The stories of patients Bellvitge Hospital of Barcelona are reflected in books whose pages capture the eyes of those who put aside their fears. All for the sole purpose of entertaining and empowering the other unwitting guests.
The person who had this initiative was the nurse Antonia Castrowhich was born from a sentence from a patient that made him think: “It’s a good thing we have television because I’m so bored.” That’s when the light bulb went on, an idea he explains to laSexta.
“Why don’t we tell patients to write, we put these writings together in a book and that book is given to other patients?” asks Castro. It was the germ of an idea that ended up being a pioneer in Europe.
One of the people who included the most stories in these books was Mercè Ylla patient who comments that once you “get over” the illness that lands you in the hospital, “you realize that you have a sea in front of you in which you choose where you explain, how you tell your story and what you consider relevant. “.
David HerreraFor example, he said goodbye to his leg by writing, as if it were a divorce: “I explained that my leg had divorced from my body, but always with humor. This helps to accept the dramas.” It was the first of five stories he wrote during his year in hospital.
Their stories are part of those books that bring together dreams, fears and concerns patients at this hospital in Barcelona. These are pages in which the views of those who have put aside their fears are now reflected, with the sole aim of entertaining other unwitting guests.
