Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – A child diagnosed with cancer impacts an entire family. Not only does a cancer diagnosis turn a child’s entire world upside down, but overwhelming medical expenses can add an enormous amount of financial stress on families with minimal income.
Aid to Families of Children With Cancer (AFCC) is an organization that supports families who have a child diagnosed with cancer in the Puerto Vallarta region. The organization receives no government funding so relies solely on donations from private donors, community organizations, and fundraisers.
The pandemic has made this past year especially difficult for these families but, thanks to all of you, the AFCC continues to make a difference. Here’s the latest news from the AFCC:
A Budding Artist
Luis Alberto is a budding artist with a dream to attend college. Last year, he had surgery to remove a stent that was put in place when he had a cancerous tumor removed three years ago. Following that surgery, he lost the ability to walk as one foot is now disabled. Luis Alberto also has one hand disabled. Due to the surgery last year, he missed the first semester. And during recovery, he fell and hurt his leg because he has difficulty getting up and down from buses.
Luis Alberto loves painting and can only use one hand, but this hasn’t stopped him! His work is so professional. We’ve reproduced some of his paintings into blank greeting cards and packaged them into packets of 5 or 10 along with envelopes.
These cards can now be purchased at Arte Viviente in their fabulous new location at the corner of Libertad and Matamoros, in downtown Puerto Vallarta. Thanks to owners Marcia and Kim, all proceeds from the sale of Luis Albert’s cards will go directly to him to help fund his college tuition.
The family of a child with cancer needs continuous help and support from medical, other professionals, relatives, friends and community from the very moment of making a diagnosis and throughout the treatment. We are now providing assistance for 22 families and they depend on us to continue with that support. We need your help to keep giving these families the care that they need. Help us continue our support to each of the families by donating through GoGetFunding.com.
