Young Giovanna Acui, 21, who had been battling a rare type of cancer for over six months, died this Wednesday (14). The story of the woman from Santa Catarina went viral online and touched thousands of people. Through crowdfunding, she raised about 130,000 reais for her treatment.

Giovanna battled cancer for over six months – Photo: Internet/Reproduction/ND

Giovanna of Florianopolis developed cancer at the age of 20. In a video posted to TikTok, a network with more than 14,000 followers and millions of views, the girl revealed how she discovered the disease (watch the video below????????

@giovannaakui

How I discovered cancer – non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma #cancer #lymphoma #lymphomanonhodgkin

♬ Where is my love – SYML

“I was in a better phase: I was going out, traveling, training and going to college face to face. I traveled with flu symptoms to Arraial do Cabo (RJ). My neck was swollen, every night I sweated profusely and felt tired. I went to the hospital there and they thought it was pneumonia. I returned to Florianopolis and ended up in the hospital,” she explains.

At that time, she was diagnosed with a rare leukemia called lymphoblastic T-cell lymphoma. In September, he launched an online crowdfunding campaign to try to raise 123,200 reais for the treatment and managed to raise over 130,000 reais.

In the description of the request, Giovanna explained that the chemotherapy was ineffective and the amount received would be used to purchase a specific drug, which had a budget of approximately 30,800 reais.

The young woman also studied biology at Udesk (University of the State of Santa Catarina) in Laguna. On social media, the institution mourned the young woman’s death.

The student’s death also caused a stir on the Internet. A close friend wrote an emotional account on the network (see excerpt below????????

“Gi was a girl who was always available for anything you needed, she was literally ready for anything, from a trip to a company to watch a game she hated. She had such a pure and kind heart that no matter what I asked, she helped me, ”he began.

“Giovanna understood me just by looking. She helped me graduate from college, introduced me to a second family and held me when I needed it most, ”the friend added.