The initiative launched by the Association of Relatives and Affected lipodystrophy (AELIP) to gather support for further research in these diseases has collected a barrage of adhesions in just days.
Many anonymous people, but also many familiar faces have wanted to join the campaign "Investigating Lipodystrophies" which has claimed to represent, through symbolic gesture to make an L with your fingers, the need to further deepen the investigation of lipodystrophy, with In order to improve the lives of those affected.
Lipodystrophies are a group of diseases called rare because of its low prevalence, characterized by a loss of adipose tissue, which means they are difficult to diagnose properly and therefore adequately and efficiently treat.
From AELIP have launched this campaign until March 31, World Day of lipodystrophy, the maximum social support for the need for further research lipodystrophy and financial support for this cause is achieved.
To do this, encourage everyone who wants to work to be done individually or in groups a photo positioning the index finger and thumb of the right hand, thereby forming an L, a symbolic gesture that aim to increase awareness about the importance of further research in lipodystrophy.
The image must be uploaded during the remaining days until March 31 to facebook, instagram and twitter using the hashtag #Linvestigando.
Furthermore, it has created an event on Facebook to join him all these expressions of solidarity (https://www.facebook.com/events/1413751338927733/).
Currently, many people of all ages are joining the initiative and including many known people from the world of sports, entertainment, culture ... have shown more solidarity face and have contributed, making the symbolic gesture of L fingers, hope to those affected and heat to feel supported.
Thus, in social networks has seen, for example, the world of sports coach Vicente del Bosque, athletes as Andres Iniesta, Daniel Carvajal, Alex Abrines or Alejandro Valverde;
former athletes like Chichi Creus, Julio Salinas, Juan Manuel Asensi, Miguel Porlán "Chendo" (current CEO of Real Madrid), Roberto Fresnedoso, Ruben de la Red, Luis Milla or Fran Murcia.
The actress Pepa Aniorte, actor Alex Navarro, Barbara Rey, Yvonne Reyes or singer Chenoa have not hesitated to take a picture with journalist Andrew L. Aberasturi was also among the first to support the campaign Investigating lipodystrophy, like the FC Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu or second vice president Jordi Cardoner i Casaus.
Moreover, in parallel to that the association wants to become trending topic on twitter next March 31 at 20:25 hours, so you are encouraged to collaborate with this solidarity and visibility at the time initiative, through the hashtag #Linvestigando .
From AELIP reiterated the invitation to anyone who wants to share their L in social networks, "so that everyone is united by investigating #Linvestigando lipodystrophy".
Moreover, it also reminds you can collaborate with AELIP in research projects launched by donations through the account numbers that this partnership has: IBAN ES52 3058 0262 44 2720029059 (in CAJAMAR entity) and IBAN ES40 2100 2759 23 0200101469 (La Caixa).
You can also do so online through the website of the asociaciónwww.aelip.org.
