- Her parents, husband, son and friends never left her
- To support her, her friends cut her hair and made up her
Drafting – Karling Rodríguez, 32, is more than a warrior and an example of motivation and positivism. She is a woman full of dreams, smiling and sweet, who today is grateful that She has already finished her last chemotherapy session after overcoming a process against breast cancer.
To celebrate, her husband José Tortós had a surprise prepared for her: his decorated car, full of colorful balloons and ready for her to write phrases such as: “I did it!” and “God is faithful.”
In the caravan to and from Hospital México, on February 16, 2021, also participated her best friend with his cart full of balloons, as well as their potatoes.
The photograph of his vehicle traveled through social networks and impacted more than one who came across the car or the photo, as it makes one think how warriors the patients who fight against cancer are.
When AMPrensa.com spoke with Rodríguez, it was easy to identify that she is a woman full of life and that, now, she sees the world with different eyes. Smiling, with a sweet voice and eager to fight. Your attitude is a reflection of what is in your heart.
And it is that the environment in which he surrounds himself is very positive. The young woman tells that, after each session, her best friends had a gift prepared for her at home, something significant that reminded him of the beauty of life.
At the medical center, after the last chemo, he touched the “Bell of the victors”. In addition, he was awarded a certificate for how brave he has been as an oncology patient.
Rodríguez with her husband. Photos courtesy
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Upon exiting chemo, his car had messages of support
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His story: One day at a time
The first session was on October 26, 2020, but it always came very positive. Although there were nerves, fear never got hold of her. Rather, her faith in God sustained and prompted her.
«At the beginning it was very difficult. I started with hair loss, I bathed and a piece of hair fell out, I had to put the pieces of hair in a plastic bag, it was not a small amount that could go through the shower. It was very painful for me as a woman who kept a vanity. That’s when I learned that the essence of a person is not in their physical appearance, it is in their heart, “said Rodríguez to AMPrensa.com.
When he realized that it was time to cut his hair completely, her closest friends organized a cafe where they gave her a total change of look, with a spectacular cut and professional makeup that made her feel like a warrior.
Fortunately, the cancer did not metastasize in her body and responded very well to chemotherapy even from the fourth session, when she no longer felt the “ball” that she found in her left breast.
«I was in bed all week. I couldn’t eat because my body kind of didn’t accept food, I had to bathe sitting down, it’s very difficult. It happened to me when I wasn’t expecting it, I was going on a track at 100 kilometers per hour, working and studying for a master’s degree, ”Rodríguez commented to AMPrensa.com.
Being a mom for the second time: your drive
Rodríguez underwent genetic tests to find out the chances of the cancer growing. If she tested positive, they had to perform a mastectomy – remove her breast – and remove her uterus and ovaries, which meant she couldn’t have any more children. If it was negative, the surgery was small and localized.
“We prayed a lot and I asked God that this test was negative. While we were waiting for the result, I went to the supermarket with my son and bought a lollipop. I told my son ‘my love, this lollipop is going to be for a few years from now, when mommy has a baby’. And I say baby because I would love it to be little. I have that pacifier on my nightstand. I don’t know if I’m going to have a little girl or a little one, but it was like an act of faith that God could heal me. The result came out negative, “he was very positive.
The process: Now she knows how to swim and is an entrepreneur
Video posted in October at the start of his chemotherapy.
Her four-year-old son and her husband have been her unconditional support, as well as her parents, who have been a fundamental company in the process.
His mother went to his house to cook for him and always He was very strong at any news. Her father did shed tears for his daughter, but always holding hands and with great faith that everything would go according to God’s will.
“It is not because he is my husband, but I have never met a person as happy and positive as him. He is an incredible person, he faces life in a very positive way and that was my support during this time, ”said Rodríguez.
Karling Rodríguez with her dad. Photos courtesy
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In addition, due to her disability, she decided to undertake to keep busy from home, so she started your Joy Market project, where it offers products such as mask holders and other products for children and parents.
And that’s not all, because also learned to swim. His will to live increased with this challenge and he decided to venture into the world of swimming.
Another pillar that she highlighted during her battle was the support of the company she works for, Davivienda, which provided all the necessary support, permits and even a motivational video by his colleagues and the president of the company to wish him a speedy recovery.
His health status is gradually improving and surgery would be scheduled for around March 16, to later continue with radiotherapies.
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