“I especially expect a connection, not money”: the Alice and the Little Warriors association in Sète to raise awareness of childhood cancer

“I especially expect a connection, not money”: the Alice and the Little Warriors association in Sète to raise awareness of childhood cancer

Les membres de l’association ont tous enfilé leurs baskets pour la bonne cause. DR – DR

Une dizaine de membres d’Alice et les petits guerriers se sont réunis le mercredi 3 juillet dans la salle du Pont Levis, à Sète. Le président de l’association espère faire de la prévention sur cette maladie rare, dont sa fille a été victime.

Refreshing drinks and pastries were made available to the public, but no Sétois passed through the door of the Pont Levis room. However, the president of the Alice and the Little Warriors association, Olivier Brunel, had things to say about pediatric cancer. His daughter Alice died at the age of 7, in November 2023. This disease is rare and represents around 2% of cancers, according to the Institut Curie. It's not hereditary. "We've done all the genetic tests and we still don't know where it comes from"< /em>, explains Olivier Brunel.

Walk to inform

Alice had contracted the disease a few months before her death. "Unexpected news", confids her former childminder, before bursting into tears. In the meantime, Olivier had decided to create the association, before organizing a solidarity march which began on June 29.

Leaving from Argelès-sur-Mer, the members of the association cover nearly 140 kilometers on foot in seven days. Direction the Montpellier University Hospital, where Alice had been taken care of. The objective is clear for the president: "Raise awareness of the case of children with disabilities… I'm mainly looking for a connection, not money." To achieve this, a second edition of the solidarity walk is already being considered.

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