The amount has been reached to fulfill all the wishes of Sara Cantagalli, the 5-year-old girl from Faenza (Ravenna) who was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma when she was 3 and who recently stopped chemo because the disease began to resist therapy. The little girl will now be able to realize all the dreams on the list she had drawn up with a volunteer who manages the “Children’s Santa Claus” page (who has been assisting the family for some time and spending his days with Sara), in which they are published, at the choice of the parents, updates on Sara’s situation: all fundraising was therefore closed.
The fundraiser for Sara Cantagalli’s wishes
The achievement of the objective was communicated on the «Children’s Santa Claus» page. A post specifies which channel the donations come from (further to the Iban specifically for the wish collection, two campaigns are active for little Sara on GoFundMeone opened by the father and the other by the child’s mother), and thanked all those who participated in the fundraiser.
Over 117,000 euros raised in just a few days: «Stop donations»
The post also tries to clarify the figures collected, also because there is no shortage of observations and criticism of charity requested by the family and by those who are assisting them: «Good evening everyone – it is written in the communication – I am very pleased to announce that Sara’s wishes have all been fulfilled, and that the total amount raised is 117,433 euros divided as follows: Gofundme Mamma Maria 6,440 euros; Gofundme Dad Mattia 78,793 (the other money present on account they were prior to the collection of wishes and we did not count them correctly); Iban made out to Mamma Maria for the collection of Sara’s wishes «The Children’s Santa Claus» 32,200 euros. For maximum transparency mum and dad have already sent the email requesting the Visa Mooney account statement and in the next few days as soon as we have it I will put it on the page while for Gofundme you can see it easily because by scrolling there are donations with date and amount with the name of the donor”.
The need to clarify the initiative
For those who were familiar with this story, another useful piece of information is also given: «So, all the accounts in the names of Sara’s parents they will be closed between today and tomorrow, technical response times of Gofundme and Mooney. I invite you to do not make any more payments because the goal is achieved. From this moment on, no more payments will be accepted into the mother’s account because the money collected will be used only for Sara’s wishes and to buy what he wants in the places he will go, such as toys or other things, and in the following days the Gofundme accounts will be closed.”
The father: «Without work, we also pay rent and bills»
Mattia Cantagalli, Sara’s father, regarding those who raise doubts about the initiative launched in favor of his daughter, also wishes to point out: «The money raised is used also for the sustenance of the familygiven that the mayor of Faenza gave us the municipal house but we still pay around 400 euros per month plus bills and everything you need. Plus the mother has another son with problems, we parents are out of work to be able to be next to Sara for the time she has left and as already reiterated the day Sara dies all that will remain it will be donated to sick children which follows the Children’s Santa Claus and everything will be made public. Every additional wish paid will be published on social media on the children’s Santa Claus page to avoid people thinking we are gods scammers”.
The neuroblastoma that affected the little girl and the therapies stopped
The illness that struck Sara, a stage four neuroblastoma, she also resists chemo and making the therapy heavier would only serve to make her feel even worse. And so, with doctors of the Sant’Orsola Hospital in Bologna who are treating her to decide to suspend the treatment, “we will spend all the time God wants to give her entertaining her and taking her to the places she wants” Sara’s father said. The disease was diagnosed three years ago. Solidarity immediately arose around the little girl and her parents various associations also with a fundraiser in their support. Once the treatment process was concluded, there was hope for a happy ending. But last June it emerged a recurrence. Hence a new hospitalization at the Sant’Orsola Polyclinic until the decision to undergo chemo.
From Disneyland to horseback riding: the bucket list
This was on Sara’s wish list: «Including being one princess in a castle for a day, skiing, growing flowers in a flower nursery, going to Disneylandhave a party with inflatables and lots of children to play with, visit the zoo of Romevisit the Genoa aquariumtake a beach holiday, go to Gardaland, modeling for a day and wearing lots of clothes, as well as going to horse and by helicopter.”
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