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Today I want to say THANK YOU with all my heart, for helping me meet today 15 years since that surgery with diagnosis as raw and painful, but we already see with science, my will and affection of all that you could cure cancer that many (still) afraid of him. You can beat him but that achievement must enjoy.

With my most affectionate hug, I say thanks for everything

ETHEL TRANKELS

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A Silvia Garsd and the entire team to "APOSTAR"
Now I understand. Now I finally understand. Now it is. Now I know you meant when you said the attitude kept us alive. Finally opened the door of my heart, unlock the hooks tied me to death.
Quiero Vivir! I'm alive! I want to stay alive! I have plenty of reason to life.
Silvia Thanks for helping me understand I love you. Claudia Celaya
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I appreciate the invitation to meet again to Life Gambling. This learning community where they come together and agree the role of each individual participant and collective management of the ordinary, in a project organized and committed individual strengths and resources, community, institutional. Where to celebrate the start of a different knowledge set resulting from the knowledge of all flatten. Where esvictimiza and supports the transit of patients to subject players integrated into the shared desire to forge a better life, respect for the uniqueness and rich appreciation of differences. Where you build a better quality of life from a better quality of links. If you tribute, according to the dictionary, 'Demonstration of admiration, respect, for someone. Act or series of events to be held in honor of someone. "
If that person is Hugo Basilico, this tribute that reminds one more time and seeks to explain who it is for those who knew him, may be called 'dignity in adversity'.
Adversity does decent man, is that man in dignity as human beings can recognize different from adversity and deal with it. And what made Hugo daily. Enrolled in the militancy of life, with a clear defined intentionality: that men and women we are becoming less victims and more architects of our own destiny. Leading participant in a proposal that takes the group experience as unavoidable health experience: Bet to life.
Hugo referent pair, living presence, resistance model, bra, gladiator in the fiercest battle against discouragement and forgetting that 'am', 'am', 'I'. Hugo aware of the profound social value of every gesture, every word, every decision. Teachers always, shortening distances between thinking, feeling and doing in the construction of permanent freedom.
'You could', 'Cancer is another opportunity', 'do not get too carried away', 'fight, to be an actor', 'if I can why you will not be able' slogans constitute a glossary that transmits the irrefutable force of inner conviction. And that sum from the more genuine humor, which he practices himself: 'extraordinary', 'phenomenon'.
Hugo grow and grow, Sower, a builder with a collective sense: He knows plants and planting, knows how to produce and place, knows how to plan and project, in the order, the claim of the demand, with the excesses of his generosity. As child and escape the solemnity and enjoy kites dating back to the open field to which they were never twine. Hugo, as the man to share all tenderness and relieve the pain of another. Hugo laburantes of life, pure determination, pure stubbornness of a better life, fighting with indifference, injustice, inequality and promoting healthy exercise of rights. Without respite, without stooping. Tireless driver of the task, the project's creative animator, able to interact, guide even over the phone from the bubble after a transplant. Able to enjoy every sunrise and birdsong,
able to celebrate with all the joy of the struggle for life. What dignity together with you Hugo van health, life and freedom.
If gambling means agreeing that make any forecast that whoever wins acertaré predetermined certain thing, to risk in the belief that something will have this or that result. Hugo gambled and won. Dignity in adversity. Is in sight at this present, in this living memory, in the desire to further develop the ability to face adversity, build on it, overcome it and even strengthened, to turn crises into opportunities, with the participation of all, which is that as subjects of law, with power of decision of all.
Thanks Hugo, thanks Silvia Garsd thanks APOSTAR A LA VIDA!

