Achilles Polonara went home last November 9 and to celebrate Nicolò De Devitiismessenger from Hyenas who has been following the player’s story for some time, wanted to surprise him: dinner prepared by chef Bruno Barbierialso known as one of the Masterchef judges and host of the “4 Hotels” program. In a report written by Alessandra Frigo and broadcast tonight, her children are seen waiting behind with two confetti shooters. Then the surprise of chef Barbieri, the special guest of the day who prepared tortellini with cream, Achille’s favorite dish, and the silent strength of his wife, Erika Bufano. La Iena meticulously retells the life of Achille Polonara, who suffered from acute myeloid leukemia several months ago.
In the previous report, which aired on November 4, we talked about Erika’s phone call to Iena and her dramatic days in a coma. Then the announcement: the big scare has passed, at least for now. For days the news about Achille Polonara has been circulating, news that Achille Polonara’s condition is getting worse after a marrow transplant carried out on September 25 has reached many editorial offices, but for obvious privacy reasons, no one has spread the news. It was Achille’s wife herself who narrated these dramatic days to Nicolò De Devitiis, Le Iene correspondent and family friend who visited Valencia to talk about the former Virtus Bologna player’s pre-operative journey.
The report describes the progress and discharge from the hospital, the first “walk” in the open air and drinking coffee in the bar. It was “Achi” himself who intervened: «I remember almost nothing about what happened, I think I fell asleep.
It was difficult, they gave me a little hope. When I opened my eyes I still couldn’t do anything. Then things got better and now breathing outside the hospital is a joy.” The road to normalcy will be long, but as he himself said on TV: “Don’t write me off yet.”
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