Pilar Redondo Arribas, 55, spends her time looking through the window of her home in Navalcarnero, Spain, October 27, 2022. Redondo suffered a stroke last year which caused her to spend two weeks at a hospital intensive care unit. The stroke caused paralysis and spasticity in the right side of her body as well as aphasia, which affects her ability to communicate verbally. She does daily rehabilitation sessions to help improve her quality of life. "It's a difficult situation for the whole family. As a daughter, I've had to take on responsibilities before my time, I've had to mature. But when I see how hard she works and how she manages to stand on her feet during therapy, it gives me hope. My mother is very strong-willed" says Redondo's 17-year-old daughter Raquel. According to World Stroke Organisation, 1 out of 4 people over 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime. World Stroke Day is observed on October 29 to raise awareness about the high rates, the risk factors, and the signs of stroke to better prevent and support survivors. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Pilar Redondo Arribas, 55, looks on as her daughter Raquel covers her with a blanket in their home in Navalcarnero, Spain, October 27, 2022. Redondo suffered a stroke last year which caused her to spend two weeks at a hospital intensive care unit. The stroke caused paralysis and spasticity in the right side of her body as well as aphasia, which affects her ability to communicate verbally. She does daily rehabilitation sessions to help improve her quality of life. "It's a difficult situation for the whole family. As a daughter, I've had to take on responsibilities before my time, I've had to mature. But when I see how hard she works and how she manages to stand on her feet during therapy, it gives me hope. My mother is very strong-willed" says Redondo's 17-year-old daughter Raquel. According to World Stroke Organisation, 1 out of 4 people over 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime. World Stroke Day is observed on October 29 to raise awareness about the high rates, the risk factors, and the signs of stroke to better prevent and support survivors. REUTERS/Susana Vera TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Pilar Redondo Arribas, 55, gets help from her daughter Raquel to move her wheel-chair closer to the window of their home in Navalcarnero, Spain, October 27, 2022. Redondo suffered a stroke last year which caused her to spend two weeks at a hospital intensive care unit. The stroke caused paralysis and spasticity in the right side of her body as well as aphasia, which affects her ability to communicate verbally. She does daily rehabilitation sessions to help improve her quality of life. "It’s a difficult situation for the whole family. As a daughter, I’ve had to take on responsibilities before my time, I’ve had to mature. But when I see how hard she works and how she manages to stand on her feet during therapy, it gives me hope. My mother is very strong-willed " says Redondo’s 17-year-old daughter Raquel. According to World Stroke Organisation, 1 out of 4 people over 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime. World Stroke Day is observed on October 29 to raise awareness about the high rates, the risk factors, and the signs of stroke to better prevent and support survivors. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Pilar Redondo Arribas, 55, uses her non-dominant hand as her dominant hand is impaired, during a therapy session with neuropsychologist Johanna Moreno at Casaverde Neurological and Physical Rehabilitation Center in Navalcarnero, Spain, October 20, 2022. Redondo suffered a stroke last year which caused her to spend two weeks at a hospital intensive care unit. The stroke caused paralysis and spasticity in the right side of her body as well as aphasia, which affects her ability to communicate verbally. She does daily rehabilitation sessions to help improve her quality of life. "It’s a difficult situation for the whole family. As a daughter, I’ve had to take on responsibilities before my time, I’ve had to mature. But when I see how hard she works and how she manages to stand on her feet during therapy, it gives me hope. My mother is very strong-willed" says Redondo’s 17-year-old daughter Raquel. According to World Stroke Organisation, 1 out of 4 people over 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime. World Stroke Day is observed on October 29 to raise awareness about the high rates, the risk factors, and the signs of stroke to better prevent and support survivors. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Neurological physiotherapist Guissela Rodriguez Palomino helps Pilar Redondo Arribas, 55, touch a ball with her impaired foot during treatment at Casaverde Neurological and Physical Rehabilitation Center in Navalcarnero, Spain, October 20, 2022. Redondo suffered a stroke last year which caused her to spend two weeks at a hospital intensive care unit. The stroke caused paralysis and spasticity in the right side of her body as well as aphasia, which affects her ability to communicate verbally. She does daily rehabilitation sessions to help improve her quality of life. "It's a difficult situation for the whole family. As a daughter, I've had to take on responsibilities before my time, I've had to mature. But when I see how hard she works and how she manages to stand on her feet during therapy, it gives me hope. My mother is very strong-willed" says Redondo's 17-year-old daughter Raquel. According to World Stroke Organisation, 1 out of 4 people over 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime. World Stroke Day is observed on October 29 to raise awareness about the high rates, the risk factors, and the signs of stroke to better prevent and support survivors. