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Comedian Thiago André Alves died this Wednesday at the age of 32 from end-stage cancer located in the neck and head. announced the Lisbon Comedy Club in social networks. The screenwriter, who is at the same time a screenwriter, was remembered by the comedy space of the capital as a person who “always had a smile” and as a “master of national comedy”.
In February 2020, the comedian wrote opinion text at the Observer, where he reported his clinical situation and advocated for death caused by medical intervention. “I am a cancer patient, I have stage IV cancer, the prognosis for which is rather limited. In my case, it is impossible to cure “, signaled, adding that it is only possible “an attempt to control and temporarily suppress the most aggressive manifestations of the disease in order to ensure my quality of life for the longest possible period of time.”
“I am on palliative care. It’s just a matter of time at this point, ”he said, saying he was still undergoing treatment at the Portuguese Institute of Oncology (IPO) in Lisbon. He also stressed that, as a chronic patient with a low prognosis, “This is not a comfortable reality for the mind and body.no matter how much palliative care they give me. “
Thiago André Alves learned he had cancer in 2017 when he was living in Belfast, and doctors told him he had only two years left to live. After being diagnosed, he decided to leave Northern Ireland and return to Portugal. In 2018, he organized the “I’m Dying of Laughter” show, which served fry cancer, the proceeds of which were intended for an IPO in Lisbon. Other comedians attended the event, such as Guilherme Duarte, Diogo Faro, Dario Guerreiro and Diogo Bataguas.
“I made a guest list on the planewhen I came from Northern Ireland (where I lived) to Portugal – this is a day after receiving the diagnosis, “he admitted in an interview podcast “Humor at First Sight” from Expresso Weekly.
Thiago Andre Alves was not only a comedian and screenwriter, but also an agent. One of her agents, TV presenter and comedian Guilherme Fonseca, posted on social media that “never again” “it will not be possible to write an anecdote without thinking,” what a friend would think: “Your only fault was that you found me funny.”
Also comedian Antonio Raminews paid tribute to him in social networks: [O Tiago] On the contrary, he has not lost a single battle. It’s not about conquering a disease or condition, but how you live. ”
In an article written in the Observador, Thiago André Alves spoke out in favor of euthanasia. Defending that “choosing to die does not mean the death of anyone other than my death” and that “It is a choice that should not and cannot be limited by third parties”, the humorist stated that those opposed to medical care are imposing “a set of ideologies and values.” “Those who are against euthanasia restrict me without my permission.”
“I only demand this freedom,” he stressed, summing up: “Let me choose death, in comfort, with my dignity and in peace if I want to.”
