I, Stefano and Multiple Sclerosis: how much life in the end of life

The journalist Mario Calabresi came to interview me to make it a podcast, and this would already be enough, without comments. Mario Calabresi himself that I followed and read for a lifetime, Mario Calabresi himself that I followed on La Stampa and then Repubblica, the same Mario Calabresi who on Chora Media directed by him tells us the other stories of Italythe other stories of America, the Vatican background and much more. All with his sensitivity, his grace, his warm and enveloping voice. I received Mario Calabresi in my house and this would already be enough, as an unexpected gift of life. But not only that: I received indeed we received, with Stefano who helped him strong of his profession on the audio and microphones side and with the editorial manager Francesca Milano, an old informal Amicone who eats the chicken with four ganies with us and is concerned with disagreement on behalf of Stefano because I am already in bed. Fantastic. I try not to suffer the suggestion of the great characters, also because I have known many of them in my life, but Talking to him I admit that at the beginning it was truly exciting, almost difficult. The interview went anyway. It will be the first episode of his new Podcast series out this Friday.

Life behind life

Mario was very intelligent. Because he came to my house with a precise intent. Do not tell only the judicial and political battle for the end of life, but to tell life ‘behind’, life before. Also to make it clear why a person like me can make such a difficult and definitive choice. So with my voice a trembling thread I prepared to answer questions that I would not have contemplated. And okay, let’s talk about my childhood, let’s talk about my family, let’s talk about my relationships, let’s talk about the meeting with Stefano, how Stefano has changed together and next to me in these years. I assure you that such an interview is not easy. Even if those who interview you are a polite person like him.

With the disease, we do politics

Many things came out in the chat. All my travels around the world, the passions, the Luca Coscioni association, my friends Marco and Filomena who recently tested me a hand, the faces of the people of the end of life. A people who love this life, a universe of people full of life. Valeria Imbrogno, Mina Welby. And there would be many others. Assistants and human and emotional capital that embody, The lightness even in speaking of death, cure, irony on drama. The many awards I have had, the people who tell me, you are a symbol for me, you managed to make me change my mind. “Do you realize what powerful message only inadmissions by living, with this piece of paper in hand, with the right you have to end your life?” Mario makes me. Eh already. Only living. With our life we ​​do politics. With our body we do politics. With the same disease, we do politics.

And despite the suffering, which increase and that no one will unfortunately remove me, Despite the fact that when Mario was gone, I will return to my prosaic daily trench, he would want to stay a little longer.

Photo Courtesy Guido Harari

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Source: Vanity Fair

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