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Pilar Redondo Arribas, 55, uses her non-dominant hand as her dominant hand is impaired, during a therapy session with neuropsychologist Johanna Moreno at Casaverde Neurological and Physical Rehabilitation Center in Navalcarnero, Spain, October 20, 2022.Redondo suffered a stroke last year which caused her to spend two weeks at a hospital intensive care unit. The stroke caused paralysis and spasticity in the right side of her body as well as aphasia, which affects her ability to communicate verbally. She does daily rehabilitation sessions to help improve her quality of life. "It's a difficult situation for the whole family. As a daughter, I've had to take on responsibilities before my time, I've had to mature. But when I see how hard she works and how she manages to stand on her feet during therapy, it gives me hope. My mother is very strong-willed" says Redondo's 17-year-old daughter Raquel. According to World Stroke Organisation, 1 out of 4 people over 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime. World Stroke Day is observed on October 29 to raise awareness about the high rates, the risk factors, and the signs of stroke to better prevent and support survivors. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Pilar Redondo Arribas, 55, reacts in pain as neurological physiotherapist Guissela Rodriguez Palomino treats her at Casaverde Neurological and Physical Rehabilitation Center in Navalcarnero, Spain, October 20, 2022. Redondo suffered a stroke last year which caused her to spend two weeks at a hospital intensive care unit. The stroke caused paralysis and spasticity in the right side of her body as well as aphasia, which affects her ability to communicate verbally. She does daily rehabilitation sessions to help improve her quality of life. "It’s a difficult situation for the whole family. As a daughter, I’ve had to take on responsibilities before my time, I’ve had to mature. But when I see how hard she works and how she manages to stand on her feet during therapy, it gives me hope. My mother is very strong-willed" says Redondo’s 17-year-old daughter Raquel. According to World Stroke Organisation, 1 out of 4 people over 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime. World Stroke Day is observed on October 29 to raise awareness about the high rates, the risk factors, and the signs of stroke to better prevent and support survivors. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Pilar Redondo Arribas, 55, reacts in pain as neurological physiotherapist Guissela Rodriguez Palomino treats her at Casaverde Neurological and Physical Rehabilitation Center in Navalcarnero, Spain, October 20, 2022. Redondo suffered a stroke last year which caused her to spend two weeks at a hospital intensive care unit. The stroke caused paralysis and spasticity in the right side of her body as well as aphasia, which affects her ability to communicate verbally. She does daily rehabilitation sessions to help improve her quality of life. "It's a difficult situation for the whole family. As a daughter, I've had to take on responsibilities before my time, I've had to mature. But when I see how hard she works and how she manages to stand on her feet during therapy, it gives me hope. My mother is very strong-willed" says Redondo's 17-year-old daughter Raquel. According to World Stroke Organisation, 1 out of 4 people over 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime. World Stroke Day is observed on October 29 to raise awareness about the high rates, the risk factors, and the signs of stroke to better prevent and support survivors. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Pilar Redondo Arribas, 55, laughs with occupational therapist Jesus Berdial during a session at Casaverde Neurological and Physical Rehabilitation Center in Navalcarnero, Spain, October 20, 2022. Redondo suffered a stroke last year which caused her to spend two weeks at a hospital intensive care unit. The stroke caused paralysis and spasticity in the right side of her body as well as aphasia, which affects her ability to communicate verbally. She does daily rehabilitation sessions to help improve her quality of life. "It’s a difficult situation for the whole family. As a daughter, I’ve had to take on responsibilities before my time, I’ve had to mature. But when I see how hard she works and how she manages to stand on her feet during therapy, it gives me hope. My mother is very strong-willed " says Redondo’s 17-year-old daughter Raquel. According to World Stroke Organisation, 1 out of 4 people over 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime. World Stroke Day is observed on October 29 to raise awareness about the high rates, the risk factors, and the signs of stroke to better prevent and support survivors. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Pilar Redondo Arribas, 55, and neuropsychologist Johanna Moreno laugh as they carry out a therapy session at Casaverde Neurological and Physical Rehabilitation Center in Navalcarnero, Spain, October 20, 2022. Redondo suffered a stroke last year which caused her to spend two weeks at a hospital intensive care unit. The stroke caused paralysis and spasticity in the right side of her body as well as aphasia, which affects her ability to communicate verbally. She does daily rehabilitation sessions to help improve her quality of life. "ItÕs a difficult situation for the whole family. As a daughter, IÕve had to take on responsibilities before my time, IÕve had to mature. But when I see how hard she works and how she manages to stand on her feet during therapy, it gives me hope. My mother is very strong-willed" says RedondoÕs 17-year-old daughter Raquel. According to World Stroke Organisation, 1 out of 4 people over 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime. World Stroke Day is observed on October 29 to raise awareness about the high rates, the risk factors, and the signs of stroke to better prevent and support survivors. REUTERS/Susana Vera TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Pilar