I Neapolitans responded en masse to the appeal of the family of Alessandro Maria Montresor, born in London to a Venetian father and Neapolitan mother: just a year and a half old and suffering from a rare genetic disease, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, which urgently requires a bone marrow transplant, which should be done within about 5 weeks, at the risk of his life. After the heartfelt appeal of the parents launched on Facebook, Naples responded this morning, with thousands of people, mostly university students and young people. The first aspiring donors began to reach Piazza del Plebiscito shortly after 8 to undergo the blood test needed to ascertain compatibility with Alessandro's DNA. A line that continues to grow, cutting the square in two, from Palazzo Reale to the colonnade of the Basilica of San Francesco da Paola. Also on site was the mayor of Naples, Luigi de Magistris, who in turn launched an appeal to the city, joining the initiative "Naples Help Alessandro". The presence of Admo, the bone marrow donor association, was important, having organized a first event in Milan last Thursday, where 500 responded. There were moments of difficulty when the swabs for the test began to run out. Neapolitan private companies in the medical and pharmaceutical sector, urged with a new appeal, therefore sent about 1500 saliva swabs to the Admo stand. The collection will continue tomorrow in Caserta and on Monday 29th in Portici, on Tuesday 30th again in Naples, at the Federico II University.
Article published on 27 October 2018 - 22:33
