Riflessioni sul concetto di "Care"
Dear Dott. Giustardi,,
I was honored to meet you on 25 July 2012, at the birth of Samuele, my first child, at the Lourdes clinic in Massa di Somma.
Samuel was born with a caesarean, due to a sudden and unexpected hypertension in the last week of gestation.
Today, browsing the web, causally, I came across his Facebook page and immediately the sweet memories resurfaced.
The good fortune of having had you in the operating room, at the time of the birth, cannot be fully understood if you have not lived it. His sweetness in calming me while they cut ... his humanity in putting a caress on my face while I was at the height of terror for what was unknown to me, his spontaneity of rejoicing with me at the outbreak of that marvelous cry ... And last but not least his readiness to tear the child to the assistants and place him on his chest ... that desperate cry that stopped only if it united him to my face ... what wonderful emotions he gave me ... and finally under his indication, the return to the room, f rom the operating room, from down to the second floor, with my son on his chest, clutched in his arms ... ❤ .... it was the only way to calm him down She said smiling to me ... and then together with my gynecologist (Dr. Sannino, who I wouldn't trade for anything in the world) he told me that it was a reward because I had been good.
Since seven years have passed and those moments are etched in my mind as if it were yesterday.
After about 10 days I brought you Samuele to the first check.
I was tired, Samuele was crying all the time and was only calming at the breast, I had 10 days of back sleep and I already thought I wouldn't make it.
But once again his words, his advice, his unexpected gestures were gold to me.
Thanks to her, Samuele grew up breastfeeding exclusively for up to 6 months and, once weaned, breastfed for up to two years.
And so, in the same way, Gioele, his brother, born in April 2015.
Today they are 7 and 4 and a half years old. They are two rocks, they never get sick an d I know I have to thank my mother's milk, my dedication to giving it to her on request night and day up to 24 months and her invaluable advice.
I wanted to show her all my respect and I hope, with my words and my sweet memories of having succeeded.
A strong hug Doctor. ❤
Rivista Italiana
on line "LA CARE" Volume 15, Numero 2, anno 2019
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