Redondo Arribas, 55, walks with a cane and the help of neurological physiotherapist Guissela Rodriguez Palomino during treatment at Casaverde Neurological and Physical Rehabilitation Center in Navalcarnero, Spain, October 20, 2022. Redondo suffered a stroke last year which caused her to spend two weeks at a hospital intensive care unit. The stroke caused paralysis and spasticity in the right side of her body as well as aphasia, which affects her ability to communicate verbally. She does daily rehabilitation sessions to help improve her quality of life. "It's a difficult situation for the whole family. As a daughter, I've had to take on responsibilities before my time, I've had to mature. But when I see how hard she works and how she manages to stand on her feet during therapy, it gives me hope. My mother is very strong-willed" says Redondo's 17-year-old daughter Raquel. According to World Stroke Organisation, 1 out of 4 people over 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime. World Stroke Day is observed on October 29 to raise awareness about the high rates, the risk factors, and the signs of stroke to better prevent and support survivors. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Pilar Redondo Arribas, 55, leaves with her husband after her daily round of therapy at Casaverde Neurological and Physical Rehabilitation Center in Navalcarnero, Spain, October 20, 2022. Redondo suffered a stroke last year which caused her to spend two weeks at a hospital intensive care unit. The stroke caused paralysis and spasticity in the right side of her body as well as aphasia, which affects her ability to communicate verbally. She does daily rehabilitation sessions to help improve her quality of life. "It's a difficult situation for the whole family. As a daughter, I've had to take on responsibilities before my time, I've had to mature. But when I see how hard she works and how she manages to stand on her feet during therapy, it gives me hope. My mother is very strong-willed" says Redondo's 17-year-old daughter Raquel. According to World Stroke Organisation, 1 out of 4 people over 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime. World Stroke Day is observed on October 29 to raise awareness about the high rates, the risk factors, and the signs of stroke to better prevent and support survivors. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Pilar Redondo Arribas, 55, reacts during treatment at Casaverde Neurological and Physical Rehabilitation Center in Navalcarnero, Spain, October 20, 2022. Redondo suffered a stroke last year which caused her to spend two weeks at a hospital intensive care unit. The stroke caused paralysis and spasticity in the right side of her body as well as aphasia, which affects her ability to communicate verbally. She does daily rehabilitation sessions to help improve her quality of life. "It’s a difficult situation for the whole family. As a daughter, I’ve had to take on responsibilities before my time, I’ve had to mature. But when I see how hard she works and how she manages to stand on her feet during therapy, it gives me hope. My mother is very strong-willed " says Redondo’s 17-year-old daughter Raquel. According to World Stroke Organisation, 1 out of 4 people over 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime. World Stroke Day is observed on October 29 to raise awareness about the high rates, the risk factors, and the signs of stroke to better prevent and support survivors. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Pilar Redondo Arribas, 55, walks with a cane and the help of neurological physiotherapist Guissela Rodriguez Palomino during treatment at Casaverde Neurological and Physical Rehabilitation Center in Navalcarnero, Spain, October 20, 2022. Redondo suffered a stroke last year which caused her to spend two weeks at a hospital intensive care unit. The stroke caused paralysis and spasticity in the right side of her body as well as aphasia, which affects her ability to communicate verbally. She does daily rehabilitation sessions to help improve her quality of life. "It's a difficult situation for the whole family. As a daughter, I've had to take on responsibilities before my time, I've had to mature. But when I see how hard she works and how she manages to stand on her feet during therapy, it gives me hope. My mother is very strong-willed" says Redondo's 17-year-old daughter Raquel. According to World Stroke Organisation, 1 out of 4 people over 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime. World Stroke Day is observed on October 29 to raise awareness about the high rates, the risk factors, and the signs of stroke to better prevent and support survivors. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Pilar Redondo Arribas, 55, rides an elevator in her wheelchair on her way to one of her therapy sessions of the day at Casaverde Neurological and Physical Rehabilitation Center in Navalcarnero, Spain, October 20, 2022. Redondo suffered a stroke last year which caused her to spend two weeks at a hospital intensive care unit. The stroke caused paralysis and spasticity in the right side of her body as well as aphasia, which affects her ability to communicate verbally. She does daily rehabilitation sessions to help improve her quality of life. "It's a difficult situation for the whole family. As a daughter, I've had to take on responsibilities before my time, I've had to mature. But when I see how hard she works and how she manages to stand on her feet during therapy, it gives me hope. My mother is very strong-willed" says Redondo's 17-year-old daughter Raquel. According to World Stroke Organisation, 1 out of 4 people over 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime. World Stroke Day is observed on October 29 to raise awareness about the high rates, the risk factors, and the signs of stroke to better prevent and support survivors. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

