donors and to the Voluntary and Non-Governmental Organizations that work tirelessly and continue the fight against childhood and adolescent cancer with determination and faith that they can bring doom and grief. the hope of the little earthly angels who fight daily for their lives and give battle of life against cancer. "Let us all work with them to ensure that every child and adolescent with cancer - regardless of socioeconomic status, race or background - deserves and has access to the best possible care."
I wish all of us, no other child soul to have to go through the great suffering. And as for the children who are suffering, soon to be released from the hospital strong and strong…