Por: Risso Alberto
Camera Obscura ha cancelado la ultima parte de su tour, debido que la tecladista de la banda Carey Lander se encuentra bajo tratamiento contra el cáncer de huesos. Lander ha estado luchando contra la enfermedad, conocida como Osteosarcoma, en estos últimos 4 años, pero su nuevo régimen de tratamiento, la mantendrá fuera del camino.
La cancelación del tour afecta las fechas previstas en México y California en octubre e incluía una parada en Beach Got 4. En una nota publicada en el Facebook de la banda, la frontwoman Tracyanne Campbell escribió: En verdad estamos muy tristes por decepcionar a nuestros fans, pero estoy segura que entenderán que la salud de Carey esta en primer lugar en estos momentos. Esperamos regresar muy pronto y tocar para ustedes.
Lander ha lanzado la pagina de Facebook JustGiving para recaudar fondos para Sarcoma UK, una organización caritativa que atiende el sarcoma en todas sus formas. Probablemente sea muy tarde para que me ayuden, escribió Lander en la descripción de la caridad. Pero seria genial que en el futuro los niños no tenga que pasar por esto y que tengan mayores probabilidades de sobrevivir.
Acá el mensaje completo de Lander:
Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.
In 2011 I was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma in my leg. It’s an aggressive form of bone cancer that’s treated with a very harsh regime of chemotherapy and surgery or possible amputation of the affected limb. Particularly horribly, it’s a cancer that most commonly occurs in children and because of its rarity, receives scarce attention or funding and there has been very little in the way of new treatments developed in the last 30 years. It’s probably too late to help me, but it would be great if we could find something in the future that means children don’t have to undergo such awful treatment and have a better chance of survival.
I’ve been quite fortunate in that I have been able to have periods of living something of a normal life in the last 4 years and to continue playing with Camera Obscura. Being able to record the album we had started working on before my diagnosis, and to travel and play shows again has been amazing, and I’m very grateful to everyone that’s bought out records, come to our concerts or supported us in some way. Sadly, my illness is here tripping me up again and I feel like it’s time to tell people a bit more about it and see if I can raise a bit of cash to help others in a similar situation. I’m hugely grateful for any donations you feel like making. Thank you.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
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