Filipino ultra runner Fredelyn Alberto stays strong despite cancer diagnosis just 6 weeks after giving birth – ‘if there’s treatment, then there’s hope’
- The Hong Kong-based domestic helper is a stalwart of local ultra running scene with several big race wins under her belt
- Trail community is rallying to Alberto’s cause with donations to help cover costs for chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy
Hong Kong ultra running community stalwart Fredelyn Alberto has been diagnosed with cancer just six weeks after giving birth.
The Hong Kong-based Filipino domestic helper burst onto the scene in 2018 winning the MSIG Braemar Hill 45km and the 75km Green Race, and has been an ever present at races and on podiums ever since.
“It’s just devastating. It’s just so sad,” Alberto – who was in contention to win the Asia Trail Masters series in 2019 until the final weekend – said. “I just cried once. After that, I haven’t cried.
“It was just when the doctor told me face to face that I felt my reality had come. After that, I’m facing all the treatments. I’m not worried that I won’t get cured, I’m just being positive. If there’s treatment, then there’s hope.”
A GoFundMe page has been set up by colleagues of Alberto’s husband Marc Sexton to help covert the cost of her treatment.