Josep Carreras: Save the Children reconoce la labor humanitaria de Josep Carreras

Josep Carreras, in his own words

There is something in life, in my life, that was able to overcome this extraordinary passion I have for singing, and especially lyrical singing. Whenever the Foundation succeed in finding a compatible donor for patients awaiting a transplant, or every time we make progress in scientific research thanks to one of our scholarships, or when leukaemia patients are treated in transplant units or clinics that we have helped to finance, I feel enormously happy. Thanks to my profession, I am privileged to help or, at least, try to help people in need. In 1987, I became ill with leukaemia. During my illness I was lucky enough to have a family who supported me throughout, to have an extraordinary medical team, in addition to the spontaneous support and sympathy of the general public. This allowed me to maintain my morale and it gave me the necessary energy and determination to fight leukaemia. On July 14th 1988, with the support of my family, eminent scientists and business people, I had the opportunity to create the International Foundation for the Fight Against Leukaemia. Our Foundation focuses on four main areas: supporting scientific research, providing infrastructures for healthcare centres and hospitals, and searching for bone marrow and stem cell donors. All this in addition to offering social services for leukaemia patients and their families. The main mission of the Foundation is to support scientific research. The Josep Carreras Foundation for the Fight Against Leukaemia was born to help make Leukaemia a completely curable disease for everyone and in all cases. Our work will not stop until our goal becomes a reality.

Thank you Maria and Pippa for the English translation.

mercoledì 29 settembre 2010

Save the Children reconoce la labor humanitaria de Josep Carreras

Qualche giornata di apparente silenzio per poi annunciare a gran voce una straordinaria premiazione: Josep Carreras riceve il premio "Save the Children" per la sua opera umanitaria contro la leucemia. Con i premi Save the Children, questa entità riconosce il lavoro realizzato per l'infanzia nel mondo e, specialmente, lo sforzo che distine personalità compiono in favore di un mondo migliore, dove bambini e bambine confidino nella speranza e nelle pari opportunità.

Ieri a Madrid Josep Carreras ha ritirato questo premio in veste di Presidente della Fundación Josep Carreras contra la leucemia.

Il blog della Fundación Josep Carreras ha riportato questa notizia assieme ad un estratto del discorso pronunciato da Josep Carreras che mi appresto a tradurre in inglese qui di seguito:

I'd like to share this award with the anonymous protagonists of this fight: with scientists, physicians, and health workers that with their vocation and daily efforts make make possible advances in methods of diagnosis and treatment and improving quality of life of patients; with every bone marrow volunteer donor that offer patients the opportunity to keep on living; and of course with patients and their family, as they face the desease and make sense to this collective fight to stop it and all the suffering it creates.

Getty Images offre diversi scatti che ritraggono Josep Carreras nel ritirare il premio e pronunciare il proprio discorso.

ENHORABONA JOSEP!