A san Francisco group is raising money for cancer survivors by swimming to Alcatraz.
Every name written on Braulio Fonseca's body carries a sacred story. They are the names of loved ones, known and unknown, who have battled cancer. Fonseca himself is a two-time cancer survivor and an avid swimmer.Joining the San Francisco open-water swimming organization Water World Swim, he decided to stage a swim from Alcatraz as a fundraiser for cancer survivors and a way to build awareness for those fighting the disease.
'So for me, it was just like, what can I do to challenge myself? Throughout training for this as well, to just show my respect for people who are suffering'And a big splash of respect was shown and continues to be shown as Fonseca dedicates his energy towards helping cancer fighters with their medical bills. As the Water World team awaited the arrival of swimmers from Alcatraz, he said this was one of his toughest swims.
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