After the editions of 2020 and 2022Cinfa presents the third volume of the book ‘The patient’s gaze’. In this case, the work compiles twenty new photographs, selected from among those presented to the contest of the same name, with the aim of transmitting the daily reality of people with life stories marked by illness and disability. Each snapshot, in its own way, shows us the most human and harsh side of the disease, but also a day to day full of emotions, tenderness and beauty.
This is the case of Vega, a girl who observes the world through the gap in the railing of her bed in the hospital where she received treatment for leukemia; or the moment of complicity between Estefanía, undergoing treatment for breast cancer, and her little ones Raissa and Sohara, who delicately apply her makeup in an everyday gesture of love; or the pain contained in Marco’s embrace of his son Gregorio, who suffered from Schinzel-Giedion Syndrome and who, against all odds, reached the age of seven.
Along with the photographs, we can read twenty stories inspired by them written by personalities from the world of art, sports, culture or gastronomy of our country. The astronaut Sara García, the writer Ángeles Caso, the athlete Alex Roca, the actress Lola Herrera, the chef Ferran Adrià and the actor Miguel Ángel Muñoz are some of the authors who tell us, from an intimate and personal point of view, the stories hidden behind each snapshot.
“Page by page, we have revealed the stories behind the patients and the people who care for them to make us look at it in a different, more human, more empathetic way,” explains Enrique Ordieres, president of Cinfa. From Cinfa, we invite you to read ‘The patient’s gaze’ from pause and emotion. And, then, to open your eyes around you with a look that goes beyond the obvious and that dives into the depths of each patient, each illness, each story, each person.
Recognition of patient associations
With this work, Cinfa also aims to recognize and support Spanish patient organizations, who carry out essential support work. For this reason, each image in the book is linked to a different association, chosen by the author of the photograph, and receives a donation from Cinfa. “At Cinfa, we want to express, once again, our admiration, recognition and support to all Spanish patient associations, who know that they count on us,” adds Enrique Ordieres.
The third volume of the book ‘The Patient’s View’ by Cinfa (can be downloaded for free at lamiradadelpaciente.cinfa.com) is composed of the following images and texts:
1. ‘A life for Mateo’, by Inma Ríos Escamilla, with text by chef Ferran Adriá. In favor of the Ana Carolina Díez Mahou Foundation.
2. ‘Manos que miran’, by Antonio Aragón Renuncio, with text by the writer Ángeles Caso. In favor of the NGO Oasis.
3. ‘The strength of children’, by José Ignacio Rodríguez Rubiales, with text by Lola Herrera, actress. In favor of the Extremadura Oncology Association (AOEX).
4. ‘The skin I live in’, by Diego Menjíbar Reyes, with text by journalist Lorenzo Milá. In favor of the Fontilles Foundation.
5. ‘The Kiss’, by Jorge Prieto Muñoz, with text by Ana Belén, actress and singer. In favor of the Grace and Peace Foundation.
6. ‘The best medicine’, by María José González Lama, with text by Miguel Ángel Muñoz, actor and director. In favor of the Association of Parents and People Affected by Autism Spectrum Syndrome and other TGD of Cantabria (APTACAN).
7. ‘Aarón’, by Xavi Almirall Mir, with text by Almudena Cid, Olympic gymnast and actress. In favor of the Association of Relatives and People Affected by Growth Pathologies (AFAPAC).
8. ‘My secret window’, by Pedro Herráiz Merino, with text by Sara García, astronaut and researcher. In favor of the Spanish Association Against Cancer in Valencia.
9. ‘Love heals’, by Ana Cruz Fernández Rodríguez, with text by Nacho Duato, choreographer. In favor of the Leonese Association to Help Cerebral Palsy (Aspace León).
10. ‘Drink water’, by Núria Graell Bullich, with text by Pablo Berger, filmmaker. In favor of the MSD Foundation, Multiple Sulfactase Deficiency.
11. ‘To the top’, by Alberto Navarro Ramírez, with text by Alex Roca, an athlete with cerebral palsy. In favor of the Sports Without Barriers Foundation.
12. ‘Toda una vida’, by Martín Corradini, with text by Edurne, singer. In favor of the DEBRA Spain Butterfly Skin Association.
13. ‘La mama y el papa’, by Marc Minaya Ruiz, with text by Emilio Morenatti, photojournalist. In favor of the INVI Association against male breast cancer and other related diseases.
14. ‘The Look’, by Mónica Miranda Pérez, with text by María Castro, actress. In favor of the Cerebral Palsy and Related Association of Burgos (APACE Burgos).
15. ‘Se miran’, by José Manuel Mateo Grau, with text by “El Langui”, actor and rapper. In favor of the Association of People with Physical Disabilities of Alicante (ADIFIA).
16. ‘Understand me’, by Rosy Carrillo, with text by Elena García Armada, engineer and creator of the first pediatric exoskeleton. In favor of the Provincial Association for the Mentally Handicapped of Jaén (APROMPSI).
17. ‘Valentino, marathon dreams’, by Francesco Guarino Henderson, with text by Susana Rodríguez, Paralympic athlete. In favor of the Spanish Association of CDG Syndrome (AESCDG).
18. ‘The memory of a smell’, by Nuria Gil Fogue, with text by Margarita del Val, scientist. In favor of the Lares Foundation.
19. ‘Pain transformed into smiles’, by Lidia Fernández del Campo, with text by Diego Cantero «Funambulista», singer and composer. In favor of the Tarlov Cysts Association.
20. ‘Alzheimer erases memories that love fills’, by Ana Martínez Crespo, with text by Maribel López, director of ARCO. In favor of the Alzheimer Foundation Spain (FAE).
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