It’s not simply soccer. This weekend, 22 kids battling cancer at Arena BRB Mané Garrincha in Brazil have been stuffed with emotion. They performed alongside Flamengo x Palmeiras in the final of the 2023 Brazilian Super Cup.
The pleasure on their faces is touching and it’s positive to be an unforgettable day for them and their households! (see under)
The kids fulfilled their desires of visiting the stadium, being with the players and paying tribute to King Pele, who left us on December 29.
Children
Boys and women are sufferers of the Hospital Criança de Brasília José Alencar (HCB), a information to the care and therapy of cancer and uncommon ailments in the Federal District.
They are between the ages of 6 and 12 and have been chosen to escort Flamengo and Palmeiras players onto the pitch.
Some have been hospitalized since delivery.
“The foremost objective of supporting this initiative is to present these kids the pleasure of collaborating in an excellent soccer match. It’s our approach of honoring everybody who’s combating cancer at present,” stated CBF President Ednaldo Rodríguez
“We are all dedicated to supporting necessary humanitarian causes, together with well being. It wouldn’t have been any completely different at CBF,” he continued.
enhance vanity
The boys who scored objectives in the every day battle have been extra excited than when they entered the stadium.
“Our children are already winners, many have already scored objectives and produce the combat and successful spirit that the sport brings a lot. They compete for all times, for the good that life can supply,” recalled the physician. Valdeniz Tiziani, HCB Executive Superintendent.
And everyone knows that pleasure is the holy medication that helps the sick to get better.
“Having children in the Super Bowl brings a way of well-being that we at all times try to supply. It is these alternatives that enhance sufferers’ vanity. We want such humanitarian actions,” he stated.
HCB
The Hospital da Criança de Brasília José Alencar (HCB), inaugurated on November 23, 2011, was constructed by the Brazilian Association for Assistance to Families of Children with Cancer and Hemopathy (Abras) with funds from the Federal District Society.
Today, it’s administered by the Institute of Children’s Cancer and Specialized Pediatrics (Icipe) and has offered greater than 6 million consultations (6,089,560) by the finish of December 2022.
The hospital, in partnership with the Federal District Government (GDF), assists youth and kids as much as 18 years of age with medium and excessive complexity and humanitarian care.
Check out the video of the children with the players:
Children battling cancer had an unforgettable day – Photo: Maria Clara Oliveira/HCB
With info from CBF and Embrace