anamnesis (Page 4)

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

Business Consultant and Travel Enthusiast in the Orient Liposarcoma (rare tumor) Milan, Italy (Humanitas Rozzano Hospital) “When I turned 18, I took a trip to Venezuela. I had never been to South America before then. In fact, that was my first trip far from home. Far from Milan. To this day, it remains one of the most beautiful experiences I have ever had. Venezuela remains in my eyes a landscape of surprising, at times surreal nature. With serene, sociable, lovable daily life scenarios. In sho

Teacher and Writer Non-Hodgkin lymphoma Belluno and Treviso, Italy (Santa Maria del Prato Hospital and Ca’ Foncello Hospital) "Under 'normal' conditions, you have time to plan everything: you choose the destination, contact an agency, gather information about the route and the most convenient means of transport; you book hotels and jot down interesting places to visit... You plan a trip and look forward to it eagerly: you want to travel to discover new places, new people, new foods, new culture

Student and practitioner of ADD (Art Du Déplacement) Follicular thyroid adenoma Rome, Italy (Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic) "In the summer of 2021, I broke free from this short-lived yet increasingly unpleasant situation. I met amazing people ready to help me regain the health that seemed so distant. Among all these people is also my boyfriend, with whom I have shared, to date, ten years of my life. After moving to Milan to start a master's degree in editorial translation, I embraced the opportun

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