On February 21st, the tiny town of Codogno became the first in Italy to have a confirmed case of coronavirus.

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Soon it was the first in Europe to lock down.

Okay, Dr.

Francesco, to see a lung specialist became one of the first in the West to join the frontline.

When cases started to flood in two Katanas Hospital e saw these patients succumb to serious breathing problems.

On I would apply everything that I had studied everything I knew.

But sometimes thes patients just didn't respond.

Things just left our hearts in pieces and our heads devastated.

Start a few weeks later, Taurasi began feeling extreme fatigue, not explainable even by the long shifts he was working.

Theun came strong chest pains like a heart attack.

Mhm Cuando I realized around March 1st because I wasn't a superhero e.

But I was a victim of the virus.

My world just fell apart.

He was treated in nearby Milan.

The worst part was that his wife was five months pregnant with their first child, one he feared he might never see.

E didn't hope.

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.

After he was born, my mind just started to soar again.

Kroosee, recovered in about six weeks on, was soon back on the job.

Now he had a new tool to use, even Mawr empathy for their suffering.

Finally, I was able to completely understand what a patient was feeling.

Finally, I could reach inside the hearts and heads of the patients because this virus just didn't affect their lungs.

But it affect everything and tries to destroy you.

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.

What I can tell you is that these are symptoms I am suffering, so let's heal together.

Korea motion CMA A year on Tosi is still treating covert patients in Catania, but the town has regained a semblance of normality.

Young people shop for clothes and pensioners reminisce in bars.

Everyone wears masks and respect social distancing does.

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.

I want to live for Antonio, for Valentina.

I want to live for everyone.

I want to live for the world.

I want to live for my patients.