Messina, the book "Il viaggio di Francesco" by Francesco Irrera was presented at Palazzo Zanca

Messina, the book "Il viaggio di Francesco" by Francesco Irrera was presented at Palazzo Zanca.

Was introduced to Palazzo Zanca the author's book Francesco Irrera “Francesco's journey”, published by The Florin. The event, sponsored by Common, began with the institutional greetings of Mayor Federico Basile who expressed his satisfaction with the initiative, defining it as "relevant and worthy for the purposes aimed at encouraging and promoting knowledge, progress and diffusion of the issues and aspects linked to the culture of Palliative care”. “It is essential to share similar activities – highlighted Basile – in order to give a signal to the City to demonstrate sensitivity in the various sectors of social life".

The well-attended meeting was moderated byadv. Silvana Paratore who underlined in his speech the charitable purpose of the event aimed at supporting the activity of the association of families of patients in palliative care. Taking part in the work, representing the Local health authority of Messina, Dr. Dina Antinoro, which focused on the importance of health as everyone's heritage and the need to establish an alliance between patients in need of care and doctors; Umberto Drommi, For the ' Order of Surgeons ed Dentists of Messina, who reported on the qualities of the writer; Matteo Allone, President of Centauro Onlus, which underlined the value of the text.

To follow, for the Sisyphus Consortium respectively, the President Giuseppe Piccolo highlighted the value of domiciliation as a driver of the humanisation of care; The Health director Caterina Testai instead illustrated the mission of the Consortium aimed at achieving high standards of provision of integrated home care and home palliative care services; And Agata Labate, surgeon palliative care, reported on the social and humanitarian aspects of the so-called “oncology journey”.

Finally, Vittorio Lenzo, psychologist, psychotherapist and researcher in Dynamic Psychology of the Department of education Sciences ofUniversity of Catania, he argued regarding the law n. 38 of the 15 March 2010, relating to an organic framework of principles and regulatory provisions to guarantee appropriate qualified assistance in the palliative and pain therapy fields for the patient and his family.

In relation to the characteristics of the book, it is a text that can be read in a short time and is able to convey to the reader an incredible strength of will, that same strength with which the author faces the difficulties of his journey by weaving together memories, moments, thoughts and emotions with the sincerity and courage that only true stories can give. It's not a sad book, you cry, you laugh, you get angry, you hope, because in any case all of this is living.