News from Carlos - end of chemo

(see below for english)

Antes de mais nada, me desculpem pela falta de noticias, mas os ultimos dias tem sido muito dificeis. Pelo menos a quimio terminou, que era um passo muito importante no processo. Estou agora no hospital aguardando o tao temido transplante, enquanto o Marcelo escreve essas linhas pra mim. Temido pelo efeito que da no corpo e a nausea que causa soh de imaginar ter de repeti-la. Mas pelo menos chegamos no apice de toda essa caminhada, e a partir daqui comeco a minha recuperacao, ainda que va durar por meses. Mas o mais duro tera sido realizado.

Vi o evento de Cingapura no blog, e queria agradecer do fundo do coracao a todas as pessoas envolvidas, parece mentira mas nao ha forma de colocar em palavras minha gratidao por mais esta demonstracao de solidariedade. Queremos ser capazes de um dia retribuir tudo isso de alguma forma.

Beijao pra todos.
Carlos

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Before anything, sorry that I didn't give any news before, but last days have been really tough. At least chemo now is over, which was an important step of the process. I am now at the hospital waiting for the feared transplant, while Marcelo is writing those lines for me. Feared because of the side effect on my body and the nausea that I can't even think about going through again. But at least, we are now at the top of this path, and from now on I will start my recovery, which will last for months. But the most difficult have been done.

I saw the event in Singapore, I would really want to thank all the people who worked for it, it looks unreal and there is no word to say how much grateful I am for one more demonstration of solidarity. We would like to be able to return all this someday, somehow.

Love,
Carlos.