The Juegaterapia Foundation, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and the selection presented this Thursday the doll 'Baby Pelón La Roja', whose benefits will go to the humanization of hospitals and children's areas, with new rooms, gardens, cinemas or 'space stations', so that “children can play, play and play “and” do not stop being children because you have a disease.
ANDl Baby Pelón with the national team jersey and a headscarf designed by Celia and Alek, two children undergoing cancer treatment, is already on sale on the RFEF website and arises in order to “improve the lives of girls and boys with cancer so that the long treatments to which they are subjected are less harsh, live in a kinder environment that helps them reduce anxiety and face the disease with a more positive attitude “, according to the Spanish Football Federation itself on its website.
“In Juegaterapia what we do is that children do not stop being children because they have a disease. And that they continue playing. The game is something that, in addition, we have scientifically proven in a study it alleviates the pain of children. That is why we transform and We humanize hospitals, for when they have to be there time they can play, go out to some beautiful gardens that we make, they can go to the movies, we make them space stations … “, explained Belén Solera, director of Institutional Relations of the Juegaterapia Foundation, during the presentation in the Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas.
“What we try is for them to play, play and play all day so that their illness will have the best possible time,” he added, accompanied by the Spanish national team footballers Marcos Llorente and Rodrigo Hernández and by Elvira Andrés, vice president of the Spanish Football Federation.
“Without a doubt, it is very important to join this cause. It is the essence of corporate social responsibility and what better project than this as a sign of our support in this matter. When Belén told us about the entire project they were carrying out, we had the lucky to see photos of those rooms to which he refers, that one was a spaceship, another was a garden, a forest … We saw all those cinemas and the most beautiful thing of all is that they did it to make life happier and more bearable to these champions, “explained Elvira Andrés.
Rodri's commitment to dedicate the victories to them
“I have been able to go to hospitals where they work and the truth is that what they do there is amazing, how they decorate things, how they make rooms. I have been lucky enough to be in a space station that they make. It is incredible how they help to these champions to make their stay there much more fun and shortened. I encourage everyone to get involved in this great project, which we can all help. In the end, these children are a clear example of strength and attitude in this life for all of us and they deserve all the possible help, “he said. Marcos Llorente.
Rodrigo HernandezAt the same time, he promised to dedicate the victories achieved by the Spanish team to children. “Of course, now you tell us about a celebration that we can do,” he transmitted to Guille, who asked him to dedicate the first victory they achieve.
“I don't usually score many goals, but surely a teammate. We will celebrate together because this help is very important, not only for you, but for all your teammates who are in the same situation and, above all, so that this bad moment that you are going to overcome, take it in the best way, “said the midfielder.