A demonstrator marches in a trade union (OeGB) organised protest against surging energy prices and increased living costs and holding a sign that says 'Fair salary for hard work' in Vienna, Austria, September 17, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner 

Mari Meladze, 18, poses near Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia in the village of Odzisi, Georgia, August 19, 2022. On that day, the de facto South Ossetian authorities announced they would reopen the Odzisi checkpoint after three years, for 10 days per month. "My village is so isolated," Meladze said. "When the checkpoint closed in our village, many were left isolated from their family members. After three years, the checkpoint is open, and locals can relocate between the regions. For relocation locals need a special pass which has an expiration date. After the expiration date, the holder of the pass is not guaranteed to get extension of the pass. This makes it hard for anyone who works in the region or has a small business." REUTERS/Daro Sulakauri SEARCH "SULAKAURI BORDER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Farmer Mohammad Mostafa, 42, places water weeds on top of the seedlings' root, at his floating farm in Nazirpur, Pirojpur district, Bangladesh, August 15, 2022. Many farmers in the southwestern part of Bangladesh plant crop seedlings and grow vegetables on the floating rafts made from invasive water hyacinths during monsoon seasons when dry land is scarce to ensure food security as the low-lying country has been experiencing prolonged floods and water-logging because of the changing climate in recent times. "My father and forefathers all used to do this. But the work is very hard," said Mostafa. "I tried my luck at floating farming five years ago and that made a great difference to my life." REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain SEARCH "HOSSAIN FLOATING FARMS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Rescuers work at a site of the House of Culture building destroyed by a Russian missile strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Chuhuiv, Kharkiv region, Ukraine July 25, 2022. REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova 

