This little boy is Luca Senatore, a 9-year-old boy whose brave struggle against cancer has been known all over the world. On May 14th, in Buenos Aires, began the treatment against the Hodgkin's lymphoma which affected Luca. His parents had a wonderful idea: they released a campaign which consisted on a quite simple task: writing posters saying "Fuerza Luca" in order to encourage him during the tough process of chemotherapy.
In our country and in Spain, India and Italy, footballers, politicians, artists, friends, family, they all joined the initiative. All united for one cause: cheer Luca up through social networks.
More than 18 thousand solidarity greetings were posted on the Facebook page "Fuerza Luca", created by the family.
A Boca Juniors fan, Luca was also greeted by players and even Carlos Bianchi himself. The idea even reached the ears of one of the greatest idols of football: Lionel Messi. The crack of Barcelona sent a photo via Instagram to give the boy his support at the difficult time he had to live.
Marcelo Senatore, Luca's dad affirmed that whenever his child saws one of the messages left on the Facebook page "a smile drew on his face". Thank God, today Luca is recovering and he has the chance to go back to his normal life.
We are so accustomed to hearing terrible news that our sensitivity might be anesthetized. However, when we find out about cases like this, we can realise that values such as affection, loyalty, patience, courage, will not ground down into the dust. It is not everything lost! We can all contribute, we can all help, with a simple kind action, and that will make us more human.
I agree with your comment about news in the country. It seems that we need to know every bad thing happening but when someone acts in a selfless way or helps other people we deem it unimportant and not even mention it in our daily conversations. Regardless of this habit that most of us have, I think that small acts of kindness go a long way when making someone else feel loved or taking into account. I have a personal “project” (for lack of a better word). I try to say less negative comments when I talk to somebody and focus on positive ones. It is not only beneficial for those around me but also for myself because I feel happier. It is also good to speak about these great acts that make children like Luca feel accompanied in a difficult moment. This initiative his parents started is simply amazing because he can take courage from all of the support his idols gave to fight the illness and get better in a way that maybe someone who is alone can’t or simply won’t.
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