Godfather
Yesterday my Godfather, Doctor Alcindo, passed away.
A fighter, life lover, struggled with an untreatable disease and unbearable pain for over 15 years. But never gave up. Found in simple things, like gardening, reading a good book or just chatting with friends, the joy of living. As a doctor, knew exactly what was going on inside his ever weaken body, and although under unimaginable pain, would explain me step by step how the disease worked, how the body counter attacked it, in a way that, for a split of a second, I'd completely forget that that he was an ill person, and rather see him as a teacher. Life decided that he had enough.
Some of his words ought to be immortalized: "Being healthy is a state of mind when you're not conscious that certain parts of your body, like your left hand or right foot, are even there. They are there, but you don't even realize or think about it. That's when your body is working like a charm".
Rest in peace, uncle Alcindo (left in the picture below).
A fighter, life lover, struggled with an untreatable disease and unbearable pain for over 15 years. But never gave up. Found in simple things, like gardening, reading a good book or just chatting with friends, the joy of living. As a doctor, knew exactly what was going on inside his ever weaken body, and although under unimaginable pain, would explain me step by step how the disease worked, how the body counter attacked it, in a way that, for a split of a second, I'd completely forget that that he was an ill person, and rather see him as a teacher. Life decided that he had enough.
Some of his words ought to be immortalized: "Being healthy is a state of mind when you're not conscious that certain parts of your body, like your left hand or right foot, are even there. They are there, but you don't even realize or think about it. That's when your body is working like a charm".
Rest in peace, uncle Alcindo (left in the picture below).
posted by Marcelo De Barros at 10:35 AM
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