With terminal cancer, Isabel Veloso offers solidarity to cancer patients in Rio Grande do Sul

This Monday (6), influencer Isabel Veloso, diagnosed with terminal cancer, showed solidarity with cancer patients in Rio Grande do Sul.

“Let us pray together for cancer patients who live in the state”, says the message published in Instagram stories. The content was originally published on the Projeto Amigos page, which follows stories of patients affected by the rains. In RS, the project follows seven families with people undergoing cancer treatment and remission. “But we are still out of touch,” she wrote.

The storms affect telecommunications, making it difficult to rescue victims. In addition, 85 people lost their lives, according to a Civil Defense bulletin. Four more deaths are under investigation to determine the cause, that is, whether they were caused by the floods that hit the state.

Authorities report 339 injured, 134 missing and more than 201,000 people are away from home, 153,824 of whom are homeless and 47,676 in public shelters.

Isabel Veloso’s diagnosis

Influencer Isabel Veloso, aged 17, reported on the day March 1st this year who is facing terminal cancer and has only 6 months to live. According to the woman from Paraná, she has Hodgkin’s lymphoma and lives with a tumor that surrounds his heart.

Years ago, Isabel was diagnosed with the disease, underwent a bone marrow transplant, in addition to chemotherapy. She even reported that she had been cured, but the disease returned.

Before getting married on April 13th, the teenager displayed a medical report to prove her health status to her millions of followers. The young woman was accused of pretending to be sick to raise funds for the ceremony.

The document highlights that the teenager has “Hodgkin’s lymphoma unresponsive to chemotherapy treatment” and that she undergoes “exclusive palliative care”.

Just last month, Isabel told be receiving palliative care with cannabidiol (CBD), a chemical substance from the Cannabis sativa plant. The information came at a time when she said she was able to “walk better”, climb stairs, without feeling so much pain. However, since the weekend, the influencer has faced difficult times due to pain