“If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans for the future…”
I heard that once…
A contact with pain…
On December 2, 2020, I had an operation on my head, to treat pain caused by the trigeminal nerve.
The operation went well, because the doctor suppressed my pain. But the operation had “collateral damage”: I am deaf in my right ear, I have facial paralysis that affects my mouth and right eye, and the balance nerve has been damaged.
All this, of course, was unexpected: only 0.2% this happens. And it has happened to me….
But the bad fortune did not end here. After a month, they had to operate again because the internal scar had not sealed well, and I was leaking cerebrospinal fluid from my nose. In total I was hospitalized for 30 days.
2021 has been “the year of revival”: daily I have gone to the beach in Valencia to walk and regain my balance. A very kind recovery…
My brother José Ignacio
It was my mother’s dream: to have a priest son. As of the six brothers we are only two boys, “the die was cast”.
It is a great satisfaction to have a brother who prays daily for the whole family.
My father is going to heaven…
After five years of progressive Alzheimer’s, in just 24 hours my father left us.
He was an honest and loyal man… I owe him many of the virtues I have, and for this I will always have affection for him.
An affectionate farewell
On October 7, 2022, the Annual Assembly of the InnMain European Association was held in Valencia, of which I have been president since its creation. I was unanimously named Honorary President of the association: it is a great satisfaction and an honor for me.
Breakthrough in recovery thanks to acupuncture
The start of a new adventure (May 2023)
Finally starting a new project. With my friend Harouna Garba we have formed an association in Togo for the start-up of a school for orphaned children. We have named it “Mon Avenir” (my future). Our objective is to offer them the possibility of having education and professional training so that they can get a good job in their country, and do not see themselves in the need to flee to Europe by boat in search of a better future. Here some photos. I invite you to visit our website: www.myavenir.org.
On May 16, the official presentation of the Project took place at the premises of the Mainel Foundation, with the aim of raising funds. We still need money, so whoever wants can make a donation in the following bank account:
- OWNER OF THE BANK ACCOUNT: MAINEL FOUNDATION (https://mainel.org/)
- BANK NAME: CaixaBank
- BANK ACCOUNT: ES57 2100 2831 5602 0003 0859 (this account is ONLY for the school MON AVENIR)
- SWIFT/ BIC code: CAIX ES BB XXX
- Concept: Donation for MON AVENIR project – [Your name. We need it for the “Founding Benefactors”]
Here you have the presentation.
And here you can watch the enterview. Harouna appears from 27:20 to 31:10, and I appear from 42:30 to 46:00
I finally make a dream come true
I owe it to my mother.
Since I was little I am very sensitive to marginalization, pain, loneliness, suffering.
At the present time I am organizing a youth volunteering program in order to visit people who are alone or sick.
Soon I will post more news…
