Sarah Carbonero (40 years old) speaks openly about his cancer for the first time. Five years after learning of her diagnosis, the journalist, very moved, shared her most sincere and personal speech after collecting a major prize during the IV edition of ELLE x Hope, ELLE’s charity gala in favor of the fight against cancer.
On the night of last Wednesday, October 16, the woman from La Mancha confessed that it was not easy for her to receive the award, “not because of what it means”, as she commented, but because it is this is the first time he has spoken “openly and publicly” about his illness.
“Cancer, a word I have been avoiding for years“, expressed Sara after bursting into tears. Very moved, the journalist continued: “… And that I didn’t like to mention because I thought if I didn’t name it, it wouldn’t be a reality“Carbonero confessed that he”It took time to accept, to understand that it’s a long-distance race“and that she will always be an oncology patient.
“I learned to live with uncertainty, I even learned to accept it“, continued the presenter during her intervention, before thanking the magazine and its director, Benedetta Poletti, for waiting for her and respecting her schedules.
Sara Carbonero managed to win the award today, during the fourth edition of the gala, after having accomplished “a great personal work during this period.” In his enlightening speech, he explained how he managed to overcome: “I looked inward a lot and realized that this journey, through this desert, is much better accompanied; cancer must be normalizedthat being vulnerable is not badbut quite the contrary. No one is perfect and we don’t pretend to be. »
The big reason why Sara Carbonero decided to speak openly, as she said herself, is to send “a message of encouragement to all people who live together, because I don’t like the terms of war at all. “I’m really sorry… for fighting and so on, but accepting this cruel illness.”
It was 2019 when Sara Carbonero was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. “Logically, I was shocked. It was terrible. I was 35 years olda healthy life, I didn’t understand anything. And my prognosis was good, but my head was full of why“, the communicator recalls. Then, as she said, they recommended that she go to a psycho-oncologist, “who does a wonderful job.” But at that time, the journalist needed the testimony of women who were in the same situation and that “10 or 15 years later, they were alive, strong and working.”
Sara Carbonero at the ELLE x Hope photocall.
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That’s what he did. So Sara called 10 women she didn’t know at all to find out their stories. He remembers them with particular affection and took the opportunity to send them a message during his speech. “They gave me the push I needed, and that’s what I would like to do today with everyone who sees me right now to tell them that there is a way out“.
The former wife of Iker Casillas (43) admitted to having “learned a lot about the value of time”. In his words, “the most precious treasure we have.” “Above all, I learned to live in the present and, moreover, as our beloved Pau Donés said: ‘urgently'”, he assured.
During these years, the woman from La Mancha also learned the power of love. “It is so powerful that it is capable of transforming everything,” he said. In this line, the presenter He wanted to remember those who stood by him unconditionally.. He particularly highlighted his mother and sister. Likewise, to several of her friends who also accompanied her during the gala. Among them, Isabel Jiménez (42 years old).
Sarah Carbonero He didn’t forget his doctors either.whom he considers his “guardian angels”, nor their childrenits “raison d’être”. Then, the journalist wanted to send a special message to mothers suffering from cancer and having young children, “who understand nothing and we still cannot explain to them why their mother stays in bed for eight days after each chemo, the same thing for 21 days And why doesn’t his mother have any energy, like the mothers of his classmates”, he expressed without being able to hold back his tears.
Sara Carboneo a few minutes before her speech at the ELLE x Hope gala.
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After a standing ovation, Sara Carbonero managed to continue: “My special love for all these courageous mothers, mothers of courage. You will be able to see your children grow up like me.“. After these words, the communicator spoke directly to her children: “Martín and Lucas, you are my driving force and my desire.“.
At the end of her speech, the journalist spoke about the importance of research, as well as mental health. He also wanted to focus on an important issue that cancer patients need: “Calm“.”We need to reduce stress as much as possible“, he assured.
Finally, Sara Carbonero once again sent a message of gratitude, in addition to dedicating her prize to those “who suffer, who resist this terrible disease”. He also wanted to remind us that despite this difficult moment, “there is hope and light at the end of the tunnel”. “I am here thanks to medicine and love“, he insisted.
