To my father Michele and my mother Vera (no longer in this dimension) with all my love and eternal gratitude for helping me to become a man.

My heartfelt thanks go to all children and parents I met during my 27 years of my profession, for what they taught me. Special thanks to all those people who believed in me and encouraged me to write this book. In particular, my sister Antonella, my brother in law Mario Felici, my cousin Sandra Severini (who recently and prematurely passed away) and my dear friends Augusta Fanelli, Gianluca Passone, Achille Ippoliti, Sandro Sabatini, Mimmo Micarelli, Maria Allì, Giuliana Galli and Claudio Vagni (also unfortunately past away).

I am very grateful to Sonia Herrera and Eleonora Cafiero for painstakingly transforming my manuscript into a computer file. And I appreciated just as much all the suggestions concerning this book that came from Laura Tedeschi, Francesca Serra, Rosarita Buccella and Viviana Normando.

My gratitude also goes to Leonardo Carrano, the artist author of all drawings, and to Valeria Viganò, the writer who has contributed to improve style and quality of my text.

I thank also Eliana Sorà, the mother of my son, for the marvelous chance she gave me to become a father.

And why not thanking myself, for the courage, enthusiasm and persistence I somehow mustered during the seven years it took to make this book real. Lastly, I am moved to thank God, for supporting me spiritually in my medical profession and in my fatherhood, and for having helped me to rise every time I fell.

 

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