23/03/2026
YESTERDAY WE TOOK THE COURT FOR AWARENESS. TODAY WE MUST TAKE THE COURT FOR THE SURVIVAL OF THE ASSOCIATION.
March 22, Cat Eye Syndrome Awareness Day, was not just an anniversary for us.
It was a real day. A day made of presence, courage, effort, faces, sport, and concrete attempts not to let this syndrome remain in silence.
In an Italy distracted by a thousand tensions, controversies, referendums, changes, collective urgencies, and noise that takes up all the space, rare diseases continue to remain at the margins.
And with them, far too often, also the associations trying to support them.
Cat Eye Syndrome International is not a machine.
It is not a large structure.
It is not an organization with endless resources.
We are two parents.
And an aunt.
Two parents and an aunt who, in addition to living every day with the physical, emotional, and economic complexity of a child’s rare disease, also chose to build a point of reference for others.
A place of listening.
A bridge between families.
An international voice born from pain, but transformed into concrete help.
We have done this for over ten years with dedication, courage, and a stubborn strength that has never allowed us to give up.
But today we must say it clearly:
the association is gasping for air.
And it risks shutting down.
Not because it is not needed.
Not because it has not done enough.
But because without funds, without support, without real return, even the most necessary realities can collapse.
And it is painful to say it, but it is true:
many have found listening, guidance, and humanity here.
Very few have felt the need to help keep this reality alive.
And yet we keep going.
Because we know what it means to feel alone in front of a rare diagnosis.
And we know how important it is that someone, somewhere, answers.
That is why what happened yesterday had enormous value.
Thank you to Pallacanestro UISP Roma, which was the only one to truly promote an event.
Thank you to Scuola Basket Roma.
Thank you to those who turned awareness into a concrete gesture, into an information stand, into a match, into a real presence.
In a time of quick posts and superficial attention, you chose to truly be there.
And to us, that means everything.
But today, awareness alone is no longer enough.
We need donations, now.
To keep the association alive.
To continue supporting families.
To make sure more than ten years of work, presence, connections, and real help are not lost.
To keep building the projects this community deserves.
If you believe this reality must continue to exist,
if you believe a family should not feel alone in the face of an extremely rare syndrome,
if you believe the work of these years should not be lost,
this is the time to act.
💛 Donate now to Cat Eye Syndrome International:
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Because yesterday we took the court for a smile.
Today we must take the court so that this voice does not go out.
Alessandro Mocci