Rebeca was the most recent interviewee of Nuno Azinheira, in an exclusive granted to Nova Gente magazine. The singer recalled the difficult periods in her life, in which she faced two cancers, and spoke about supporting her son, now 16 years old.
“It was a difficult life, not only for me, but also for my family. I often say that cancer doesn’t just affect the patient, it also affects the people around them. Even if I didn’t want to upset and worry Robim, it was impossible because he saw me crying.”he started by remembering.
At the time he fought his first cancer, Robim would have been no more than three years old. “He still remembers some episodes of his mother crying, with tubes in her throat and nose. And that worries me”explained the artist.
“When the doctor said I had throat cancer, especially on the thyroid, I immediately thought I was going to die. Afterwards, I had a very serious depression, which I think was even more difficult to resolve than the disease itself”he added.
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And the truth is that the singer went through moments of real struggle. “I had cancer, I had to have surgery and on top of that I was a singer and I could lose my voice. So, she lost everything”he also said, regarding the thoughts he had at that time.
“What did I think? Well, my life will end here and the ideal is to die. I wanted to die, without a doubt”, he completed. But what is certain is that Rebeca overcame her illness and continues to perform on stages around the world.
