Massimo wrote books with his eyes (video). He defied ALS, and had a great desire to live.

For fifteen years he had been immobile and mute, breathing on a ventilator. But he managed to write, thanks in part to the help of a woman. And he spoke, with emotion, of his desire not to waste his life.

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Massimo wrote his books, halfway between memoir and fiction, with his eyes. Only with his eyes. He looked at an electronic keyboard and, with the help of an eye pointer, managed to complete his book, word by word, key by key, letter by letter.book

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Massimo d'Alonzo was 55 years old, he taught for a long time in a high school in Modena, since 2.000 he has been suffering from ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), like 6 thousand Italians, and for fifteen years he had been mute and immobile. However He didn't want to waste his life, he wanted to continue, to get help, to move forward. To "have a foothold to live another day" as he wrote in his book, Mary Extra Virgin, published by Campi di Carta.

THE STORY OF MASSIMO D'ALONZO –

A beautiful story. The challenge of a man who was breathing through an artificial ventilator, but continued to give meaning to his life, to have dreams, like this book for which he had managed to find a publisher. Beside him, guardian of the mystery of life, was Dorina, the woman who in turn, with enormous generosity, dedicated her life to Massimo, and also helped him write his book. The book concludes with this sentence: "Thank you for reading me, thank you for not pretending I don't exist.".

(Video source(Corriere della Sera)

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