that fills us with happiness and
satisfaction at the moment that
we do
this can be listening to music on
playing sports like any
food among many things more for me
mom is something are the zealots the
can eat an corn
but for this she has everything something
planned and has already located the
best players at each point of the
city and has reached the degree to which
receives service of the century like all
evenings at my house last a gentleman
selling lots let’s call him pedro
pedro was characterized by the sound of a
cornet
when we were going to hear the sound
it automatically stops doing everything
what was he doing
but do not think it was to get out of it
for the lot was to avoid us
we his children that we went out to
stop pedro
immediately afterwards we knew what we had
what to do was stop this man at
I spend a few weeks he loves me
became a frequent customer
now pedro does not even need to use
his bugle that came to park his
lots cart and rang the bell
my house to see if mom was going or not to
have an elote cdia a christmas ago
many years my mom was five years old
he does not listen to me because he is not going to
scold her she asks for a tea set a
quality sea tea set and this game
It was a gift that I was already looking forward to
and Christmas seems like the perfect occasion
to receive it as usual all
the cousins are sitting around the
Christmas pine and an achievement were
appointed to receive this gift at
end my mother named her
he quickly got up and seeing this
box said I already did it in my game this one
started to open this wrapper and
he effectively realized that it was the
box is a term toy talked about everything
he opened the box and what was his surprise
in there is absolutely no
the pieces have not tacit was not
spoon there are absolutely no appetites
nothing
instead of this there is a bag of
plastic with a lot inside
she did not find it so funny in that
moment he grabbed this lot and threw it
up as loud as I could
on the other side of the room this one admitted
tau got everything that is is a doctor
a serious and respectable person those
people that really put I was in
his hands were attacking with laughter
he opened the intellectual author of this
joke and told the others
do not worry now it’s going to happen
the anger will go through this lot and without that
nobody sees only start eating
and said and done a few minutes
he loves me he was already eating that lot to
throughout our life
we receive different gifts and these
they come in different shapes and colors
smells and even flavors many gifts
we will like
others as was the lot we would like
So some of us cause some
printing the moment and others can
change our lives in May of 1999 and
received a gift was a gift
small fall to the village in the palm of
my hand the size of a ball of
golf approximately
as for the wrap we can
imagine something more or less like this
here the sign or legalization husband or
it can also be something like that
you can follow everything true this gift
that I did not know that I was going to change my
life completely but from a moment to
another will turn me into a star
I was the center of attention and everything
world was aware of each
my movements
however this wrapper came a
little different from what I had
imagined this gift now you cances
osteosarcoma to be exact localized
just above my right knee and was
one of those gifts that would change my
life forever
it would cease to be all that until that
At the age of twelve I considered
as normal, I would let the
athletics gymnastics workouts
of basketball and I would change all this
for a bed in a hospital without a doubt
some was not easy
little by little I started realizing what
what it meant to have cancer
it was something much more difficult than
had thought and would require more
forces that I had imagined
in the blink of an eye I was in
intensive care
the first chemotherapy was a great
hit shortly after I lost all my
hair and lose a lot of weight
well this last I recovered it
the time had come to perform
an operation in this operation
we would remove this tumor from my body to
to be able to have the best results
What is the option that no
recommended to amputate my leg when
did to listen honestly they stayed
cold something they could not believe
and although it was not so much in his hands
it was something they could not afford as
this girl who was always active that
he loved sports walking
running from one place to another
from one moment to another and they will get a
leg
We went to search for several
specialists inside and outside the country and
That’s when we met the doctor
williams the specialty children in
the same situation that I gave a
great joy for him I the candidate
perfect to save that leg what
they did was that they would replace
they would cut part of the bone where it
I found the tumor and it would be replaced
for a titanium prosthesis in that
I would have liked them to say
of adamantium but good you can not
have everything true
however there are risks and the moment
carry out this operation had
some complication or they realize that
this tumor has spread scattered
sorry they would need to amputate out of
a few days the operation was performed and
fortunately the operation was all
exit
after an intense series of
physical rehabilitation was already
back walking in a few luis to
Cape and one year
the chemotherapies had ended
now it was time to continue with
my life however this did not happen
he lived a strong dose of medication
who should receive the chemotherapies my
kidneys had stopped working and
this irreversible damage
now I would need a transplant
kidney so you must enter the
waiting list
this meant that go three times for
week to the hospital to make love
the crisis said treatment is entrusted
to do the function that kidneys me not
they were doing that is would be responsible
to purify all my blood and eliminate
all the toxins and in this way I
I could stay alive after two
years of being with this same routine
home school hospital feel bad and
I received a call from the other side of the
line me nephrologist doctor alejandro
and tells usrea we have a kidney come
immediately to the hospital
I could not believe it a day before
I had begun to feel a pain
throat appeared as when you do not want
give flu we do not expect to get sick
however after receiving this
call to me I forgot everything by
complete go to the hospital quickly
and start doing routine checkups
since the pressure and the weight the stature
the breathing
bolt and with me the doctor start now
You have a cold and I do like that you love me
start to give his face was another world
in the blink of an eye the
transplant he can receive that kidney
that day is already waiting for me both
it was not an option because we
