On Friday, the Local Board of Mazarrón Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) held the presentation of the book 'Whenever it rained, stopped' Alice Rico in the auditorium of the Center for Municipal Employment Initiatives (CIME).
In the presentation, attended by about a hundred people were involved Councillor for Citizen Participation, David Fernandez, the president of the local board of Mazarrón AECC, M ª Luisa Heredia, and author of the book itself.
Alicia Rico, having a 2-related publications representing cancer cope with the disease, said that "after the disease diagnose me, I started writing a blog to vent and many people started reading me, telling me that what I wrote could help many who were in the same situation as me. "
Thus arose the first book entitled Rico 'Nobody said it was easy.
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About 'Whenever it rained, stopped,' Rico said that this is composed of three distinct parts.
"The first tells us how to deal with anxiety, because after overcoming illness suffered this problem also had to face" the author said, adding that "the second talks about how we feel as we face these challenges through a series of letters to a person as formerly did, even by email. "
Finally, "the third part, which is what gives the book its title, is more philosophical and discusses how it has changed my perspective of life, winning important little things that before would not have enjoyed the same."
Maria Luisa Heredia wanted to "thank Alice has come and also for your support through these publications and as a person."
Heredia also thanked the students union IES 'Antonio Hellin' "who have donated 30% of their profits to our partnership. Thing that excites us and fills us with life."
The mayor of Citizen Participation, David Fernández, praised "the great work being undertaken by the AECC in Mazarrón, helping many people to confront this terrible disease as we all know, although we have not been in first person, there is always a family member or yes friend suffers. "
Fernandez also praised the work of Alicia Rico "is an example of struggle and overcoming, these publications being of great value to our society. As is to be commended because we are confident that with these books has helped many people."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Mazarrón