Rescuers work at a site of the House of Culture building destroyed by a Russian missile strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Chuhuiv, Kharkiv region, Ukraine July 25, 2022. REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova 

Firefighters work to extinguish the Oak Fire as it burns near Darrah in Mariposa County, California, U.S., July 24, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

Firefighters take a break while they work to extinguish the Oak Fire as it burns near Darrah in Mariposa County, California, U.S. July 23, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

Firemen work to extinguish fires caused by high temperatures, which continue to consume trees and pastures, in Najaf, Iraq, July 9, 2022.REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani 

Firemen work to extinguish fires caused by high temperatures, which continue to consume trees and pastures, in Najaf, Iraq, July 9, 2022.REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani 

Eloy Moliner, 12, is followed by his horse "Gitano" after the last day of school in the small Spanish village of Pitarque, Teruel, one of the least populated regions of the European Union, June 22, 2022. With the school closing, Eloy will be the only child left in the village. "I don't want to work with animals for a living, like my family does. It's very hard work. I would rather become a Youtuber, but in Pitarque, I don't want to move away from here" Eloy says. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Eloy Moliner, 12, Achraf Labriyaj, 10, Youssef el Hadri, 9, Ismael Labriyaj, 12, walk with their teacher Alberto Toro during class in Pitarque, Teruel, one of the least populated regions of the European Union, June 13, 2022. Only four children kept the school open in the remote village, but with two of them moving away, the school is being closed down. "It's going to be hard working somewhere else. A colleague told me that it's like taking Robinson Crusoe out of the island", Toro says. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

World Central Kitchen's volunteer Olga Karachova, 26, poses for a portrait in a restaurant warehouse where World Central Kitchen prepares thousands of daily meals to distribute among internally displaced people from eastern Ukraine, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine May 14, 2022. Olga Karachova was working as a wedding planner, and when the war started her friend asked her to help find a place and organise the process of preparing food. "We understood the situation, that we have no time to think or to rest, we just need to work hard now. And from this time, it was 25th of February we started preparing meals. We began from, as I remember, 500 meals, and now we do 5,000 and more, 6,000, 7,000 meals a day." Picture taken May 14, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva REFILE - CORRECTING CITY 

A man works during a rescue operation inside Perkoa mine where water is still being pumped out, four weeks after a flood trapped eight miners inside the galleries, in Perkoa, Burkina Faso, May 13, 2022. REUTERS/Anne Mimault 

Men work during a rescue operation inside Perkoa mine where water is still being pumped out, four weeks after a flood trapped eight miners inside the galleries, in Perkoa, Burkina Faso, May 13, 2022. REUTERS / Anne Mimault 

A handwritten Chinese language note reading "Rest in peace, wish for no gunshots in heaven. You worked hard! - Forest Hills residents" dedicated to Zhiwen Yan, a 45 year-old food delivery courier who was fatally shot and killed while working, is posted on a wall at a memorial outside of Great Wall, a Chinese restaurant where Yan worked, in Forest Hills, a neighbourhood in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., May 2, 2022. 

A man works as he unloads tuna fish from an ice freezer of a fishing trawler at the Negombo's "Lellama" fishery harbour, as fishermen and their families struggle due to a lack of diesel and a price hike over the last few months amid the country's economic crisis, in Negombo, Sri Lanka, April 16, 2022. Picture taken April 16, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A man works to level the ice while loading tuna fish into the delivery vehicle at the Negombo's "Lellama" fishery harbour, as fishermen and their families struggle due to a lack of diesel and a price hike over the last few months amid the country's economic crisis, in Negombo, Sri Lanka, April 16, 2022. Picture taken April 16, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Firefighters drink water as they work at the scene where a bus caught fire in Paris, France, April 4, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier 

A woman carries a bottle of water as emergency specialists work at a residential building damaged by shelling during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine March 30, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

