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Those who knew him say that working in the ward, in contact with patients, was “one of the beacons that have always guided his life, along with his family”: gynecologist Pierantonio Meroni was kidnapped by Covid-19 at age 83 while He was hospitalized at the Valduce hospital in Como, where he had spent most of his professional life and was still doing his precious volunteer work.
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“He had been retired for about fifteen years, but every morning he showed up on time for the ’round’, as we say in the hospital, that is, he came with us to evaluate the conditions of the different patients. He stayed for at least an hour, never intrusive but always generous with advice if asked. He had stopped presenting himself only from the beginning of the pandemic, since his age made him too risky, “recalls his colleague Ludovico Alfieri, who defines him as” an excellent surgeon and delivery room doctor. , he specialized in fetal medicine. But above all, for me and for many other doctors who entered the profession in the eighties, he was a teacher ”.
Upon arriving in Valduce in 1975, Meroni had started her career at Mangiagalli in Milan “under the direction of Professor Mattioli, a great gynecologist whom she still remembered with fondness and gratitude,” Alfieri continues.
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In Como he had never become the principal, but everyone regarded him as “the historical first aid, ready to make his experience available to others.” He was very attached to his family, “starting with his wife Emilia and his children Gaia and Marzio – Ludovico Alfieri concludes – For Pierantonio they were the priority, but the hospital came immediately after”. In 2015, the Order of Doctors of Como had awarded him for reaching his 50-year career. The municipal administration of Lambrugo (in the Comasco region) also wanted to greet him publicly, where his son-in-law Fabio Poletti is municipal councilor: “The memory of the great preparation and humanity with which Pierantonio Meroni has practiced the profession of gynecologist for many years will remain. ”, Reads on the Facebook page of the Municipality.
