00:00I don't think anyone ever really knew who I was.
00:03And nobody will ever know now.
00:06Well, actually, if you do that word, the treatment will make it go away quickly.
00:09In any case, I must admit that headaches and dizziness all the time are a pain.
00:14What is it?
00:15In fact, the MRI showed us a rather abnormal spot.
00:17That's why we did a biopsy to check what it was.
00:20Do you see that area right here? That's a brain tumor.
00:25A tumor, like I have brain cancer.
00:32Okay, and when can we start chemo?
00:35Or, I don't know, what kind of treatment is it for that?
00:39I imagine the sooner we start, the sooner it gets better, right?
00:43To be honest, it's not that simple, Valentina.
00:45It is a high-grade diffuse glioma.
00:48It's a diffuse tumor that creeps into places you can't touch without depriving you of
00:51essential function.
00:53Of course, it is still possible to start a treatment that could prolong life.
00:59To prolong but not to cure.
01:01It is a very aggressive tumor.
01:03And if I ever...
01:06If I don't get the treatment...
01:08How much time do I have left?
01:11Between 3 and 6 months.
01:14No, but seriously, can you imagine what our mother would be like?
01:17I don't know, that would be hilarious.
01:18Although at the same time, for you, it wouldn't be so funny.
01:20You would definitely be perfect, right?
01:21No, at the same time, I talk and talk, but first I'd have to find a guy.
01:23Or, in reality, we could adopt, right?
01:27Okay, Valentina, you're not listening to me, are you?
01:31You would be a good mother.
01:33You will be the best SME.
01:35Okay.
01:40SO ?
01:41Are we really sick or is this just a flimsy excuse to skip class?
01:43Because honestly, for my life, I'm okay with a stomach bug, but two weeks is a long time.
01:46No, I will not be returning to class.
01:48I have a tumor.
01:49Something that can't be cured, apparently.
01:52Actually, I can start treatment, but it will only give me a few more months and...
01:57And it wouldn't be of much use.
01:59So, seriously, if you still don't know, these kinds of jokes aren't really funny, I'll tell you...
02:02'confess.'
02:03You see, I thought exactly the same thing when the doctor told me that.
02:08Finally...
02:09Valentina, you're 20 years old, of course it can be cured at 20.
02:12No.
02:13Finally, apparently, it's...
02:14It's like a super aggressive tumor.
02:17And like I told you, I can start treatment, but apart from being bedridden and...
02:20And tiring myself out for the little time I have left will be pointless.
02:23You know, what's the worst thing?
02:24It's because I'm going to die with so many regrets.
02:27Well, I was able to do lots of things for you, but...
02:29But I waited, because I wanted to make my parents proud first.
02:32And then I thought to myself that I had plenty of time ahead of me.
02:34And besides, I wanted so badly to be perfect, I was so afraid of failing that...
02:38I don't know, I forgot to be myself, I forgot that it was okay to
02:41to fail, to get back up, that...
02:44And that I forgot to live, in fact.
02:46Vale.
02:48I don't think anyone ever really knew who I was.
02:54And no one will ever know now.
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