A slow recovery that, however, gives hope. Alex Zanardi continues to fight after the terrible handbike accident last June. Admitted to a rehabilitation clinic he still does not speak. But as told in the Corriere della sera he is slowly recovering his brain functions. “Now he sees and hears”, even though he cannot speak yet. A slow recovery which, however, is significant.
The difficult recovery at the hospital in Padua
Alex Zanardi is now hospitalized in the neurosurgery department of the Padua hospital. He has been relocated to the facility since the end of November. Followed by a team of doctors and assisted by his family who does not leave him for a moment. According to the timid signs of the recovery of the great athlete, Zanardi
now he sees and hears. But he can't speak yet also because he has a hole in his windpipe. But they improve brain function. And this is undoubtedly an encouraging sign of its recovery. The in-depth analysis by Carlo Verdelli in the “Corriere” talks about the progress in the rehabilitation of the champion. Nothing seems to stop him. After the first accident in which he lost his legs in 2001. Then the recovery and his great social commitment. Until the June drama.
What are the signs of Alex Zanardi's recovery
According to what the doctors have ascertained, Zanardi's recovery is still slow but significant. Indeed "Shaking hands on demand. If they ask him to do ok, raise your thumb. Where is Daniela? And he just turns his head towards her". And they are all certain that the recovery will be total even if it is long. The champion will be able to cross the finish line once again. Now he expects that he will be able to "stick out his tongue". "But when will that happen - we read in the Corriere - because it will happen, it will seem a mockery to the cruel god who from Olympus has so much targeted the pilot son of a seamstress and a plumber".
The great champion, therefore, "is alive and fighting like only him". A real mission impossible. A recovery that still marks a rebirth in this sad period.
What happened in June
Alex Zanardi was involved in a terrible accident during a stage on the two wheels of his handbike. Then the terrible impact, the rush to the hospital dying. But the great champion never gave up. Conditions have always been severe. He had been discharged for rehabilitation at first. But then a new aggravation. Then the recovery and the transfer to Padua.
The bond with his wife A not to abandon him even for a moment in this long shoot is his wife Daniela. A few days before Christmas, he is ready to begin a new climb with his family who will not abandon him. As Vardelli writes in the Corriere, it is "thanks to Daniela if Zanardi is on track to get to the starting blocks of his third life. He never gives up, she never gives up on him. Together, there is no Everest to discourage them, however sharp. The first question that Mrs. Daniela asked the doctors after the last crash was not "what will become of him, how will he stay if he survives, what future is he facing?". No, the first and definitive question was: “Can we save him? So do whatever you have to do ".