Malena Pastor

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My name is Robert, I have attended seven years ago the group 'Bet to Life', I am cancer patient in remission and I feel admiration for this group.
Awe, come to see as many new colleagues in a sea of tears after the meeting and they leave with a smile as they begin to understand that 'it can'.
Admiration for those applying chemotherapy to morning and afternoon are with us, to receive the medication psychic Bet.
Admiration, because many times the media came to visit, we stressed his great astonishment at the 'positive energy' and 'joie de vivre' that emanated from the group, contrary to what they imagine to find.
Admiration, seeing a great man who takes daily medication strong and not every day is ten points physically, but never misses meetings and is the main 'living mirror' of the group he faced what come with joy. Always has the right word supported with an experience itself, because He spent all that '!, Everyone knows of whom I speak, obviously Hugo.
Admiration for all top-level professionals with us today.
Admiration, to know a wonderful woman, Silvia, who with one look you realize that the absolute conviction springs so doing, to know without any doubt that cancer is cured, and what 'best' for us.
Admiration, for me to remember the changes I made in my life since I came to the group and I maintain.
Admiration and thanks to this group, which taught me to admire with all my heart the wonderful "miracle" that is life. Thank you very much.
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Acknowledgments (26/06/2006)
When the April 20 ultrasound confirmed the suspicions of secondary liver could not believe it. It was just a year when I had a tumor on the basis of language, a year ago that something new and terrible had appeared without warning in my life, cancer.
The treatment was very tough two months of radiation therapy and six weeks of chemotherapy achieved with the grace of God that the tumor recede, he had been a year of monthly checkups where things were going well, and began a second period of bimonthly checkups, I felt strong and vibrant again.
And now ... Why again? Why again? ", The uneasiness and anxiety were very strong for me for my family.
In those moments, I read a letter to the editor of the newspaper La Nacion, which was announced for a few days after an encounter between cancer patients and their professionals, "the letter mentioned that the Foundation was organized by APOSTAR A LA VIDA. With not much expectation I commented to my wife who encouraged me without hesitation that we were to see what it was, helped his decision that psychotherapeutic support was provided to relatives. The surprise was great to see St. Augustine Auditorium, Catholic University of Argentina with so many people.
The evidence heard, the presentations of the professionals were changing the enormous concern that to date we seized by something else.
We went out with other viewpoints, other wanted to fight with other concepts such as addressing the times to come.
Since then and since immediately following Saturday, my wife and I started going to meetings every Saturday, each in their group.
Since then, things were triggered, there were new problems, but she had help. Silvia professional support and exchange views with other patients was critical in recent weeks to deal with major decisions to address my treatment, to decide to have surgery, to have faith in the fight to beat cancer. To search for a new more fulfilling life.
Yes, I believe in miracles, I believe that reading this letter timely readers just days before the 10th meeting in the UCA in a very difficult moment for me was God's work. But I am also clear that the work that each week people living betting on meetings held in every Saturday, the push to pass the professional concepts that are expressed, are the work of these people, exceptional people that make of APOSTAR A LA VIDA.
Oscar Armando BARIDON