A female jockey takes a picture of her horse ahead of the 2022 Kiplingcotes Derby, the oldest flat race in the United Kingdom which dates back to 1519, in Kiplingcotes, Britain, March 17, 2022. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

Firemen work to extinguish the fire that continues to consume trees and pastures in San Luis del Palmar, province of Corrientes, Argentina February 19, 2022. REUTERS/Matias Baglietto 

People work at the construction site of a barrier at the border between Poland and Belarus, in Tolcze near Kuznica, Poland January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel 

A razor wire is seen as workers from Unibed company work at the construction site of a barrier at the border between Poland and Belarus, in Tolcze near Kuznica, Poland January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel 

Workers from Unibed company works at the construction site of barrier at the border between Poland and Belarus, in Tolcze near Kuznica, Poland January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel 

Victoria Jimenez, 53, works with physiotherapist Juan Daniel Diaz at Casaverde Neurological and Physical Rehabilitation Center in Navalcarnero, Spain, November 30, 2021. Jimenez, who became blind at the age of 38 due to brain damage, receives daily therapy at the center to improve her ability to do every day tasks and to achieve more personal autonomy. “I think it’s important that people understand what we are going through. Anyone can become dependent at any moment in their lives. Healthcare is a human right, everybody should be able to get it, for as long as needed and regardless of their financial situation”, Jimenez says. December 3 marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities to promote the rights and well-being of people with disabilities around the world. Jimenez feels grateful for having the support of the professionals who help her. “I’m a survivor, I have faced many challenges in my life and it has been incredibly hard. But being around people who care for me gives me the optimism I need to carry on”. Picture taken November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Occupational therapist Queen Emega and Victoria Jimenez, 53, laugh as they avoid an electrician working as they walk at Casaverde Neurological and Physical Rehabilitation Center in Navalcarnero, Spain, November 30, 2021. Jimenez, who became blind at the age of 38 due to brain damage, receives daily therapy at the center to improve her ability to do every day tasks and to achieve more personal autonomy. "I think it's important that people understand what we are going through. Anyone can become dependent at any moment in their lives. Healthcare is a human right, everybody should be able to get it, for as long as needed and regardless of their financial situation", Jimenez says. December 3 marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities to promote the rights and well-being of people with disabilities around the world. Jimenez feels grateful for having the support of the professionals who help her. "I'm a survivor, I have faced many challenges in my life and it has been incredibly hard. But being around people who care for me gives me the optimism I need to carry on". Picture taken November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Workers remove an advertisement showing German Chancellor Angela Merkel with a slogan that reads "Mother of Nation - Thanks For 16 Years of Hard Work" before the upcoming state elections in Hamburg, Germany September 24, 2021. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Workers remove an advertisement showing German Chancellor Angela Merkel with a slogan that reads "Mother of Nation-Thanks For 16 Years of Hard Work" before the upcoming state elections in Hamburg, Germany September 24, 2021. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

Workers remove an advertisement showing German Chancellor Angela Merkel with a slogan that reads "Mother of Nation - Thanks For 16 Years of Hard Work" before the upcoming state elections in Hamburg, Germany September 23, 2021. Picture taken September 23, 2021. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

A worker removes an advertisement showing German Chancellor Angela Merkel with a slogan that reads "Mother of Nation - Thanks For 16 Years of Hard Work" before the upcoming state elections in Hamburg, Germany September 23, 2021. Picture taken September 23, 2021. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

An advertising poster with a picture of Chancellor Angela Merkel and reading "Mother of the nation. Thank you for 16 years of hard work", is seen before the general elections in Berlin, Germany, September 23, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke 

An advertising poster with a picture of Chancellor Angela Merkel and reading "Mother of the nation. Thank you for 16 years of hard work", is seen before the general elections in Berlin, Germany, September 23, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke 

An advertisement showing German Chancellor Angela Merkel with a slogan reading: "Thanks For 16 Years of Hard Work" is seen behind election posters for Germany's upcoming state elections in Brunswick, Germany, September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

