The battle of Alex Zanardi, now watch and listen

Alex Zanardi sees and hears. He is not speaking yet, also because he has a hole in his windpipe that could soon close, but his brain is recovering its functions.

In an article by Carlo Verdelli, Corriere della Sera describes the progress in the impossible rehabilitation of the motorcycling and handbike champion, who survived an accident that literally tore him in two during a race in Germany in 2001 and is now locked in battle after a terrible handbike car accident on June 19.

As of November 21, Alex was transferred to the Padua neurosurgery ward, close to home.

Shake hands upon request. If they ask you to do it right, give your thumb up. Where is Daniela? And he barely turns his head towards her. It is certainly not the summit but at least we are at the foot of the climb, which is already an unexpected result. The “tiger” will take care of the rest, little by little, one centimeter after another, with his arms and his heart, until the goal. The next step, which doctors attach great importance to, will be to stick out the tongue. We won’t see, they won’t tell us. But when it happens, because it will happen, it will seem like a mockery of the cruel god who from Olympus has aimed so much at the pilot son of a seamstress and a plumber.