Rebecca did it. The 14-year-old from Forno Canavese (Turin), pending a delicate surgery that cannot be performed in Italy, will be operated on in Freiburg. Hospitalization on May 4th. Her mother Alessia made it known, thanking "all those who held out her hand in a terrible moment of despair and darkness". The move to Germany, scheduled for the past few weeks, had been blocked by the epidemic. The stubbornness of the mother, who involved government, parliamentarians and regional advisers in the battle, got the better of the emergency.
Rebecca has been fighting for years with two rare pathologies, the Chiari malformation and the CSF hypotension, for which she must undergo a delicate invasive surgical intervention that cannot be carried out in Italy. "I am happy and confused - says the mother - There are many things to organize, but now I only think of saying thanks to all those who helped us. It all seemed so impossible and instead we did it. I am so tired that I don't I still can enjoy this moment. Let's say that I have had enormous support from many human and proactive people by my side, otherwise I would not have accomplished any of this alone ".
"This is a victory for all, beyond the political alignments - adds the parliamentary Pd Francesca Bonomo -. Thanks therefore to the doctors, all the parliamentary colleagues, regional councilors and local administrators, without forgetting the journalists who have dealt with of this story. I am close to Rebecca, to whom I send a big hug: I am sure that, in addition to this battle, the war will also win ".
