‘Volta pai’, writes son on the lawn of a farmer with Covid-19 admitted to the UCI of RS | Rio Grande do Sul

“I wrote while mowing the lawn. We were waiting [o boletim médico]. It was a day when I was waiting and the news reached me that the tube had not been removed. Then there is a lot of crying, a lot of despair, very complicated these 24 days that he was intubated. I wrote on the grass, in large letters, to give it strength, give it good energy ”.

The rural producer tested positive for the disease in early November and has been hospitalized for 44 days at the São Lucas da PUC Hospital. Álvaro was released from the ICU on December 21, but he is still in hospital.

“When he saw the photo of the grass he was moved. My sister, who was with him, called me and said a few words: ‘thank you, son’. I did it by writing everywhere, without much planning, but the message worked” Afonso He told the G1.

Father of four children, grandmother of three grandchildren and married for 37 years to Alzira Schifino Camargo, 63, Álvaro plants rice and soybeans in Capivari do Sul. The son says that his father had to be hospitalized on November 13 and was soon intubated, but improved after the family obtained permission to see him, including in ICU.

“This shows that our presence with him is very important. This disease, the coronavirus, has protocols that family members cannot be close to, that makes it very difficult,” he said.

Still in recovery, Álvaro communicates with difficulty, but he can already receive visits from relatives.

“Today [domingo (27)] I’m here with him He doesn’t remember much about the ICU, he remembers the day he was without oxygen. He said it was a bit complicated, he was short of breath and even thought he could die, ”says Afonso.

The Camargo family Christmas did not have the physical presence of the father, who spent the night with one of the children in the hospital, but had the support of everyone, even from a distance. “It was difficult to spend Christmas away from him. He is very familiar. He is recovering well, soon, in about 10 days, he is going home.”

On his father’s recovery and the anxiety of having him back in early 2021, Afonso says the feeling is “spectacular.”

“The best gift of my life”.