Vincenzo celebrated his 25th wedding anniversary in the hospital, having been admitted in serious condition to Monaldi for 105 days before receiving the heart that allowed him to return to life. Adelaide was diagnosed with a rare disease and, after undergoing a delicate lung transplant, is now being followed up at the Colli Hospital.
Pasquale received his transplant seventeen years ago, on his nineteenth birthday.
These are just some of the stories that were told today to the high school students from Campania who crowded the Aula Magna of the Monaldi Hospital for the event «DAI - A Yes for Life», organized and promoted by the Sportello Amico Trapianti of the Colli Hospital in synergy with the Campania Regional Transplant Center for the week dedicated to organ and tissue donation.
More than 300 students, along with blood donors, patients, and patient associations participated in the day promoting the culture of donation by listening to the testimonies of those waiting for an organ and those who have already received the gift.
The day, thanks to the artistic contribution of Mauro Maurizio Palumbo, was led by Gigi and Ross and saw the extraordinary participation of Ciro Giustiniani, the Arteteca, and Lucianna De Falco, an actress from Un posto al sole, who shared her experience of undergoing cornea transplant twice.
Massimiliano Gallo, Clemente Russo, Vincenzo De Lucia, actors from Un Posto al Sole Patrizio Rispo, Ilenia Lazzarin, Luisa Amatucci, Stefano Amatucci, Alberto Rossi, Miriam Candurro, Daniela Ioia, Vladimir Randazzo, Giorgia Giannatiempo, Antonella Prisco sent video messages to promote the culture of organ donation.
«I thank the many artists who intervened for free and made this day special. I thank the schools and their teachers. Today has been a great celebration to promote the importance of organ and tissue donation. We chose to speak to the young people giving voice to patients and donors with the hope of reducing the opposition rate to donation by touching individuals' consciences» is the comment of Anna Iervolino, general manager of the Colli Hospital.
Throughout the week, it will be possible to express, at specific information points, declarations of willingness to donate organs and tissues. Sunday, April 14, National Organ and Tissue Donation Day, to further highlight the issue, the Colli Hospital will be illuminated in red.