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Florence, December 10, 2020 – She is composed in her pain Federica Cappelletti, journalist and writer. The disappearance of the love of his life it is a pain that breaks it without taking away that elegance always measured. Paolo Rossi, her husband Pablito, there’s no more.
Who was Paolo Rossi in life?
«Paul for me is Love. The first sensation, when I run out of him, is that I also miss the air. Because we also breathe. It is very difficult to think about leading a normal life. Because after Pablo you can only survive ».
What happened, how did you find out about the disease?
“It all started with a pain in the back. Control during the confinement, on our return from our trip to the Maldives, had revealed a lump in the lung. They had operated on it. Everything was fine. And there were the conditions to return to live normally ».
What happened after?
“At a certain point, a series of accidental events began that had nothing to do with the origin of his illness. Falls, broken bones, perhaps from the fragility of his weakened physique. Then a new operation on the femur and after complications. Eventually an intestinal blockage killed him.
You have faced the disease together, never separating …
“Together we face the disease, he and I by choice. Without anyone else. Although closest friends had shown up, we decided to go it alone. Also because the conditions existed to feel good again. Nothing could foreshadow everything that was then, for a destiny, for an opportunity, because life never knows which path it chooses us.
She was hospitalized in Siena and was looking for her at all times …
“He needed to hold my hand, when I left the hospital, even if it was just to take a shower, the nurses called me and asked me to come back because he was looking for my hand. ‘Faith Faith Faith’, I hear her voice calling me. It is here, inside and outside of me.
A great love reciprocated …
«In recent months our love has grown even more. I appreciated the difference in achieving a deep intimacy that I doubted existed. Touching weaknesses was an experience of awareness of the greatness of our love. I felt emotion just to touch him, to heal a wound. Something truly great, so great that perhaps all the words are not enough. Yes, a strong, strong, strong love.
That doesn’t stop there …
“Life goes on, despite everything. And I have a great responsibility to raise our two girls, with the same love that they best represent. I will raise them with their principles, their values that are beacons in the dark. I will do all the strength I can find, and I will continue, with the usual determination, all the projects started together. Pablo’s ashes will always be with me to support me.
Did you get to talk to the girls?
“I had to. To do this, I turned on all the televisions and started the images on the mobile phones. Ask them to look: this is the greatness and simplicity of your father. They have known him as a normal person. To them he was the father , not a phenomenon. It was Father Paolo and not Pablito world champion. “
She says she learned a lot from her husband.
«Paolo taught me a lot. The simplicity of things, the humility. He always told me that being cool means knowing how to relate to everyone, not just the powerful but also the people you meet around the corner. Giving himself. Paolo taught me a lot. Solid principles and values. Paolo was really a lot, he was everything. Intelligence, generosity, a spirit of sacrifice, kindness with a big heart. And I am happy and grateful for everything he has given me.
In celebration of her 10th anniversary in the Maldives, she wanted to celebrate her love …
“Just before the pandemic broke out, I had thrown our surprise party: we remarried on our 10th wedding anniversary, in March of this year. In the Maldives. Organize everything without him discovering anything. I don’t know why, but I felt like I had to do this to celebrate our Love, to honor it. And it was beautiful.
When did you meet?
«In 2003. We are slowly approaching. I understood that it was true love when I left everything for him. I left my city, my family, my work, even with some amazement I discovered the happiness of doing everything without feeling the weight. This is done only if there is love.
He was convinced that he would return to his normal life.
«He has always lived with optimism in his heart. Convinced that he would do his usual things again, until the end. The conditions to return to full health were there.
How did the champion live?
«I don’t remember the champion Pablito, but the champion of my heart. I come from a family of great athletes, but I have learned to know Paolo, even in sports, since we met. Being with him, living his environment. Before, I didn’t have the perception of what he had done, I lived it in his stories.
What husband was that?
“He was a champion of the heart, something that goes beyond athletic greatness. For both of us it was a true love, so strong that it gave us the strength to face everything, to choose to invest in the family, have two children even though he was not twenty years old. A special love lives everything, even the simplest, as if it were the most beautiful in the world.
Could everything be told, even at the last minute?
“I told him he had to go, I assured him that I would take care of our girls. He didn’t want to leave. I think ours is just goodbye. He left me a letter … ».
What did he write to you?
“That he couldn’t sleep because he was agitated. He looked at our photos that I sent him on his cell phone, thinking of our great love. He thanks me for the things he has done for him and for the girls. It’s hard for me to say these things … She says that I am truly unique because of the energy that I put into it and because of the love that I can put into everything. But the truly extraordinary person was the one who had seen the Juve-Turin derby on television the other day as a fan.
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