What a hero.
A few weeks’ ago, the football world was sad to hear the news that Newcastle winger and Argentine international Jonas Gutierrez had been diagnosed with testicular cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy treatment at home in Argentina.
Hard as the news must have been to take for Gutierrez, he is not letting it get him down, as he showed at the weekend when running the Buenos Aires marathon in order to raise funds for FUCA (Foundation for Research, Teaching and Cancer Prevention), a cancer charity in Argentina.
According to the Chronicle, Gutierrez was part of a group of runners who wore bright green outfits in an effort to raise awareness of the work of oncologist Dr. Fernando Petracci from Argentina’s Alexander Fleming Institute and to highlight the need to detect the cancer early and he took to Twitter to thank fellow participants and, particularly, Argentinian actor and comedian Dady Brieva, for their support.
Muchas gracias a todos los participantes del maratón de bsas 42k por el apoyo y el aliento durante la carrera.
— jonas gutierrez (@elgalgojonas) October 12, 2014
Muchas gracias a @dadybrieva por sus palabras durante la carrera. Dady sos un fenómeno. — jonas gutierrez (@elgalgojonas) October 12, 2014
“@PABLOREYPRO: C vez más luchador. @elgalgojonas corrió la @bamaraton #FuerzaJonas más que nunca pic.twitter.com/5eBL46feDx @DeportesBA” ídolo
— Estrela (@LuzNis) October 12, 2014
#CorroConJonas @elgalgojonas @el_guti6 la banda siempre con vos! pic.twitter.com/svyocnd4iv
— Leonardo Dominguez (@leonete79) October 13, 2014
Gutierrez ran the marathon only two days after tweeting a picture of himself getting ready to receive treatment and to compete in the marathon despite his personal circumstances was a remarkable achievement indeed.
Hora de estudio. Vamossss pic.twitter.com/xXf15geauX — jonas gutierrez (@elgalgojonas) October 10, 2014
What a man.
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