Paola Caruso she told herself to Very true talking about the biggest challenge of his life: the battle of his son Micheletoday six years, against the consequences of a permanent damage to the sciatic nervecaused by a wrong injection during a holiday in Egypt in 2022.
“The damage is irreversible, no one will be able to give him his sciatic nerve back,” he confided to Silvia Toffani. But after an operation in the United States, the little one today walks without a bracea goal that represents profound redemption for the mother. «I wanted him to start school without feeling different.” he added with emotion.
Paola Caruso and the health conditions of her son Michele
The journey, however, is not yet finished. The showgirl explained that they will soon return to the United States for a new evaluation: «They will have to break everything and insert screws” to correct the incorrect growth of the foot and allow Michele to walk at his best. Despite everything, the showgirl sees a new light in her son: «I see him calmer, he feels like the others.”
The weight of guilt
Behind Paola’s strength lies a wound that won’t heal. «I still think it’s my fault.” he admitted, referring to that holiday in Egypt that marked his son’s life. «I live with the pain, I suffer and I move forward. I never gave up.”
Guilt, she said, is a constant presence, but not powerful enough to subdue her. «I find strength in my family” he said, explaining how the love of Michele and his loved ones is his daily anchor.
The fight for her mother Wanda
Added to the ordeal of pain for her son was that for her adoptive mother, Wanda, who has been suffering from Alzheimer’s for some time. «She has been hospitalized for a month and a half”said the showgirl. «When I enter the room, he looks for me with his eyes, but he almost doesn’t move anymore.”
Wanda’s condition worsened: a pulmonary embolism and the inability to swallow made it necessary to insert a feeding tube. «I couldn’t see her starving.” Paola said. Revealing: «I’m not ready to let her go, she’s my family.”
A woman who doesn’t give up
Between hospitals, operations and fears, Paola Caruso shows the most authentic part of herself: a mother who fights, a daughter who suffers, a woman who never stops hoping.
«I do it for them, for Michele and for my mother», he concluded.