When someone we love deeply dies, everything continues. That's why, when our mother died, we soon realised that the sun would continue its normal course and that the earth would continue to revolve around her. And so it was. More than a year has passed since our mum was admitted to the Palliative Care Centre at the IPO in Porto, where she died with dignity, humanity and serenity, surrounded by the love of her family and the care of incomparable professionals. The building that houses the palliative care and long-term care services at the Oporto IPO was built and survives mainly on donations. When my mum died, we made a donation to the professionals, but we always felt like doing something more for the service. That's why I decided to team up with my sister Sara, who is holding a fundraiser so that on her birthday she can put all the love she wants to vote me into funds that will be used by people at the end of their lives so that they too can have the conditions our mum had.

For all the gratitude we feel for the Palliative Care and Continuing Care Service at the IPO do Porto, I would also like to make a request: this year, on my birthday, don't buy me a present, but join this cause and contribute to helping us pay tribute to the palliative care service at the IPO do Porto in our mum's name.

Many thanks obrigado❤️

Tiago