Laura Medel.
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Dear Dr. Silvia Garsd:
I am writing to inform you that our program was named the winner of the World Competition Tempos Awards 2006 as the best program in the category Radio and Television on "Lung Cancer". This would not have been possible without the valuable contribution of their knowledge, so we extend the congratulations we received both of the organizers of the competition as Roche Lab, developer of it. For my part I have only to thank you and we look forward to his unselfish and valuable assistance in reporting on health issues that afflict the population.
Sincerely,
Dr. Daniel Cassola
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Acknowledgments (26/01/2007)
We thank the Fundación La Nación the notice published on 15 December last. This allows us the spread of activity to Life Gambling towards the recovery of the cancer patients. Thank you!
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Acknowledgments (26/01/2007)
We thank Mr. Torok and Carlos Emilio Fonzo, dissemination of a notice of our Foundation in the newspaper Perfil, on 21 January last. Thank you!
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Acknowledgments (28/01/2007)
Our thanks to Mr. Juan Jose Maderna, in charge of the Directorate of Channel 26 News, note held last January 18 at our headquarters. Several teammates have given their testimony of life, affirming once again that Si, Se Puede!.
The impact of the note were important, a lot of calls, e-mailsy especially cancer many colleagues have approached our grupos.Allí have begun an important way for full recovery. Thank you!
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Acknowledgments (31/01/2007)
We appreciate the donation of a purchase order in Garbarino, by an executive of the company where he worked our colleague Carlos Palma. This allowed us to purchase an air conditioner for our headquarters. Thank you!
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Acknowledgments (02/07/2007)
The APOSTAR A LA VIDA group was, is and will be the boost we all needed after
puzzling diagnosis of cancer, we thought a catastrophe turned out to be the best that could have happened, because you could say that Mom gave a new life, he opened his head. Before attending was a shy person, which he did not like leaving home, a little depressing. After the meetings, you know not whether the act of sharing experiences, of being identified, or not, with colleagues, or perhaps the thrust of Dr. Silvia or the fond memories of Mr. Hugo, whom she much appreciated, have been modifying their behavior to transform it into what it is today: a bell!. It has more cells than their four daughters out alone, does everything he wants, no more need of us, tells us everything he thinks, what we hear and what not, is fortified.
We feel that the "slap on the wrist" they were given and keep giving him, bore fruit.
The group meant for Mom needed the spiritual remedy, not only her but also us, because it helped to understand that you can actually.
Nancy, Marisa, Nora and Laura wrote this testimony. They are daughters of our colleague Lidia Orellano (Bet patient to Life, the group of Lomas de Zamora last six years). Lidia had breast cancer and is currently in remission. Great!
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Acknowledgments (16/07/2007)
I wanted to thank the testimonies given by Pastor Malena and Roberto Stupia for the task and always remember the struggle of Hugo. Without further compliments and always following the Gambling task.
Laura Basilico
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Acknowledgments (11/09/2007)
I tell them I attended Friday's session at the conference. Great weather that could
perceive!. Needless to say, that the professionals who made presentations, are renowned in their
medical history and the treatment they have with their patients.
I touched the beautiful women and temperate men striving for the brotherhood that exists there !...¡ All agreed and in the same cause!.
I recently read: 'only when you are not afraid of peace with oneself' ... on Friday, I could see you, do not rise to fear!
Thanks for all you sent me -
Luis Clemente Rizzo
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Acknowledgments (05/11/2007)
Roche Laboratory donated 1,000 copies of the book "Sharing Feelings". They will be distributed free of charge to cancer patients for the first time to attend our groups.
We want to emphasize the management of Ms. Sandra Pecollo, who facilitated the donation of books.
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Acknowledgments (25/11/2007)
Dear Silvia:
First of all I wish to express sincere thanks for their participation in the Ceremony of the First Latina Excellence Award. This initiative has been realized thanks to you and Bet to life by your disposal to share their knowledge and devoting their time to support the patient with cancer. The dedication of professional you are the seeds that already beginning to flourish in the form of a number of innovative
collaborative ideas and possible strategies to combat our common enemy, cancer.
We hope to continue their support in the next stages of this effort will be in contact Alison on the details of the scholarship. Thank you very much and sincerely,
Alessandra
Alessandra Durstine
American Cancer Society
588 Broadway Suite 504
New York, NY
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Acknowledgments (07/12/2007)
Dear friends of the Foundation's Betting on Life: I was overjoyed to receive news of the award they got. This course is based on the just recognition, but also something deeper. I present in my mind and my heart a lot of people from different positions, helped lift the 'Group' initially and the 'Foundation' later. They were hopeful moments of struggle, facing adversity and misunderstanding. I keep on my many faces, gestures, words, laughter and tears that I understood and shared. For all this and for them all, wherever they are, in my faith and hope, a big hug with love NSENADA knew that this life.
Betting on Viva la Vida!
Yes, yes, yes. Sure your can!
With heart. Horacio Lazzarini.
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Acknowledgments (26/12/2007)
Hi Nora: I know that interacted with René. We thank you from the depths of the heart the support, hearing, sensation, and the humane treatment and respect with which you have contacted us. Have been several doors that have touched and warmth found in pc. has been without doubt the most treasured and coveted all along.
Do not forget the feeling we have in this season. With all our affection, a hug.
Rene and Sandra
Viedma, Rio Black
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Acknowledgments (19/03/2008)
Dear Sylvia: meets Wednesday is my life 18! that's why I felt the immediate need to let you know how important it was is and will, philosophy of life I Bet enseñastes through to Life. It took much of conventional medicine as you in particular and the overall Group. Sola maybe not .... I had not succeeded.
Just wanted to say this and that I love with all my heart !!!!!!!!! Un besito
Bea.
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Acknowledgments (21/03/2008)
Dear Dr. Garsd and all the people of BET TO LIFE
Please attend the book launch event for 'Fragments ...' and I hope you have a good time and were carried all the cranes of the Warrior win.
Thank you for your letter so emotional and heartfelt.
Thanks to Dr. Garsd, which always aroused my admiration for their strength and light, they may imitate, but charisma is a spark of God.
Thank you.
With all due respect.
Thank you. (With this and are 5 acknowledgments). It must be odd because it brings good luck.
Ana Maria Neve.
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Acknowledgments (17/06/2008)
We thank Mrs. Sandra Pecollo, representative of Roche, the donation of a cake that allowed us to celebrate 15 years of the Foundation, which was shared by everyone who attended the meeting. Thank you very much!
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Acknowledgments (18/06/2008)
On May 27, 2008 the foundation received a donation from Astra Zeneca lab S. A. a complete new computer last generation, together with an Epson Multifunction. We thank the management of Mr. Eduardo Neira and Mr. Juan Jose Eraso, representatives of the laboratory, to realize this gift is so important to our Institution.
Thank you very much!
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Acknowledgments (18/06/2008)
With the support of the laboratories: Roche, Merck Chemicals, Novartis and Bristol Myers, constant partners of the Foundation, we were able to organize the '11 th Meeting between oncology patients and their professionals' that took place at UCA on 7 June 2008.
Once again we have demonstrated the commitment that each laboratory has helped so that our work is continuous. Thank you very much!
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I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful group forming, thanks and my admiration to Dr. silvia, patients whose testimony I peruse because they are of great contention for me, because unfortunately I can not get close to know for reasons of schedule, but since the screen radiates faith and hope needed to overcome the enfermedad.gracias.muchas thanks.

