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Gabriel is a little boy of barely two years old who is suffering from a serious genetic disorder which leads to the progressive deterioration of vital functions. While awaiting a cure, the aim is to keep Gabriel both mentally and physically active by means of continuous rehabilitative care. To achieve this, he needs everybody’s help. The non-profit organization “Insieme per Gabriel” (Together for Gabriel) came into being through the desire of friends to provide economic assistance for the family. Even the smallest contribution on your part will be of enormous significance.
Bank Account no: IT 11 I 03268 44610 024882315860 Account name: “INSIEME PER GABRIEL”
Gabriel’s story
Gabriel began to show signs of being unwell, he had trouble eating and was not gaining weight. So began the races to the hospital, the tests, the sleepless nights. They had to rush from the hospital in Biella to that of Novara; during the Easter holidays Gabriel’s life hung by a thread. But the little boy proved that he would not give up easily, he fought with all his might and he recovered. Dark days were to follow, when Helga spent every day at the hospital in Novara, enclosed all day in an isolation ward with her baby. Worst of all was having to leave him there every evening. Not for them the walks in the park, the games with other children or the excitement of watching him crawl and walk. But we never lost the hope that Gabriel’s illness would finally be diagnosed and treated and that both he and his family might have a normal life. An even harder blow was to follow, however, when after several tests it was discovered that Gabriel suffers from MUCOLIPIDOSIS type II : a rare lysosomal disease, that is, a genetic illness caused by a defect in one of the numerous enzymes whose job it is to break down certain molecules within a cell. At present there is no cure for this disease which leads progressively to a deterioration of vital functions. Many studies are underway which lead us to hope that Gabriel may soon be treated and that the illness against which he is fighting so courageously may be defeated. Until that day comes, it is very important for him to have constant and frequent psycho-motor rehabilitation and the use of specialized treatment centres. We are fighting with Gabriel, together with his parents and his family. That is why we have set up this association, because the very least we can do is to help them economically in this battle. This kind of support, apart from the bonds of affection which bind us to Gabriel, his mother and his father, is a gesture of love towards life itself and towards a child who, though very young, has never surrendered even for a moment. And we will not surrender either.
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