Feb 14 • 23:59 UTC 🇮🇹 Italy La Repubblica

The three teddy bears next to the sterile crib. The mother: I will not give up

A mother expresses her determination as her son, a child awaiting a heart transplant, continues to battle for his life in a pediatric cardiac surgery unit in Naples, Italy.

In a pediatric cardiac surgery unit at the Monaldi Hospital in Naples, a mother is holding on to hope for her two-and-a-half-year-old son who is fighting for his life. The child has been hospitalized for 56 days, following a heart transplant that unfortunately did not succeed due to severe damage to the new organ, possibly caused by improper transport conditions. The entire nation of Italy remains on edge, as this little warrior's battle for life continues to resonate profoundly with many.

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