Gianluca Zanda, 23 years old and with a rare disease, graduates with the voice of his cousin Francesca
Originally from Desulo and resident in Villamassargia, in 2020 he discovered that he was suffering from Pkan syndrome which prevents him from speaking, but not from realizing his dreamsTo discuss his degree thesis he enlisted the help of his cousin. A rare disease prevents him from speaking, but Gianluca Zanda, a 23-year-old originally from Desulo residing in Villamassargia, borrows his "voice" from his cousin Francesca Lai on the most important day of his university career.
He graduated in Sassari in agro-zootechnical sciences with 110 cum laude . In 2020 he discovered that he was suffering from Pkan syndrome (two-three cases per million inhabitants). «I had a feeling of emptiness inside me, I didn't know which way to turn. I saw walls everywhere. I understood that it was something serious and somehow I was trying to think about how to move forward."
Francesca Lai read a summary of the thesis on milk production in the company managed by her father Pino and uncle Franco in Villamassargia in the S'Ortu Mannu area . «I followed Gianluca in drafting the text – he says – I have done other studies and I don't know these topics. But Gianluca was good and made everything simple. I was very excited."
