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a year ago.
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On February 21st, the tiny town of Codogno became the first in Italy to have a confirmed case of coronavirus.
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God.
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Soon it was the first in Europe to lock down.
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Okay, Dr.
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Francesco, to see a lung specialist became one of the first in the West to join the frontline.
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When cases started to flood in two Katanas Hospital e saw these patients succumb to serious breathing problems.
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On I would apply everything that I had studied everything I knew.
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But sometimes thes patients just didn't respond.
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Things just left our hearts in pieces and our heads devastated.
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Start a few weeks later, Taurasi began feeling extreme fatigue, not explainable even by the long shifts he was working.
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Theun came strong chest pains like a heart attack.
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Mhm Cuando I realized around March 1st because I wasn't a superhero e.
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But I was a victim of the virus.
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My world just fell apart.
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He was treated in nearby Milan.
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The worst part was that his wife was five months pregnant with their first child, one he feared he might never see.
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E didn't hope.
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I thought maybe the whole year was going to be terrible e Maybe my life would end, but my life didn't end Cuando es Antonio When I saw Antonio, I just didn't believe it until I actually held him in my arms.
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After he was born, my mind just started to soar again.
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Kroosee, recovered in about six weeks on, was soon back on the job.
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Now he had a new tool to use, even Mawr empathy for their suffering.
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Finally, I was able to completely understand what a patient was feeling.
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Finally, I could reach inside the hearts and heads of the patients because this virus just didn't affect their lungs.
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But it affect everything and tries to destroy you.
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When I went to work in the hospital in the morning on the patient's told me their symptoms, I would say yes, that is post co vid I share these symptoms with you.
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What I can tell you is that these are symptoms I am suffering, so let's heal together.
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Korea motion CMA A year on Tosi is still treating covert patients in Catania, but the town has regained a semblance of normality.
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Young people shop for clothes and pensioners reminisce in bars.
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Everyone wears masks and respect social distancing does.
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His son Antonio, was born in July, and now every time he throws him into the air, he thinks about how he almost didn't live to savor that joy.
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I want to live for Antonio, for Valentina.
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I want to live for everyone.
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I want to live for the world.
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I want to live for my patients.