Inspirational stories of famous stars

Messi was diagnosed with developmental hormone deficiency at the age of 1 1, which hindered the growth of bones. The club ignored him, and the family's economic conditions could not afford the treatment expenses of little Messi, so the family decided to immigrate to Spain to find a solution. In September 2000, Messi, who was only 13 and only 140cm tall, went to Barcelona for trial training. The Catalans did not hesitate to register him in the club and arranged for him to go to the medical department for treatment. Now this boy from Rosario 17 years old has grown to 170cm.

On Christmas 1996, Messi's life took a turning point. The Newwells Club sent Messi and his family to the famous endocrinologist Diego Schwartzstein. 1997 65438+1October 3 1, the doctor received Messi and his father Jorge in Rosario's clinic. The doctor is very cautious. After discussion, they reached an agreement to do a series of tests for a year to decide what treatment to take. The doctor recalled: "His growth hormone secretion was insufficient. He needs to be injected with biosynthetic growth hormone to compensate. "

From 1998 to 1, Messi started treatment and injected daily. It's hard to give yourself an injection, and it's even harder to give yourself an injection every day, but little Messi didn't say anything and quickly adapted to this life. Lucas scaglia, Messi's classmate and friend, said, "He often comes to my house and sometimes spends the night at my house. He always comes with his box and puts it in the refrigerator as soon as he comes in. In the evening, he would go to the kitchen, give himself an injection and then come back as if nothing had happened. He never seems to be afraid of this and doesn't mind. " Messi said: "For me, an injection is like brushing my teeth. At first, people were always curious to see me do this, but later they got used to it. I don't think it is difficult, because it is very important for my future. And this is related to football, and I must take responsibility. "

But there are some problems that Messi's courage can't solve, and that is money. Dr. Schwartzstein said, "The monthly cost is about 65,438+0,000 to 65,438+0,500 dollars." The treatment fee for the first two years came from Messi's father Jorge's social security and mutual insurance, as well as the help of the Acindar fund. Acindar is one of the largest metallurgical groups in Argentina, and Jorge is the department head of the group. But then, Argentina's economy began to deteriorate rapidly and collapsed a few months later. We can imagine that if there were no economic crisis, the Messi family might not leave Barcelona for an opportunity. The economic crisis and the indifference of the New Wales Club forced him to take his son to Barcelona. He said: "I supported Messi's treatment expenses for two years with my own insurance and foundation subsidies, but when the economic crisis came, it was too difficult for me to support four children with my own salary." At the beginning of the treatment, Newwells Club made a good promise to help, but it became empty talk. Mr. Almiron, the president of the club, gave 200 pesos at first, and another 200 pesos after half a year (at that time 1 peso exchange 1 US dollar). We have no choice but to run away. "

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