Silvana Bucci
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Hi, I'm Maria Julia Olsson, living in General Rodriguez, I oncology patient, in 2008, you have helped me a lot, giving me medication, and have taught me many things, Avenida Rivadavia 2774, I met Nora, I'm talking about the group psychological support Ramos Mejia Hospital, where I went only twice and could not go but, given the distance and my poor health, from there I remember Ana advise several things and the rest of the group that I think is the best I've seen in my life, what a pity they are not closer, as I needed them. Today again I do not get upset because the implementation guides to Paclitaxel anywhere, next chemo Plate does not bring, you will have? or at least tell me where to go to buy, and provincial hospitals have nothing.
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Hello family I'm a team member, but I believe that many of us think alike.
Thank you, because they are a wonderful team who are giving tools not only to the group, but also to their loved ones.
You are healing, but the world in its full context because there is no greater love than to give a hand to another and thus formed this chain favors.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR.
Kisses and thanks again. Gabriela, "Daughter of Carmen"
Mastrangelo Carmen Lomas de Zamora.
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Congratulations !!!!!!!!!!!!! To all who could be with me, to hold me, to woo, to hear me, to caress me and make me feel that life is worth living to full ... I wish them the best for this Christmas and new year is coming.
I clung to all of you to continue to fight for my life. My deep gratitude and affection for you all, my friends, my friends.

Ruben Grimberg