anamnesis (Page 3)

Edgerly Professor of Neurology and Immunobiology Chairman, Department of Neurology Yale School of Medicine New Haven, (CT) USA "I Remember Jane" I remember Jane, a young woman who came to me for a diagnosis. Jane worked at a very powerful and prestigious law firm in Boston. After diagnosing her with multiple sclerosis, we didn't have the highly effective monoclonal antibodies available at the time, so we opted for immunotherapy with cyclophosphamide, a form of chemotherapy. This treatment regi

QHSE Manager Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia Corsico (MI), Italy (Ospedale Humanitas Rozzano) “After the birth of my son in 2015, watching him grow up, I realized that a parent's touch or hug is priceless and timeless. When my son started playing rugby, I became passionate about it too, and it soon became my favorite sport. However, after a few years in Milan, work took me far from home for a temporary assignment in Latin America, spending over 18 months between Brazil, Mexico, and Chile. I le

Athlete and university student Patellar chondropathy Ruptured anterior cruciate ligament Milan, Italy (Istituto Clinico Villa Aprica) “What a change it has been to move to Milan. From an academic perspective, when I think about it, it’s like when we finish high school, and with it, a certain way of being young ends too. School is a bit like this World Cup, and once that cycle is over, we feel invincible, just like the Moroccan national team did before playing against the French national team tw

Owner of a concept store, photographer, and former corporate manager Burnout syndrome Milan, Italy "Stamberga is the result of my 'burnout.' Between home and the hospital, I spent more than four months battling what I thought was wrong in my head: a monster, I called it, which was the fear of how my life would change after everything that happened to me. I lost my father unexpectedly, and it quickly became one of the darkest periods of my life. I considered my father one of those superhumans. H

Social health worker (OSS) Orphaned in late childhood due to a car accident Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) La Paz, Bolivia "My mother and father had a car accident when I was eight years old. My two older brothers were also involved. My life was never the same after that event that took the lives of every single member of my family. From that day on, I lived with my aunt throughout my youth. She cared for me as if I were her daughter. My aunt was a very strict woman, educationally speaki

Retired Localized osteoarthritis in the knee Milan, Italy (Humanitas San Pio X Hospital) "Don't you know Mondovì? It's near Cuneo. It's the city with the most beautiful ancient village in Piedmont. They built the funicular there in the '80s."

Loving father Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Milan, Italy "I lived a superficial life. And what it has given me over the years is deservedly the consequence of all that, and I am aware of it. I haven't spoken to my mother for more than ten years. She never accepted the life choices I made, such as not continuing my university studies near home, where I was born and raised in the heart of Naples. I miss my city a lot, much more than I miss my mother at the moment. The tattoo of the relic of the bl

Retired Carabiniere Necrosis of the femoral head and acetabulum Milan, Italy (Humanitas San Pio X Hospital) "I was a Carabiniere for my entire life. And I've already said enough."

Retired warehouse worker Angina Acute renal inflammation on chronic renal inflammation Milan, Italy (Humanitas Mater Domini Hospital) "For work, I was a warehouse worker. And I did it for more than 25 years. For the remaining years that have accompanied me to this day, I took care of my wife instead. She was not well. After a cerebral ischemia that struck her all of a sudden, unfortunately, her life and mine changed. After the incident, my wife could not make herself understood. She understood

Physician Assistant (PA-S), Irish Dance Ballerina Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG) (Brain Tumor) Philadelphia, PA, USA (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) "Irish dance has played a significant role in shaping the person I am today. I started when I was only 4 years old, and I never expected it to provide me with so many opportunities, friends, and experiences. As the years of my childhood passed, I progressed through various levels until I reached the Open Championship at the age of 8. Around tha

Emeritus Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Pavia Parkinson's Disease Milan, Italy (Policlinico di Milano – Ospedale Maggiore) "My name is Nicola. I will speak because Angelo has a phonation problem and cannot communicate as he would like. Angelo has been suffering from Parkinson's disease for 15 years. Angelo does not swallow well. He drinks gelled water. Angelo also does not walk well. He performs physical movements slowly. He has difficulty sitting properly and struggles to mainta

Engineering Student, Politecnico di Milano Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Stress Milan, Italy “I have always thought that traveling is important: for many, it can be as valuable as a dream kept in a drawer. For many people, traveling helps to rediscover that hidden pleasure, just like having a dream, and the beauty lies precisely when, with the mere hope of having protected it over time, it finds the capacity to become reality. Traveling helps one grow by acquiring experience, but for now, it