After a decade away from the stage, Teràpia de Shock has marked the culmination of their comeback with a performance at the Pediatric Oncology and Hematology ward of Vall d'Hebron Hospital. During the concert, singer Ferran Massegú performed the song ‘Sense tu’ live for the last time, a track that had previously connected thousands of viewers with the reality of children and adolescents with serious illnesses through the series ‘Polseres vermelles’.
The tour, which began a year ago in collaboration with the Albert Bosch Foundation, aimed to raise funds for the creation of a new pediatric cancer research unit at VHIR. This unit, named the Center for Drug Discovery, will accelerate the screening of compounds to develop better drugs. The campaign is part of the elfichajequenosfalta.org initiative.
The €31,600 raised will fund this new unit at VHIR, which requires a total investment of €910,000. Dr. Lucas Moreno, head of the Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Service at Vall d'Hebron, highlighted that the new infrastructure will incorporate robotic technology to analyze thousands of molecules, speeding up research for more effective and personalized treatments for pediatric tumors such as sarcomas, brain tumors, and neuroblastomas.
The Director of the Albert Bosch Foundation, Cristina Sanz, expressed gratitude for Teràpia de Shock's generosity, emphasizing how they have transformed music into a tool for solidarity and social mobilization. Annually, over 1,000 cases of cancer are diagnosed in children under 14 in Spain, with 170 in Catalonia, and a survival rate of around 80%.
The concert, held in the multipurpose space of the new Pediatric Oncology and Hematology ward, provided a musical break for patients. According to Mari Ángeles Aceituno, supervisor at Vall d'Hebron Children's Hospital, such activities disrupt the hospital routine, generate positive emotions, and help build good memories.
