From the first dialysis to the rebirth after the transplant: «Thanks to my donor, he saved my life»
The announcement by the artist from Cabras Stefano Pinna: «Soon a concert with many musicians to raise awareness on the issue»Per restare aggiornato entra nel nostro canale Whatsapp
He wants to shout it out loud, he wants to make everyone understand that donating organs is important. How? By organizing a big launeddas concert in his town, the instrument he has been playing since he was a child. With the presence of many other artists. Stefano Pinna, 49 years old from Cabras, is one of the many kidney transplant recipients. Since the end of July, thanks to a 46-year-old man who is no longer with us, the musician has been able to start a new life far from hospitals and dialysis. And now the time has come to raise awareness.
"As soon as I get better, since I'm still in isolation, I'll start to organize a big event - he says with a hint of emotion - I want to tell everyone my story, how to live with kidney failure, what the recurring problems are, what you can't do, the presence of constant weakness, the importance of having a family close by but above all how to become a donor and how you can heal thanks to the generosity of these special people. Thanks to my "angel" I started living again. Unfortunately, many people ignore the importance of donating". Stefano Pinna, father of two children, who still doesn't know the name of his donor, discovered he had kidney failure at 18, during the visits to start his military service. At 43 his health problem degenerated. That's why he started dialysis from that moment.
"First once a week, then twice and in the last period three times - he says - I was never at home. And when I came back from the hospital I was certainly not in good shape. The closeness of the family is essential". In the meantime, however, the calls for a kidney transplant also arrived: "Often I didn't accept out of fear - he explains - other times because the organ might not be right for me. In July, when the doctors assured me that an organ coming from a healthy person was the right one, I accepted. They operated on me at the Brotzu hospital in Cagliari on the night between July 28 and 29. And after many hours of surgery I started living again, it was the best day of my life. I will never forget when I was able to hug my children again once I returned home. And when I find out who the person who saved me is, I will go straight to the cemetery. I have to say thank you".