Pablo Ráez, an icon who turned his fight against leukemia into a viral phenomenon, dies at age 20

The Marbella Pablo Ráez, who turned his fight against leukemia into a viral phenomenon, has died today, his relatives have assured on social networks. On January 25, Ráez, 20, posted on Facebook: "I have been more absent these days, since I am focused on the little energy I have to overcome this stage, which is proving difficult, but not impossible." He recounted the treatment they were undergoing and acknowledged that it was a hard time: "It makes you want to throw in the towel, to stop suffering." These statements were made after suffering "a rejection of the marrow called graft versus host disease "After his infusion of stem cells to treat his ailment. Raez, who was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 18 years old and who got a marrow donor after a campaign through social networks called" Challenge one million ", indicated last month that he was "happy, as always" and that he was going "for it all."