Unstoppable Testimonies

Our Unstoppables are our reason for being!

Testimonies of the struggle and overcoming of the adults and children who are Unstoppable against leukaemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma..

José María

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia patient

Hello! I’m José María, I’m 11 years old and I’m the “little one” of my big family. I am known for being a loving, happy, and UNSTOPPABLE child.

When I was 5 years old, I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, a very common blood cancer in children, which is also more prevalent in people with Down Syndrome like me.

In order to cure myself, I started chemotherapy sessions, but to my misfortune, the doctors found that my disease did not go away. Even so, we did not give up, and luckily, in 2018 I was able to access a pioneering CAR-T immunotherapy clinical trial in Spain. They re-engineered the “good” cells in my body, specifically my T-lymphocytes, to be able to fight this cancer. Impressive, isn’t it?

My doctors have seen that it is working well so far, which is fantastic news for me, as I can continue to have fun with my siblings.

José María