Paulo Robson lost his wife and decided he would not lose his daughter too.
Esther Sofia is just 4 years old and is fighting leukemia in Barcarena, Brazil.
For her to receive treatment, her father quit his job and established a routine that is repeated up to four times a week: walking to the port, crossing by boat to Belém, taking another form of transportation and reaching the hospital.
Round trip, with a little girl holding his hand who barely understands why it hurts so much.
A motorcycle taxi driver photographed them waiting for the boat without asking permission or imagining the consequences.
The image went viral and mobilized an entire community: donations that exceeded 14.000 dollars, free lodging in Belém and help from the city government to cover the transportation costs.
Esther’s treatment may last up to three years, but now her father no longer crosses that river alone.