Carmen becomes a widow and her co-workers give her 700 hours of vacation

A gesture of great generosity from a Romagna-based company. Implementing the law that provides for "solidarity holidays."

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Carmen Iacovazzo

Carmen IacovazzoA 40-year-old woman had used up all her leave hours to care for her husband, Daniele Bosi, who was suffering from cancer, day and night. But the relentless disease, which lasted for three years, left her a widow with two children, ages 8 and 14, and without a single day of vacation to regain her strength and be close to her children. Her colleagues at Saica Flex, a packaging company in Meldola, between Forlì and Cesena, generously stepped in to help her. In just a few hours, under the direction of department head Alessandro Cicognani, they raised funds from the company, using a law known as "solidarity holidays," and donated 700 hours of leave to the woman. This will help her cope with the most difficult moment of her grief and also allow her to take a few days off with her children. Precious time in lives that are confronting the darkness of death.

A 40-year-old woman, Carmen Iacovazzo, lost her 47-year-old husband, Daniele Bosi, to cancer. To allow her to regain her strength and be close to her two children, ages 14 and 8, her co-workers at the packaging company where she works in Meldola (Forlì-Cesena) collected 700 hours of vacation time and gave it to her as a gift. Resto del Carlino reports. "I was speechless at this gesture: I wasn't expecting it and it wasn't expected. My most sincere thanks go to them," she commented.

"I had no more vacation time: I used it all during my husband's hospitalization, and in the last year, to be close to Daniele, who was completely disabled, I asked for leave under Section 104. The idea came from my department head, who then involved the rest of the staff," Iacovazzo explained. Bosi had been ill since 2021. "We experienced many complications as the tumor progressed. Every time there was a worsening of the condition or an emergency, the doctors told us to prepare for the worst, but Daniele was a force of nature and held on for three years," she said.

"Watching him slowly fade away has been deeply painful for us. We need to be together and take time to reconnect. Thanks to my colleagues' great gesture of solidarity, I will be able to stay home with my children and regain my strength after months of anguish, alongside my husband," Iacovazzo concluded.

A gesture of solidarity also came from the Faenza company where Bosi worked, which launched a fundraiser to help the family.

Cover image source: Leggo

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