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An invisible hero who had been confined for 65 days inside the nursing home to protect the coronavirus from the approximately 100 elderly people he cared for was Dimitris Kampanaros, who ended his life in his home in Agios Stefanos.
The 41-year-old asylum owner does not appear to be able to bear the weight after the detection of three cases of coronavirus in the previous days, while he was also diagnosed as positive for the deadly virus.
According to the information, his psychological state had worsened greatly, something that is also reflected in the note left by the suicide bomber, in which he explained why he ended his life.
“I’m tired and I’m probably not a good captain. I loved my job.” I made mistakes, “he said in the letter.
He told those close to him that he felt responsible for the elderly and that he should never get sick. When he saw the test and discovered that it was positive for the virus, he felt that he had betrayed the elderly.
“I’m leaving happy, I wish everyone would get rid of the virus. One little thing convinced me. Well, well done, I won’t regret it. I got tired. I’m a failure, I discredited the nursing home, I didn’t succeed, I failed.” No one will return. to trust you “.
Workers and prisoners in shock
Those who knew him speak of a sensitive and impeccable professional whose only concern was the care of the elderly. In fact, he was an active member of the Panhellenic Association of Elderly Care Units.
“Dimitris Kampanaros was a prominent member of Dionysos Municipality society, an excellent businessman and a distinguished scientist, especially loved by our local community.” I want to say that I am shocked by the tragic news, “they say, among other things.
The president of the Panhellenic Association of the Elderly Unit, Stelios Prosalikas, spoke with MEGA about the tragic loss of this young man.
“He was the closest collaborator I have ever had. I went to the Unit and for the first time in my life I fainted. Dimitris’ excessive sense of responsibility. We are talking about a great boy. He finished psychology at EKPA, went to Heidelberg and received his doctorate. in gerontology, he adored the elderly.
“It was the only unit that voluntarily quarantined for 2.5 months. He was driving and had a mask and a mask on him. He couldn’t bear the possibility of being exposed. That was the sense of responsibility.
“And we are talking about 2 asymptomatic workers and a grandmother with 37.6 fever.”
An invisible hero
According to his biographical data, the 41-year-old man was considered one of the main gerontologists of his generation, with important studies in psychology and gerontology at the University of Heidelberg – Germany in 2003, with which he even collaborated until today.
During her stay there, she managed, with the help of Traute Odenwälder from the Heidelberg Institute of Gerontology, to hold the first fashion show in Germany, where the models had passed 4 years. The first show was set in a magnificent palace and was truly like a fairy tale, like the one the following year, in the impressive Amphitheater in Mannheim Park.
With Tonia Kampanaros’ mother by his side, the 41-year-old Goldies inspirer proved that his love for 4th age was more than a career choice. For this particular night, he had said “How are we going to love the other person next to us, when we cannot love the other person within us?” Who we become as we age … »
The Chronicles
It all started after the detection of three positive cases in the nursing home, two employees and an elderly woman.
From the outset, the owner of the nursing home, Dimitris Kampanaros, did not seem to believe that this had happened, as he claimed he had taken all necessary protective measures.
According to what he told the media last Tuesday, EODY had gone for a test on September 16 and they all tested negative.
Ladder was called again as a precaution by the owner himself and it was last Thursday (October 15). Rapid tests were then run and an employee’s sample came back positive.
However, this negative evolution and the burden of responsibility had supposedly greatly overloaded his psychological state.
Tragic end: today Wednesday, the 41-year-old owner of the Nea Thalpi nursing home was found dead inside his home.
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