THE LOVE OF A MOTHER: GIVES THE LIVER TO HER DYING DAUGHTER - PARENTHOOD

The love of a mother: Benedetta gives the liver to her dying daughter

The mother's request comes as a surprise and leaves everyone speechless: "Can I give it to him?". Benedetta is a strong and courageous woman who decides, for the love of her daughter, to give her a small piece of herself. Literally.

A few days ago, Benedetta Visconti enters the operating room and thinks of nothing else: she wants to help her daughter Barbara. Despite the risks of such a delicate operation, mother Barbara is serene: "It's as if the surgery were to be done by another person!" A very special bond between mother and daughter, which culminates in the sacrifice of love of the mother who, to ensure her daughter a peaceful life, gives her about 60% of her liver. After all, we know it well: the bond between mother and daughter is very strong: a feeling of empathy that often leads us to experience the same sensations, to live every moment with the same intensity, just like this child who hears his mother singing.

Benedetta's story: an extraordinary mother

Sixty years old, a family tobacconist in Legnano, Benedetta Visconti donates 60% of her liver to her 37-year-old daughter Barbara. A gesture of extreme generosity by an extraordinary mother for her daughter with very serious liver failure. Mamma Benedetta kept her intentions hidden from her daughter until the last minute, to prevent her from worrying too much. She performed all the tests to understand compatibility in secret, without ever saying anything to Barbara who was on the waiting list for a liver transplant, but which has suddenly worsened to the point of risking his life. Twelve hours of surgery in total which give a good idea of the complexity of this operation and the risks that both mother and daughter ran.

And Barbara moved thanking her mother "she gave me back my life, a second time!"