On the night of this Monday, October 3, the political agenda took an unexpected turn following learning that Senate President Roy Barreras was diagnosed with colon cancer. According to a medical report delivered by the Santa Fe Foundation, the legislator of the Historical Pact was found “a lesion that has been confirmed by pathology studies as an adenocarcinoma of the lower digestive tract.”
In this regard, Barreras Montealegre not only made his pathology known on Twitter but also in an interview with the CM& news, where he also explained that following a meeting with the medical team of the renowned hospital in Bogotá, he agreed to immediately start treatment that does not prevent him from exercising his position as president of the legislature.
“I have planned (…) all the necessary treatment protocol to be able to adapt it to the agendas of Congress because we are going to continue working, we are going to fulfill our duty”, Mentioned Barreras, confirming that he will not leave aside his tasks corresponding to the legislative agenda, at least for the remainder of the year.
Continuing with his pathology, Barreras sent a message of reassurance to those whose relatives have a similar condition. “I say it as a doctor: today cancer is curable, it has treatment, it is one more disease, and if you do things judiciously, with faith in the creator as well, and with absolute confidence in Colombian doctors, we will surely get ahead.”.
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The government bench legislator also went into detail regarding the treatment he will receive to overcome this disease, because for him “presiding over Congress is a great responsibility” and in that sense, the right thing to do is for the country to know the reasons why he is going to be absent from his duties to comply with medical procedures.
In the first instance, the doctors will perform several sessions of chemotherapy, radiotherapy “and also surgery”; Said procedures will be staggered in accordance with the criteria established by the panel of experts in order to “harmonize, as far as possible, with the responsibility we have with Colombians”. Immediately followingwards, he explained that the reforms proposed by the national government and that must be discussed in Congress must be processed in the shortest possible time.
Under this scenario, he explained that the health reform (which has not been presented to the Legislature) must include a proper functioning of the insurance system “with the recovered public hospital network and the dignity of health workers”; For this reason, he assured his commitment in the presidency of Congress will not only be with the country, but with his family “who has been accompanying with great strength.”
Finally, Barreras reiterated to the aforementioned medium that routine medical check-ups should be done and more following the age of 50: “It is good to have check-ups, ladies should do them to prevent cancer that is curable, such as breast cancer, cervical cancer; the gentlemen prostate cancer and also colon cancer”, emphasizing once more that he will soon be cured of this pathology.
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