Health team surprises cancer patient in palliative care Health professionals brought the entertainment of a July party to the home of a patient who is 58 years old, has been facing lung cancer for five years and is receiving palliative care in Ponta Grossa, in Campos Gerais do Paraná. The action took place on Friday (10), was filmed and went viral after being posted on social media. Until the publication of this report, the video had around 800 thousand views on Instagram. Watch above. ? Follow the g1 PR channel on WhatsApp The images show that the team arrived at the patient's home wearing traditional costumes, dancing with a loudspeaker turned on and bringing traditional June and July festival foods. The man was lying inside the residence, breathing with the help of an oxygen cannula, and when he saw the professionals, he became emotional. Crying, he thanked the gesture and also the affection and respect he received during the service. The action was led by Bruna Carolina Paulak Gonçalves (social worker), Giovanna Macedo Fipke (psycho-oncologist), Gabriella Stenqueviz (nutritionist), Gabriela Alves Melo Costa (social worker) and Priscila Woiciechowski (oncology nurse). To g1, they say that they used their lunch break and their own means to surprise the patient on the same day that a July party was held at the Santa Casa de Ponta Grossa hospital for patients undergoing chemotherapy. "We already had the idea of ??taking the July party for this patient before the hospital party. He told the psychologist, in an informal conversation, that he had a party for his niece to go to this month, but he wouldn't be able to do it due to the use of high-flow oxygen; so, we decided to take the party to his house." Health team surprised patient at home Personal archive Read also: Weather forecast: Paraná starts the week with -0ºC and should end with 34ºC; see where Understand: Woman receives threats against her family, pays R$ 10,000 to criminals and discovers that she was extorted by her own brother Femicide: Videos show the despair of neighbors who tried to save a woman from being killed by her partner inside a locked house 'It's not just medicine that cures' Health professionals bring a 'July party' to the home of a cancer patient in palliative care Reproduction The health team states that the patient has been facing lung cancer since 2021 and has been receiving palliative care since December 2025. ?Palliative care is an approach focused on improving the quality of life of patients and families facing serious and life-threatening illnesses. The central objective is to alleviate pain and other physical, psychological and social symptoms. According to professionals, the man attends the hospital's specialized outpatient clinic, but due to the use of oxygen his mobility is restricted. For psychologist Giovanna Fipke, in oncology care must go beyond procedures. "Sometimes, what touches us most is the presence, the time shared, the simple gesture that welcomes. Because caring is also that: being together, truly. [...] We are very happy with the repercussion of this video, that everyone can feel the love of doing what you love, of treating a patient not just as a patient but as a human being", she wrote on social media. Social worker Bruna Carolina Paulak Gonçalves stated that the action was one of the moments that gave meaning to her profession. "Being a social worker means believing that small gestures can transform difficult days into memories full of hope. It means being present, listening, welcoming and strengthening bonds, respecting the history and dignity of each person. Today we don't just have a party. We bring love, humanity and the certainty that caring also means being there for others in the moments they need most", he published. Most watched videos on g1 Paraná: Read more news on g1 Paraná