we have something called the system
immune is like a kind of
shield that we have in our body and
he is in charge among many other things
to protect mount some infections and
fight some diseases
when a person is going to be transplanted
that immune system in certain
exposed way you sleep this with the
purpose of this new body that
it’s a strange thing our body has
accepted in the best way so
this simple flu that I was having
that is just beginning to enter me
it could become pneumonia
among endless complications
it was something that we can not
risk once again my hopes
they were debris after one year
we are still in the same situation
the body is like a machine and one of
the pieces fail all the others
pieces are going to fail too if you do not
solved on time and this is what
it happened with my body
in a few months my heart started to
fail
so now not only
you need a kidney transplant but
who needs a heart transplant
also I could not believe my mind
and my mind and my life as a person
victorious go ahead
however it seems that my body does not
I was receiving this news not
you can avoid equally again several
specialists we found a
unjust cardiologist the after
give us an intense story of
treatments and god follow it at the foot of
the letter
my heart is returning to the
normality now we return to the first
point and I would only need a child
after this at three years of
have started with hemodialysis
We decided to take a trip to celebrate
the 50th anniversary and we got married
I did not know that this trip would change my
life forever there was my aunt
laura she to see me so weak and
learn more about my situation
offered to donate his kidney when I
I heard this I could not believe it
to be honest to an aunt who has
seen once in my life and that never
I had crossed word with her
when I asked him why he answered me
that left me very marked and that I do not know
forget said andrea all my life I would
asked what is my mission to kevin
and I to this world that is what I am going to
do to make a difference I know
right now after seeing you you’ve made me
given the answer still with this
small part of my that I can
give and that for me can really
continue with my normal life and does not affect in
the absolute for you in the difference
between life and death after
a few weeks I was doing the
transplant
fortunately once again the
operation was a success out
one week
Mittal now returns to make his life
normal go to work and all that
did and I would have to take
lifelong medications
however after all that
had passed this was the youngest of the
problems are agreed emitted tavo the
who made the joke the corn who believes
that he was one of the doctors who
this transplant he go family true
I could not believe it
now if it was time to return to me
normal life and that was what I wanted
make return to sports
now you will have to find something that does not
You will need so much resistance in my
legs and power so doing it is there
when I know the archery I put
all my effort and dedication that a
endless number hours the
trainings and after one year
I was in the national team
preparing for my first World
one day to another began to feel a pain
unbearable in my right knee
this same nine years have been
operated by the dr
no longer bad news this prosthesis is
had separated from my bone by which
there was a need to operate again
I always thought that inside the bad
there’s always something good and it’s like all
things when we do something the first
once we do not know what we are facing is
what will wait for us how can
get out and if this thing that used to be something
new for us we make it a
second or a third a fourth time
We are losing our fear and we already know what
what is going on is what happened with me
this was the second time they were going to
perform the operation and although
there were the same risks carries more
prepared both physically and mentally
fortunately the operation was all
a success the recovery as much
less time and now if I was of
back on the pitch
now do not miss this opportunity
after a year I was new inside
of the national team the power
portar the colors of my country has
been without doubt a great pride the power
go to different parts of the world
serbia espa a if china colombia I have
given endless opportunities
all this is I remember a lot this
competition and this photo was in china
and remember it was going to sound very corny but
not really and I have to tell you
this one was me in the line of fire
they call
got of all the archers stop
to shoot the arrows and remember
have turned to see my bow and
tell them I can not believe
thanks to you there is obviously a lot
effort and dedication to the back but
that thanks to you be here right now is
something I could not believe I was
getting the best results at
international level and this has
provided many opportunities both
personal as well as academic I was now
in the middle of my career and I was
receiving numerous offers from
best universities in the country for
I can continue my studies with them
after graduating I received more than
Ten proposals for full scholarships to
to be able to carry out more studies
master’s degree
this undoubtedly a great pride for me
having something and at some point
it was defeating me and turning it into
a history of chips
something that undoubtedly gave me
A lot of chicken was sharing this gift
he can have the support of my family
from my friends
receiving your letters and receiving all
your chicken words your calls
it’s something that is priceless, he can
reach the other people with the
simple fact of telling you my story of
You can dedicate that moment we were not able
we can not know if for the rest
people
this is really going to make a difference
or not
we should not be worried about the
the problems that may come
real problems are those that
we did not imagine those that we
they took by surprise at the moment
less hope
who was going to imagine that this
person who comes here back
doing a series of sports
ends and it will be the same girl and
a few years ago he ‘s fighting
between life and death I did not know
if from this operating room and will go out with
one leg or both
throughout our life we are going to
receive different gifts some may
be good and others not so good
some will look and some others will not
However, it is key to be able to maintain
and you positive I’m sure that with a
positive attitude and a mind and ones
thoughts that are many more
powerful than our body we
Anybody wanted to say that
we may receive from corn to
some disease
we will be able to move forward and this
many times they can mark a great
difference and as it was in my case
this thought can be salvation
Thank you
[Applause]
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