Cinzia Leone is a guest of Silvia Toffanin in the TV lounge of Verissimo. The actress's story inevitably revolves around her illness, starting from the aneurysm that struck her on the premiere night of a movie in 1991: «I wanted to stay home because I had a headache. My mother convinced me to go and I am alive because of this. If I had stayed at home, no one would have noticed».
The story of Cinzia Leone at Verissimo
Cinzia Leone continues with her story: «After the operation in America, my mother explained to me what happened. From that moment, I lived only to recover from paralysis. It was a tremendous life experience, almost making life seem trivial once you get back into it. All proportions are lost, but it was the most interesting thing in my life. I found strength in my work, if I don't do my job I die».
The illness: the aneurysm and the stroke
On December 26, 1991, at the end of the first screening at the Barberini cinema in Rome of the movie "Women with Skirts" by Francesco Nuti, she had a malaise and was hospitalized in very serious condition. Then the diagnosis: congenital aneurysm in the basilar artery. She underwent a delicate surgical operation in Phoenix, United States, since due to the high risk of the operation, no Italian surgeon had wanted to take responsibility. Following the operation, the left side of her body was initially paralyzed, but she was then able to fully recover.
In 1999 she was then struck by a stroke, but once again managed to get back on her feet. «When half of your body is dead, it gets tough. But I never gave up, the circle of illness is closed, defeated» she told La Repubblica.
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