An advertisement showing German Chancellor Angela Merkel with a slogan reading: "Thanks For 16 Years of Hard Work" is seen behind election posters for Germany's upcoming state elections in Brunswick, Germany, September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

An advertisement showing German Chancellor Angela Merkel with a slogan reading: "Thanks For 16 Years of Hard Work" is seen behind election posters for Germany's upcoming state elections in Brunswick, Germany, September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

Members of the media take pictures in front of a banner that reads, "Thank you for the hard work, colleagues" at the offices of Apple Daily and Next Media after police raided the newsroom, in Hong Kong, China June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Lam Yik 

A message board reading 'Thank you for your hard work' with photo of Vissel Kobe player Ryuho Kikuchi is displayed at the Noevir Stadium Kobe, the home venue of Japanese professional soccer club Vissel Kobe and currently acting as a large-scale COVID-19 vaccination center, in Kobe, Japan June 12, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato 

Workers pedal past a Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical refinery in Shihua, about 70kms from Shanghai, July 26, 2001. The characters on top read "Unity, Hard work, Practical, Be First. 

Keiko Yamamura, 58, a yoga instructor, poses for a portrait at Hie Shrine, after attending a tea ceremony in Tokyo, Japan, May 12, 2021. Yamamura is conflicted about the Games taking place. "Variant strains could enter, creating a terrible situation," she said. "But when I think of the athletes who have worked so hard, I'd like to let them do it." REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon SEARCH "KYUNG-HOON PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Jade Chung, 24, a freelance journalist whose work focuses on human rights and pro-democracy activists, poses for a photograph in front of a wall covered with ads at Kwun Tong in Hong Kong, China, May 6, 2021. "If Hong Kong is a person, the ground is the skin. It's like they are doing a laser surgery," said Chung. Beyond the physical changes, she said that after the government started to crack down, many things became hard to say out loud. That has led to secret codes of resistance against authoritarian rule, she said. Chung wants to unlock a version of events that won't be told in history lessons and is fading from public discourse. "We do not want to remember, yet do not dare to forget. People do many things on the side to protect our collective memory," said Chung. "We did not forget. We may be waiting for a chance to do something." REUTERS/Lam Yik SEARCH "YIK SECURITY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Arisa Tsubata, 27, a nurse and a boxer, is massaged by a chiropractor after a training session in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, April 22, 2021. Tsubata has trained around her work shifts for over a year to prepare for a final Olympic boxing qualifier in the hope of making it to the Tokyo Games this summer. That dream was shattered earlier this year after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to cancel the boxing qualifiers due to take place in June and to allocate spots based on the rankings of recent years instead. "I can't say I am aiming for the next Olympics in Paris, but what I can do is try to keep working hard step by step, at any competitions ahead, small or big," Tsubata said. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon SEARCH "NURSE BOXER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Arisa Tsubata, 27, a nurse and a boxer, wraps her hands before her a training session at Tajima boxing gym in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, April 22, 2021. Tsubata has trained around her work shifts for over a year to prepare for a final Olympic boxing qualifier in the hope of making it to the Tokyo Games this summer. That dream was shattered earlier this year after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to cancel the boxing qualifiers due to take place in June and to allocate spots based on the rankings of recent years instead. "I can't say I am aiming for the next Olympics in Paris, but what I can do is try to keep working hard step by step, at any competitions ahead, small or big," Tsubata said. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon SEARCH "NURSE BOXER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Arisa Tsubata, 27, a nurse and a boxer, practices with her trainer Masataka Kuroki at Tajima boxing gym in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, April 22, 2021. Tsubata has trained around her work shifts for over a year to prepare for a final Olympic boxing qualifier in the hope of making it to the Tokyo Games this summer. That dream was shattered earlier this year after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to cancel the boxing qualifiers due to take place in June and to allocate spots based on the rankings of recent years instead. "It's very disappointing," said Tsubata. "I had been working so hard for a year after the postponement of the Olympics and it's so frustrating that I don't even have the right to compete." REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon SEARCH "NURSE BOXER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES