Massimo's tragedy: the Covid took his parents and his wife after giving birth and not being vaccinated

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The

hit like a tsunami in the life of

, a young man in his thirties, married and

, to whom the pandemic has presented a very high bill. In just over a year

, aged 58 and 70, and his wife

, 31, who gave birth to twins before her death in October:

, born premature, breathe thanks to a fan.

The woman was infected with the virus and was not vaccinated: in an extreme attempt to save the children, the doctors at the Polyclinic decided to give her a premature birth. Two months later, the twins are still hospitalized in intensive care at the Santobono hospital in Naples. "Sometimes I wonder if it's around here," says Massimo, who is currently positive (for the second time) and isolated at home. "The pain is unimaginable," he adds, "so strong that sometimes I too feel physically dead. But then there are our children and the last promise we made to Alessandra before she left."

What did he promise him?" He sent me a message, it was the afternoon of October 11, the last time he wrote. He told me: I fought like a lion, but I don't think I can do it. Take care of our children. They need you. No I wanted to believe it, I prayed that at least she would be saved. A year earlier I had lost my parents in 20 days. I thought: but why has life become so ruthless? We just wanted to be happy together. Alessandra was born to be a mother, she wanted a large family, it was a choice to have five children. She lived for the three we already had, Antonio, Alessandra and Alessia, and prepared to welcome the twins. Even when she found out she was

positive

, was not discouraged. The mourning for my parents was still very fresh, she gave me courage. She did it even when she was hospitalized, although after a few days she

. Very afraid. She had not been vaccinated, she had listened to the advice of the gynecologist who was treating her. Before she was intubated, I saw terror in her eyes through video calls. She couldn't speak and she told me: I'm writing to you because I don't have the strength anymore." Would you advise pregnant women to get vaccinated today?" Of course I would. If I could go back... I shouldn't have listened to the gynecologist, but now it's also useless to be here thinking about what could have been. Alessandra would have had a chance, a hope. I am vaccinated and at this moment I have

(in October we got infected together). I'm asymptomatic, but last time I was too. This virus is cursed, my parents in November 2020 were healthy. What do you want me to add?".Will she vaccinate her children?"I don't know, I'm scared for now".Five children will grow up without their mother, where do you find the strength?"Mom is with us, she is in our house, her things. The clothes, the utensils for the cakes we made together. I am a chef, with Alessandra we used to make cakes for parties and birthdays. A small business that has stopped since his death. I can't do it: she was the sugar, the butter, the flour. It was the sweet taste of cookies. Our 8, 6 and 4 year olds ask me about her. They know everything, but children perceive pain differently. When it seems that they have understood, then they ask me:when does he come back? And it starts all over again." And the twins?" In the meantime, I want to clarify once again that they have never been positive. They were born premature, but healthy. I go to the hospital every day, just to see them from afar. I look at them and see Alessandra. Maybe next month they'll come home too. We will welcome them with a party. My wife would have wanted it that way." How does he do it alone? Five children are a lot of demands for a father who also has to be a mother. "My wife's sisters, my in-laws, help me. These days, for example, the children are with them: I am isolated and do not want any contact. Fate has been enraged and I am afraid. Are you here for us? For me as a man and as a husband there will certainly be nothing else. But I have to be a good father.Around my neck I always wear a necklace with a pendant that Alessandra gave me: a boxing glove. It is the strength my wife asked me to have. Our projects have been interrupted by a damn virus but the love for the children and for her will be eternal. We live in the name of this."

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